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Syngonium podophyllum

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Syngonium podophyllum. See image source here.

#747 They called me Syngonium podophyllum, also known as Syngonium poeppigii, Syngonium ruizii, Syngonium willdenowii, and Syngonium vellozianum var. poeppigii. I pay homage to the male botanists Eduard Friedrich Poeppig, Ruiz (I couldn’t find his records), and Carl Ludwig Willdenow, or Carl Ludwig von Willdenow. They first catalogued me in 1851.

Native to Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, and Venezuelan Antilles.

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Deguelia scandens

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Deguelia scandens. See image source here.

#741 They called me Deguelia scandens, also known as Derris scandens var. toppinii, and Lonchocarpus killipii. I pay homage to the male botanists Toppin (I couldn’t find his records), and Ellsworth Paine Killip. They first catalogued me in 1775.

Native to Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.

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Baccharis tricuneata

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Baccharis tricuneata. See image source here.

#740 They called me Baccharis tricuneata, also known as Coleosanthus watsonii, Brickellia watsonii, and Brickellia microphylla var. watsonii. I pay homage to the male botanist Sereno Watson, Elba Emanuel Watson, Hewett Watson, William Watson, or William Watson. They first catalogued me in 1807.

Native to Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.