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  • The impenetrable semi-evergreen forest in the central and eastern areas are dominated by trees such as Aphanamixis polystachya, Talauma hodgsonii, Dillenia indica, Garcinia tinctoria, Ficus rumphii, Cinnamomum bejolghota, and species of Syzygium.

    Kaziranga National Park, India 2009

  • It might be too short but I bought coreopsis midget seeds Coreopsis tinctoria that get about 10 inches tall last year.

    The Lawn Experiment-Open To Suggestions « Fairegarden 2009

  • Ingredients include: Indigo naturalis (widely used as a natural flaky skin treatment), isatis tinctoria, psoralea fruit, coptis chinensis, phellodendron amurense, sophora flavescens (another commonly used herbal skin treatment) and centella asiatica (has been proven to promote healing).

    Psoriasis Guru » Blog Archive » What Is Champori and Is It an Effective Psoriasis Treatment? 2009

  • It should be noted that of the timber-yielding species cited in the previous section we can confirm the existence of only some Chlorophora tinctoria trees and cedars (various species of Meliaceae).

    Cayos Miskitos-San Andrés and Providencia moist forests 2007

  • By the 17th century, lumber operations had already begun to harvest the most sought-after woods including mahogany (probably Swietenia mahogani), cedar (Cedrela sp.), "palo brasil" (Haematoxylon sp.) and fustic (Chlorophora tinctoria).

    Cayos Miskitos-San Andrés and Providencia moist forests 2007

  • The rocky hillocks are characterized by Euphorbia caducifolia, Maytenus emarginata, Acacia senegal, Commiphora mukul, Wrightia tinctoria, Securinega leucopyrus, Grewia tenax, and Grewia villosa.

    Khathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests 2008

  • Important sources were Isatis tinctoria (woad rather than indigo proper), native to northern Europe and Britain; Indigofera tinctorium, imported from India; and Indigofera suffructicosa, imported from the Americas.

    The Creation of Color in Eighteenth-Century Europe 2006

  • Epiphytes like Tillandsia recurvata and Rocella tinctoria grow in low, humid areas, and account for a majority of the perennial vegetation.

    Baja California desert 2008

  • The southwestern part of the Aravalli Range supports a distinct deciduous forest characterized by Anogeissus pendula, Aegle marmelos, Boswellia serreta, Cassia fistula, Mitragyna parviflora, Diospyros melanxylon, and Wrightia tinctoria.

    Northwestern thorn scrub forests 2008

  • The valleys along streams support plant communities that are composed of trees Prosopis chilensis, P. tamarugo, Salix humboldtiana, Schinus aareira, Acacia macrantha and Caesalpinia tinctoria and other shrubby and herbaceous plants.

    Atacama desert 2007

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