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  • The species, C. hystrix, itself is widely distributed; it extends clear across subtropical Asia as far west as Nepal.

    Taiwan subtropical evergreen forests 2008

  • Here, low elevation plains areas support monsoon evergreen broadleaved forests that are dominated by the chestnut, Castanopsis hystrix, and the laurel, Cryptocarya chinensis.

    Taiwan subtropical evergreen forests 2008

  • The upper canopy is dominated by a species of Hopea, Castanopsis hystrix, and Madhuca pasquieri.

    Northern Vietnam lowland rain forests 2008

  • Evergreen forest originally represented by a variety of Fagaceae and other hardwoods is now dominated by Castanopsis hystrix, with Phyllanthus emblica as a co-dominant and Antidesma collettii, Helicia terminalis, and Wendlandia paniculata as important associates.

    Luang Prabang montane rain forests 2008

  • • The makrut or kaffir lime, Citrus hystrix, is common throughout Southeast Asia.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

  • This Southeast Asian member of the citrus family, Citrus hystrix, has distinctively aromatic leaves and fruit rinds that are an important ingredient in Thai and Laotian cooking, especially soups, stews, and fish dishes.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

  • • The makrut or kaffir lime, Citrus hystrix, is common throughout Southeast Asia.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

  • This Southeast Asian member of the citrus family, Citrus hystrix, has distinctively aromatic leaves and fruit rinds that are an important ingredient in Thai and Laotian cooking, especially soups, stews, and fish dishes.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

  • Other ingredients included another bouga toad and not one but four species of puffer fish Sphoeroides testudineus, S. spengleri, Diodon hystrix, D. holacanthus.

    The Serpent and the Rainbow Wade Davis 1985

  • Marcel added two species of puffers to his poison—Diodon hystrix and Sphoeroides testudineus—both known to contain tetrodotoxin.

    The Serpent and the Rainbow Wade Davis 1985

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