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• Begonia pearcei
  ...ia in cult. It has been the chief factor in the production of the hundreds of yellow, buff and orange-colored garden forms. Intro. in 1865. *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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• Begonia clarkei
  ...d. Bolivia, 9,000-10,000 ft.—Resembles B. Veitchii. It was the seed parent of Vesuvius and Emperor, two important and useful varieties for bedding out. P *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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• Platystele stenostachya
  ...inam, Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia at elevations of 0 to 1700 meters <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
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• Stetsonia coryne
  ...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.
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• Begonia crinita
  ...on the underside: peduncles erect, red, producing 3 pale rose-colored us. Bolivia. B.M. 5897.—Intro. by Veitch in 1860. *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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• Begonia cinnabarina
  ...d serrated: peduncles 9-12 in. long, red; fls. cinnabar-red, 2 in. across. Bolivia. B.M. 4483. P.M. 16:225.—Intro. 1849; not in cult. *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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• Swietenia
  ...k diameter. The [[leaf|leaves]] are 10-30 cm long, pinnate, with 3-6 pairs of leaflets, the terminal leaflet absent; each leaflet is 5-15 cm long. The le ...Trees, sometimes grown in the warmhouse, one of them yielding the mahogany of commerce: lvs. even-pinnate, very glabrous; lfts. opposite, petioled, obliq
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• Rebutia fiebrigii
  1/2in. long, white, or some of the longest ones nearly 1 in. long with brownish tips: fls. nearly 1 in. long. Bolivia. Bluhende Kakteen, pl.
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• Begonia baumannii
  ...le. Distributed by Lemoine in 1890. Tubers as large as ostrich eggs. Habit of B. socotrana. *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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• 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
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• Manettia micans
  ...; and the petioles shorter: fls. bright red-orange. Andes region, Peru and Bolivia to Argentina. B.M. 5495. *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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• Tipuana tipu
  |common_name=Pride of Bolivia, Tipu tree ...ed at one end. From January-June each year, the tipuana usually sheds all of its leaves, flowers, and large beige seed packets. The leaf, seed packet,
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• Oreocereus celsianus
  ...4, the longest sometimes 3 in. long, all yellow: fls. not known. Andes of Bolivia. *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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• Opuntia vestita
  ...: fr. ellipsoidal, ¼-¾ in. long, bright red and covered with grayish wool. Bolivia. *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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• Begonia boliviensis
  .... and more numerous and less pendent fls. B. bolidavis, Hort., is a hybrid of B. Davisii and B. boliviensis. *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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• Lychnis preslii
  ...etals 2-notched (?); crown fringed, rose; calyx reddish and much inflated. Bolivia. — Apparently little known horticulturally. ...for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc -->
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• Jacobinia
  .... Including Cyrtanthera, Libonia, Sericographis, Sericobonia. Acanthaceae. Plants cultivated under glass for their narrow- tubular red, orange or yellow flow ...cies 20-40, depending in part on the definition of the genus, from Mex. to Bolivia and Brazil.
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• Brugmansia
  ...ering plant]]s in the family [[Solanaceae]], native to subtropical regions of [[South America]], along the [[Andes]] from [[Colombia]] to northern [[Chil ''Brugmansia'' are large [[shrub]]s or small [[tree]]s, reaching heights of 3–11 m, with tan, slightly rough bark. The [[leaf|leaves]] are alternate,
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• Hymenocallis calathina
  ..., free for 1/2 in.aincurved but not angled. Peru, Bolivia. B.M. 2685.— One of the paler kinds. *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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• Trichocentrum
  ...pur). Orchidaceae. A small group allied to Rodriguezia (Burlingtonia); the plants grow in dense matted tufts. ...mn short; pollinia 2, on a wedge-shaped stipe.—About 20 species. Epiphytes of dwarf stature, growing best on blocks; free-flowering; they suffer from too
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