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Four-horned Antelope, or Chousingha (Tetracera quadricornis), India.
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The odor from the balsam-yielding Humeriads has been perceived at a distance of four miles from the shores of South America; a species of Tetracera sends its perfume as far as that from Cuba, and the aroma of the Spice Islands is wafted many miles to sea.
The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island Roger Thompson Finlay
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Poeppig to a species of _Tetracera_, a climbing plant which diffuses its odour during the night.
Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 (of 2) James Emerson Tennent 1836
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