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The forests growing on the lateritic and crystalline rock substrates along the hills are dominated by Shorea robusta in association with Syzygium cumini, Dendrocalamus strictus, Phoenix acaulis, and Themeda quadrivalvis.
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Gregarious patches of Dendrocalamus strictus tend to occur in moister areas.
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Bamboos, especially Dendrocalamus strictus, grow in the undergrowth.
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Bamboo such as Dendrocalamus strictus, Bambusa polymorpha, and B. tulda are also common in these forests.
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The murus strictus seu arctus, or carcer strictissimus, implied close and solitary confinement, occasionally aggravated by fasting or chains.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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(Dendrocalamus strictus), which attains a height of from 20 to 40 feet.
The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir James McCrone Douie 1894
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In the harsher confinement, or _murus strictus_, the prisoner was thrust into the smallest, darkest, and most noisome of cells, with chains on his feet, -- in some cases chained to the wall.
The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church 1888
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On June 19, 1323, six out of ten tried were condemned to prison (_murus strictus_); on August 12, 1324, ten out of eleven tried were condemned for life to the strict prison: _ad strictum muri Carcassonne inquisitionis carcerem in vinculis ferreis ac in pane et aqua_.
The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church 1888
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_P. strictus_, _quadriscriptus_ and _prehensilis_ are three species alluded to by Gray as requiring further examination, but probably
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon Robert Armitage Sterndale 1870
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The zoo has widespread growth of bamboo, Dendrocalamus strictus species, particularly in safaris located in wet areas close to the Miralam Tank.
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