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• Asplenium affine
  ...lower ovate deltoid, the upper lanceolate; pinnules incised: sori linear. Mauritius and Ceylon to E. Indies. *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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• Hyophorbe verschaffeltii
  ...preceding, but the fls. orange: seed nearly cylindric, about 7/8 in. long- Mauritius. G.W. 12, p. 207. *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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• Asplenium daucifolium
  ...wly linear and often forked: plant often bulb-bearing, like A. bulbiferum. Mauritius and Bourbon. Cult. under various names. S. 1:662. A. nobilis, Hort., is a m *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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• Hyophorbe amaricaulis
  ...nd 2 in. broad: spadix about 12 in. long: seed elliptic, about ½ in. long. Mauritius. *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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• Colea
  | poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous --> ...ut little known in cult. They thrive in a fibrous earth and prop, by means of mature shoots in sand over bottom-heat.
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• Blechnum tabulare
  ...cled at base; fertile pinnae narrow-linear, close. W. Indies to Patagonia, Mauritius and S. Afr.—Probably includes 2 or 3 species, among them L. zamiaefolia. *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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• Rhipsalis baccifera subsp. baccifera
  ..., 1-2 lines diam. Widely dispersed in Cent. and S. Amer., W. Indies, Mex., Mauritius, Ceylon, and Afr. B.M. 3080. ...for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc -->
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• Etlingera elatior
  ...with red; lip longer than the corolla-lobes, red, with a margin of yellow. Mauritius. *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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• Hibiscus liliiflorus
  ...tius and Seychelles Islands. B.M. 3144. — An excellent glasshouse species, of several varieties. ...for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc -->
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• Lonchitis
  ...nearly or quite to the midrib into oblong-crenate segms. Trop. Afr., Cape, Mauritius and Seychelles. ...for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc -->
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• Lomatophyllum
  ...thed, bordered red: fls. yellow, with brown-red outside, about ¾ in. long. Mauritius. B.M. 1585 (as Phylloma aloiflorum). ...for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc -->
  2 KB (316 words) - 20:59, 12 December 2009
• Hyophorbe
  ...to the fruits). Palmaceae, tribe Chamaedoreae. Showy ornamental palms from Mauritius, often in trade collections, and well worthy wider cultivation. ...only 3 or 4 species, and the genus is most closely related to Chamaedorea, of horticultural palms, from which it differs in its usually dioecious fls. an
  2 KB (351 words) - 09:02, 4 March 2010
• Acacia floribunda
  |life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
  3 KB (505 words) - 01:55, 6 July 2010
• Vangueria
  Vangueria (the Madagascan name of V. madagascariensis is Voa-Vanguer). Rubiaceae. Shrubs or trees, sometimes ...subtropical regions of the world, Austral. excepted. Considered a section of Epimedium by Prantl, in Engler & Prantl, Pflanzenreich III. 2.
  3 KB (434 words) - 11:51, 19 October 2009
• Sideroxylon
  ...lycioides|S. lycioides]]''), are found in [[Subtropics|subtropical]] areas of [[North American Atlantic Region|North America]]. The only [[South Africa]] ...id drupes. None of the species is of much horticultural value, but as most of them grow naturally on dry, rocky or sandy soil, they may be used sometimes
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• Musa acuminata
  ...Good for shipping and may be planted N. Extensively grown along the coast of the southern states and in the W. Indies. *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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• Cossignia
  | poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous --> ...pecies, sometimes mentioned for cult, in warmhouses. C. pinnata, Comm., of Mauritius, has white fls. in terminal panicled corymbs, and odd-pinnate lvs., with 3-
  3 KB (462 words) - 16:12, 5 August 2009
• Syzygium samarangense
  |name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
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• Dombeya punctata
  | poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous --> ...e, reflexed; petals rather longer than sepals, obdeltoid; ovary tomentose. Mauritius and Bourbon. Intro. in S. Calif.
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• Diospyros tessellaria
  | poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous --> ...iceous or glabrate, 1¼-1½ in. long, edible. Mauritius.—Yields the ebony of Mauritius. Cult. in S. Calif.
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