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Potamogeton distinctus

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Potamogeton distinctus. See image source here.

#534 They called me Potamogeton distinctus, also known as Potamogeton franchetii. I pay homage to the male botanist Adrien René Franchet. They first catalogued me in 1904.

Native to Amur, East Himalaya, Japan, Jawa, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Korea, Kuril Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Manchuria, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Philippines, Primorye, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vanuatu, Vietnam, and West Himalaya.

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Pittosporum campbellii

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Pittosporum campbellii. See image source here.

#526 They called me Pittosporum campbellii. I pay homage to the male botanist Douglas Houghton Campbell. They first catalogued me in 1873.

Native to Solomon Is., and Vanuatu.

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Bulbophyllum apodum

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Bulbophyllum apodum. See image source here.

#524 They called me Bulbophyllum apodum, also known as Bulbophyllum vidalii. I pay homage to the male botanist Gustave Prosper Vidal. They first catalogued me in 1890.

Native to Assam, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Fiji, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam, and Wallis-Futuna Is..