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• Aristolochia argentina
  |species=argentina ...ut and somewhat puberulent within, the tube ovoid at base, bent, the parts of limb broadly ovate and obtuse. S. Amer. Reported in S. Calif.
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• Morrenia
  ...a with ovate, acuminate, hastate or cordate lvs., and loose axillary cymes of pure white star- shaped vanilla-scented fls. *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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• Nothofagus
  ...the temperate oceanic to tropical [[Southern Hemisphere]] in [[Chile]], [[Argentina]] and [[Australasia]]. ...used as food plants by the [[larva]] of [[Hepialidae|hepialid]] [[moth]]s of the genus ''[[Aenetus]]'' including ''A. eximia'' and ''A. virescens''.
  6 KB (833 words) - 17:18, 22 February 2010
• Rebutia minuscula
  ...arising from near the base of plant, 1-1 1/4 in. long, bright crimson. N. Argentina. B. M. 8583 (as Echinocactus). ...for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc -->
  2 KB (228 words) - 08:45, 13 December 2009
• Embothrium
  ...representing a third of its length; anthers imbedded in the concave apices of the perianth-lobes; pistil with an elongated cylindrical ovary and long-exs ...native to southern [[South America]], in [[Chile]] and adjacent western [[Argentina]] and southern [[Peru]]; the genus occurs as far south as [[Tierra del Fueg
  4 KB (575 words) - 15:40, 21 September 2009
• Schinus
  ...r Tree or Christmasberry (''[[Schinus terebinthifolius]]'') are the source of the spice known as [[pink peppercorn]]s<ref>[http://books.google.com/books? ...tiscus; applied to this genus on account of the resinous mastic-like juice of some species). Anacardiaceae. Resinous dioecous trees, one much planted in
  4 KB (606 words) - 04:02, 21 May 2010
• Dicliptera
  ...with orange-red fls. and oblong-obtuse lvs. There are probably 75 species of Dicliptera. Very likely the horticultural names are confused as between thi '''''Dicliptera''''' is a genus of plants in the family [[Acanthaceae]].
  2 KB (228 words) - 13:53, 29 August 2009
• Mandevilla
  ...inister at Buenos Ayres). Apocynaceae. Tall climbers from the warmer parts of America, with large funnel- shaped, 5-lobed flowers which are yellow, white ...Echites or elsewhere. The species are little known as cult, subjects. The plants resemble Dipladenia, which see for cult.
  2 KB (272 words) - 16:28, 29 December 2009
• Lycianthes rantonnetii
  ...the family [[Solanaceae]]. It is [[native]] to [[Brazil]], [[Bolivia]], [[Argentina]] and [[Paraguay]].<ref name=GRIN>[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/htm ...excellent plant for blooming in the open in summer. Easily prop. by means of cuttings.
  2 KB (338 words) - 17:06, 2 June 2010
• Mandevilla laxa
  ...confused.-—Characterized by a pale, fleshy pectinate ring between the base of the calyx and corolla. *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
  2 KB (215 words) - 03:38, 30 December 2009
• Rhipsalis squamulosa
  branched, reaching a length of 2 ft. : branches very unequal in length, Argentina. B.M. 3763.
  2 KB (228 words) - 17:36, 13 December 2009
• Stetsonia coryne
  ...'Stetsonia'''''). The plant originates from the low northwest deserts of [[Argentina]] and [[Bolivia]]. ''Stetsonia coryne'' grows to a height of 2.4-10 m tall. It has white blossoms in spring or summer.
  2 KB (236 words) - 19:05, 18 June 2010
• Oxypetalum caeruleum
  ...3630 (as Tweediea versicolor).—O. caeruleum is a tender twining plant from Argentina with changeable 5-lobcd fls. about an inch across. The fls. are said to be *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
  2 KB (222 words) - 18:33, 25 February 2010
• Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis
  ...obose or ellipsoidal, yellow, about 1½ in. diam/ Brazil and southward.—One of the species most frequent in cult. ...asiliensis'' <small>[[Carl Ludwig Willdenow|Willd.]]</small><br/>''Opuntia argentina'' <small>[[August Grisebach|Griseb.]]</small><br/>''Opuntia bahiensis'' <sm
  3 KB (414 words) - 21:22, 23 February 2010
• Tephrocactus articulatus
  ...Stem segments easily break away and will root without special treatment. Plants may also be grown from seeds. They originate in [[Argentina]], but are cultivated in outdoor landscaping in warm desert climates such a
  2 KB (290 words) - 21:26, 20 April 2010
• Macfadyena unguis-cati
  ...range lines, the limb of rounded, spreading lobes and from 2-4 in. across. Argentina. —Will stand a little frost if grown in the open in the S. B. Tweediana, *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
  1 KB (201 words) - 16:49, 16 February 2010
• Macfadyena
  ...na of S. Brazil and Argentina: branches slender and terete: lvs. opposite, of 2 oblong, ovate or ovate-lanceolate acute entire lfts. and usually a 3-part ..., outaidc lepidote; ovary lepidotc: caps, linear, 7-12 in. long. Brazil to Argentina. Intro. in S. Calif.
  3 KB (413 words) - 21:00, 18 December 2009
• Jacaranda cuspidifolia
  ...e terminal thyrse, blue-violet, the corolla nearly 1 1/2 in. long. Brazil, Argentina; advertised in S. Calif. *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
  1 KB (198 words) - 07:10, 29 March 2010
• Pterocactus
  ...sts. : fr. a caps. ; seeds flat, winged. Three species described, all from Argentina, little cult. P. Kuntzei, Schum. Roots several, tuber- like: branches glauc ...for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc -->
  2 KB (230 words) - 06:59, 4 November 2009
• Isochilus
  ...]]s mainly found in [[Central America]], from [[Cuba]] and [[Mexico]] to [[Argentina]]. ...s and small [[Sessility (botany)|sessile]] tube flowers carried at the tip of the cane.
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