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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within theorder Myrtales — theloosestrifes and very many related plants.
Etymologies
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The tropical moist deciduous forests to the west and northwest of the Luang Prabang Range in northwestern Thailand and Laos are an extension of the teak (Tectona grandis) - dominated deciduous forests, but the vegetation community of the moist deciduous forests in the Mekong plains near Vientiane are dominated by Fabaceae, Lythraceae, and Rubiaceae.
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The tropical moist deciduous forests to the west and northwest of the Luang Prabang Range in northwestern Thailand and Laos are an extension of the teak (Tectona grandis) - dominated deciduous forests, but the vegetation community of the moist deciduous forests in the Meking plains, near Vientianne, are dominated by Fabaceae, Lythraceae, and Rubiaceae.
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Any member of the Lythraceae raised from seed ought to be well looked after for dimorphism.
More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 Charles Darwin 1845
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The Lythraceae must be excluded, as these are heterostyled.
More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 Charles Darwin 1845
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Lythrum salicaria L.) is one of 13 species of plant in the genus Lythrum in the family of Loosestrife (Lythraceae).
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