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Pomatocalpa marsupiale

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Pomatocalpa marsupiale. See image source here.

#976 They called me Pomatocalpa marsupiale, also known as Cleisostoma koordersii, Saccolabium koordersii, and Pomatocalpa koordersii. I pay homage to the male botanist Sijfert Hendrik Koorders. They first catalogued me in 1913.

Native to Algeria, Baleares, Canary Is., Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Italy, Libya, Morocco, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Sinai, Somalia, Spain, Tunisia, and Western Sahara.

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Asteriscus schultzii

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Asteriscus schultzii. See image source here.

#826 They called me Asteriscus schultzii, also known as Bubonium schultzii, Odontospermum schultzii, and Nauplius schultzii. I pay homage to the male botanist August Christian Schultz, or Arthur Schultz. They first catalogued me in 1909.

Native to Canary Is., Morocco, and Western Sahara.

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Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum

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Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum. See image source here.

#683 They called me Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum, also known as Cryophytum rogersii. I pay homage to the male botanist Richard Sanders Rogers. They first catalogued me in 1753.

Native to Algeria, Baleares, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, France, Greece, Gulf States, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kriti, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Oman, Palestine, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Selvagens, Sicilia, Sinai, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, Western Sahara, and Yugoslavia.