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... genus ( Nymania , formerly Aitonia ) with a single species distributed in South Africa . Family Kirkiaceae Trees or shrubs ; leaves pinnate compound , without stipules ; flowers polygamous in axillary cymes ; sepals and petals 4 to 5 ...
... genus ( Nymania , formerly Aitonia ) with a single species distributed in South Africa . Family Kirkiaceae Trees or shrubs ; leaves pinnate compound , without stipules ; flowers polygamous in axillary cymes ; sepals and petals 4 to 5 ...
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... genus , two species . Family Xenosauridae . Shape of interclavicle bone and pres- ence of tubercles in the osteoderms distinguishes the family . Late Cretaceous from North America . Presently , two genera , one in Mexico , one in China ...
... genus , two species . Family Xenosauridae . Shape of interclavicle bone and pres- ence of tubercles in the osteoderms distinguishes the family . Late Cretaceous from North America . Presently , two genera , one in Mexico , one in China ...
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... genus of western American shrubs ; Hydran- gea , a genus of trees , shrubs and woody vines of North and South America , the Himalayas , and central and east- ern Asia ; Jamesia americana ( waxflower , wild mock or- ange ) , a shrub of ...
... genus of western American shrubs ; Hydran- gea , a genus of trees , shrubs and woody vines of North and South America , the Himalayas , and central and east- ern Asia ; Jamesia americana ( waxflower , wild mock or- ange ) , a shrub of ...
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