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Zehneria mucronata

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Zehneria mucronata. See image source here.

#86 They called me Zehneria mucronata, also known as Bryonia johnstonii. I pay homage to the male botanist Henry Halcro Johnston, Henry “Harry” Hamilton Johnston, Ivan Murray Johnston, or Marshall Conring Johnston. They first catalogued me in 1856.

Native to Bismarck Archipelago, Christmas I., Fiji, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, New Guinea, Niue, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Society Is., Solomon Is., South Australia, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tonga, and Western Australia.

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Microtis unifolia

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#82 They called me Microtis unifolia, also known as Microtis holmesii, and Microtis banksii. I pay homage to the male botanists Edward Morell Holmes, and Joseph Banks, or Harlan Parker Banks. They first catalogued me in 1871.

Native to Chatham Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Japan, Jawa, Kermadec Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Nansei-shoto, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norfolk Is., Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Is., South Australia, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Tasmania, Tuamotu, Victoria, and Western Australia.

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Eleocharis acuta

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Eleocharis acuta. See image source here.

#76 They called me Eleocharis acuta, also known as Eleocharis cunninghamii, and Scirpus cunninghamii. I pay homage to the male botanist Gordon Herriott (Heriot) Cunningham, or Allan Cunningham. They first catalogued me in 1810.

Native to Chatham Is., Kermadec Is., New Guinea, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norfolk Is., Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, and Western Australia.