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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within theorder Ericales — manyflowering plants .
Etymologies
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A high proportion of alpine and sub-alpine herbs in Fumariaceae, Primulaceae, Saxifragaceae, and Scrophulariaceae are endemic and several are endangered.
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Scott's paper on Primulaceae was read at the Linnean Society on
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Boragineae, Scrophularineae, Primulaceae, Gramineae. _] which have numerous representatives at and much below the same level in the inner ranges, and on the outer of the Western Himalaya, indicate a certain peculiarity in Sikkim.
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This refers to the MS. of Scott's paper on the Primulaceae, "Linn.
More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 Charles Darwin 1845
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In September, 1864, Darwin wrote to Asa Gray describing Scott's work on the Primulaceae as: --)
More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 Charles Darwin 1845
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