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Aristolochia rugosa

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Aristolochia rugosa. See image source here.

#935 They called me Aristolochia rugosa, also known as Howardia schomburgkii, Aristolochia dictyantha var. schomburgkii, and Howardia lansbergii. I pay homage to the male botanists Moritz Richard Schomburgk, and Lansberg (I couldn’t find his records). They first catalogued me in 1783.

Native to Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, French Guiana, Guyana, Leeward Is., Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, and Windward Is..

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Werauhia ringens

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#925 They called me Werauhia ringens, also known as Tillandsia veitchii. I pay homage to the male botanist Harry Veitch, John Gould Veitch, Peter Veitch, or Harry James Veitch. They first catalogued me in 1995.

Native to Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Nicaragua, Panamá, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, and Windward Is..

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Scleria eggersiana

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Scleria eggersiana. See image source here.

#922 They called me Scleria eggersiana, also known as Scleria grisebachii. I pay homage to the male botanist August Heinrich Rudolf Grisebach. They first catalogued me in 1890.

Native to Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Panamá, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, and Windward Is..