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• Cuscuta
  | poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous --> ...a dodder, and flax dodder. One of the common species (C.Gronovii, Willd.), of low grounds, is shown in Fig. 1158.
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• Syzygium cumini
  |name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
  3 KB (480 words) - 16:39, 23 June 2010
• Dillenia indica
  ...e white, slender, spreading rays of the stigma: fr. edible, acid, the size of an apple, many-celled and many-ovuled. Trop. Asia. Intro, in Fla. and S. Ca '''''Dillenia indica''''' ('''Chulta''') is a species of ''[[Dillenia]]'' native to southeastern [[Asia]], from [[India]] and [[Sri
  3 KB (377 words) - 18:11, 31 August 2009
• Abies pindrow
  |name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
  3 KB (455 words) - 18:23, 29 June 2010
• Salvia hians
  |height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
  3 KB (462 words) - 19:56, 10 May 2010
• Nyctanthes
  ...other genera, most of them to ''[[Jasminum]]''.<ref name=oxford>University of Oxford, Oleaceae information site: [http://herbaria.plants.ox.ac.uk/fraxige ..., with a single seed in each part.<ref name=oxford/><ref name=fop>Flora of Pakistan: [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=122518 ''Nycta
  4 KB (544 words) - 17:34, 22 February 2010
• Urtica
  |name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ...le''' is the common name for between 30-45 species of [[flowering plant]]s of the genus ''Urtica'' in the family [[Urticaceae]], with a [[cosmopolitan di
  5 KB (594 words) - 19:48, 5 May 2010
• Withania somnifera
  ...size and shape. Ashwagandha grows prolifically in [[India]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], [[Sri Lanka]] and [[Bangladesh]]. It is commercially cultivated in [[Mad ...ania somnifera Dunal and Withania ashwagandha Kaul are the two sub-species of the plant.
  3 KB (410 words) - 00:20, 26 May 2010
• Butea monosperma
  |common_name=Kingshuk, Palash, Dhak, Flame of the Forest, Bastard Teak, Parrot Tree .../> Common names include '''Kingshuk''', '''Palash''', '''Dhak''', '''Flame of the Forest''', '''Bastard Teak''', '''Parrot Tree''' and '''Kesudo''' (Guju
  4 KB (555 words) - 20:43, 18 February 2010
• Vicia
  ...ad Bean]] or fava bean is cultivated for human consumption, while a number of other species ''[[Vicia sativa]]'', ''[[Bitter vetch|Vicia ervilia]]'', ''[ ''[[Bitter vetch|Vicia ervilia]]'' is one of the first crops domesticated in the Near East.
  5 KB (810 words) - 16:30, 28 October 2009
• Gossypium
  |name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 |habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
  7 KB (1,079 words) - 15:42, 9 August 2010
• Sapindus
  ...include '''soapberry''' and '''soapnut''', both names referring to the use of the crushed [[seed]]s to make [[soap]]. ..., a natural [[surfactant]]. They have been used for washing for thousands of years by various peoples, such as the [[Native Americans in the United Stat
  6 KB (939 words) - 14:30, 14 May 2010
• Solanum melongena
  |name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
  8 KB (1,192 words) - 16:21, 2 June 2010
• Deutzia
  Deutzia (named by Thunberg in honor of his friend and patron,. Johann van der Deutz). Saxifragaceae. Very ornament ...gh an occasional thinning out of the old wood soon after flowering will be of advantage.
  10 KB (1,433 words) - 12:59, 29 August 2009
• Kalanchoe sect. Bryophyllum
  |image_caption=Closeup of a Bryophyllum daigremontianum ...es; these eventually drop off and root. These plantlets arise from mitosis of meristematic-type tissue in notches in the leaves.
  8 KB (1,128 words) - 17:36, 18 February 2010
• Wormwood
  ...may be used for propagation. Clean cultivation and slight annual dressings of manure are the only other requisites. In the middle western states there ar Wormwood is used very extensively in the manufacture of certain medicines. The oil is produced largely in southern Michigan, and Wi
  8 KB (1,188 words) - 17:53, 25 November 2009
• Lycoris
  ....biglobe.ne.jp/~lycoris/taxonomy-3.html Taxonomy]</ref><ref name=foc>Flora of China: [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=119162 ' ...he Genus ''Lycoris''?: [http://www5e.biglobe.ne.jp/~lycoris/lycoris-origin.of.sterile.taxa.html Species Evolution by Hybridization in the genus Lycoris]<
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• List of botanical gardens
  ...w about a Botanic Garden? Make sure it's on our list! Just find the name of the garden below and add information and photos about it so others can enjo ...[List of botanical gardens in the United Kingdom|United Kingdom]] - [[List of botanical gardens in the United States|United States]]
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• Ficus
  ...o of paramount cultural importance throughout the tropics, both as objects of worship and for their many practical uses. ...ations.<ref name=Halevy1989>Handbook of Flowering Volume 6 of CRC Handbook of Flowering ISBN 9780849339165</ref> Fig species are characterized by their u
  29 KB (4,517 words) - 17:29, 20 July 2010
• Syringa
  |name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
  22 KB (3,522 words) - 15:24, 23 June 2010

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