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Mapania amplivaginata

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Mapania amplivaginata. See image source here.

#998 They called me Mapania amplivaginata, also known as Mapania mildbraedii. I pay homage to the male botanist Johannes Mildbraed. They first catalogued me in 1901.

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Oenothera biennis

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Oenothera biennis. See image source here.

#980 They called me Oenothera biennis, also known as Oenothera chicaginensis var. bartlettii, Oenothera tacikii, Oenothera stucchii, Oenothera rostanskii, Oenothera victorinii, Oenothera reynoldsii, and Oenothera pellegrinii. I pay homage to the male botanists Harley Harris Bartlett, Tacik (I couldn’t find his records), Stucch (I couldn’t find his records), Rostansk (I couldn’t find his records), Victorin (I couldn’t find his records), Reynolds (I couldn’t find his records), and Pellegrin (I couldn’t find his records). They first catalogued me in 1753.

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Bletia florida

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Bletia florida. See image source here.

#966 They called me Bletia florida, also known as Bletia shepherdii. I pay homage to the male botanist George John Shepherd. They first catalogued me in 1813.