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... genera . Fairly typical of the group and among the most widely distributed are the 9 - centimetre ( 31⁄2- inch ) beardless tyrannulets of the genus Camptostoma . The northern form , C. im- berbe , occurs north to Texas and Arizona ...
... genera . Fairly typical of the group and among the most widely distributed are the 9 - centimetre ( 31⁄2- inch ) beardless tyrannulets of the genus Camptostoma . The northern form , C. im- berbe , occurs north to Texas and Arizona ...
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... genera and about 1,500 species of herbs , shrubs , small trees , and a few vines , distributed primarily in tropical regions . Many species , especially the nettles ( genus Urtica ) and Australian nettle trees ( several species of the ...
... genera and about 1,500 species of herbs , shrubs , small trees , and a few vines , distributed primarily in tropical regions . Many species , especially the nettles ( genus Urtica ) and Australian nettle trees ( several species of the ...
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... genera : Cochlospermum ; Rinorea violet , the common name for plants of the family Violaceae of the order Violales , con- stituting 16 genera and about 850 species of herbs , shrubs , and small trees . The distribu- tion is worldwide ...
... genera : Cochlospermum ; Rinorea violet , the common name for plants of the family Violaceae of the order Violales , con- stituting 16 genera and about 850 species of herbs , shrubs , and small trees . The distribu- tion is worldwide ...
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