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Trimezia martinicensis

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Trimezia martinicensis. See image source here.

#18 They called me Trimezia martinicensis, also known as Xanthocromyon herbertii. I pay homage to the male botanist William Herbert. They first catalogued me in 1844.

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Najas marina

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Najas marina. See image source here.

#12 They called me Najas marina, also known as Najas marina var. ohwii, Najas marina var. riedelii, and Najas marina subsp. ehrenbergii. I pay homage to the male botanists Ohw (I couldn’t find his records), Riedel (I couldn’t find his records), and Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg. They first catalogued me in 1753.

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Alternanthera pungens

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Alternanthera pungens. See image source here.

#8 They called me Alternanthera pungens, also known as Achyranthes lorentzii, and Alternanthera lorentzii. I pay homage to the male botanist Hendrik Anton Lorentz. They first catalogued me in 1818.