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Chinese Names in MO Publications
... PDF) KIM, Chul Hwan & Byung-Yun SUN. 2000. New Taxa and Combinations in Eleutherococcus (Araliaceae) from Eastern Asia KROSNICK, Shawn E. 2005. Passiflora xishuangbannaensis (Passifloraceae): a new Chinese endemic (PDF) LANSDOWN, Richard V. 2006. The genus Callitriche (Callitrichaceae) in Asia (PDF) LARSEN, S. S. 1999. Bauhinia wuzhengyii (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae), a New Chinese Species LEE, ...
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Flora of China Newsletter
... progress and plans on 15 October 2006 at Missouri Botanical Garden. ************************************************************************************* The Flora of China Newsletter is an electronic publication of the American and Chinese Coordination Centers of the Project. Readers are encouraged to send any relevant material, ideas, suggestions, or corrections to the editor: Anthony R. Brach ...
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Ethnobotanical Portraits
... botany and a Ph.D. in forest ecology, all at UPLB. Her research has focused on how some indigenous groups in the Philippine uplands manage biological resources. Together with the Chinese ethnobotanist Xu Jianchu, she authored a booklet on The Use of Indigneous Knowledge in Agroecosystem Management for Biodiversity Conservation: A Case Study in Barangay Haliap, Kiangan, Ifugao, Central Cordillera, ...
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Cycas hongheensis
... member of the C. pectinata group was first discovered and noted as a distinct taxon by Chinese botanists in 1984, although no reproductive material was seen. It was finally described in 1996, ... clefts and crevices, often with little no soil at the roots. This species is apparently endemic to these seasonally dry limestone outcrops. Conservation status: Known populations have been very heavily cut ...
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The World of Gourds
... may have economic potential as a non-caloric sweetener. Luo han kuo is widely used in Chinese tonic soups, often combined with "ma tsao" from jujube fruits (Ziziphus jujuba) soaked in sugar or ... gourds have prominent longitudinal ribs. Another interesting "melon de coyote" (Ibervillea sonorae var. peninsularis) is endemic to the Cape Region of Baja California and several of the Gulf Islands. It is a ...
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Alpine Garden Society
... the abundant clump had not been repotted for eight years, a neglect normally provoking congested catastrophe. Cyclamen also crowded the benches; the southerly, pure white C. coum forma albissimum, endemic to the Golan Heights, was particularly covetable, but acquisitive attention was predominantly directed towards an Azerbaijan re-introduction of a Cyclamen (if it is C. elegans then it confounds ...
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Arnold Arboretum - Centenarians - Featured Centenarians
... . The Arboretum's specimens are 30 to 50 feet tall, but in their native forests (they are endemic to Japan and China), they achieve a height of 100 feet and a girth greater than any other ... a gentle, golden rain. Later in the season the flowers turn into papery, brown capsules reminiscent of Chinese lanterns. Each capsule contains a few round, black seeds the size of a pea. Some Asians use these ...
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Arnold Arboretum - Biodiversity of the Hengduan Mountain Region, China
... ://maen.huh.harvard.edu:8080/china. Results of the project will be extremely useful in phylogenetics, floristics, biogeography, ecology, and conservation. In addition, the work will provide training for Chinese and American students in field techniques, in database development, and in GIS. All collections—herbarium, silica gel, and material collected by special request—will be made available to ...
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Bribie Island Orchid News
... , S-E Asia, Polynesia & New Guinea. Four species are found in Australia, three of which are endemic. The genus was described by Joao Loureiro in 1790 & refers to the generally dark coloured flowers of ... growing on well-drained sites. From 'Native Orchids of Australia' by David L. Jones. Why is a Chinese fortune cookie written in English ? Orchid Names. One of the new growers said how confusing all ...
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Clivia Guide Main
Clivia Guide Main Guide to the Classification & Exhibition of Clivia (Draft 2004-08-09) By Roger Dixon & Keith Hammett Introduction The genus Clivia is endemic to Southern Africa. It belongs to the family Amaryllidaceae and comprises five recognised species namely C. nobilis , C. miniata , C. gardenii , C. caulescens and C. mirabilis . Hybrids exist between all of the species. This hybrid complex ...
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