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On the main island of the Snares, Hebe elliptica grows around coastal fringes, while Olearia lyallii forms central stands reaching up to 9 m in height.
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Inland shrubs of Fuchsia, Ribes, Hebe, Gaultheria and Empetrum accompany, while in coastal situations Hebe elliptica forms a dense scrub.
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Lowland rain forest is dominated by Diospyros samoense and D. elliptica, Calophyllum inophyllum, Dysoxylum samoense and D. maota, Pometia pinnata, Planchonella samoense, Syzygium spp., and Myristica fatua.
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_Monotoca elliptica_, R.Br. -- A tall shrub or tree 20 or 30 feet high, native of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 497, July 11, 1885 Various
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_Pyschotria elliptica_, and other species; and white or amylaceous ipecacuan, furnished by _Richardsonia scabra_, an herbaceous perennial, native of the provinces of Rio Janeiro and Minas Geraes.
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Rhododendron ellipticum, foliis basi cordatis, Rhododendron elliptica, foliis subtus argenteis, Rhodod. gemmis viscosis.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith
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The _Garcinia elliptica_, Wallich, of Tavoy and Moulmein, affords gamboge, and approaches very closely in its characters to
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Beautiful glades here occurred, trees covered with mosses: another fine oak, Q. castaneoides commences, Daphne papyraceae very common, Composita penduliflora, Hemiphragma, Rhododendron elliptica, foliis basi, cordatis subtus punctatis, Ilex!
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith
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The disease of Lilies is caused by a fungus closely allied to the fungus of the Potato disease, and named = Ovularia elliptica =, known also as = Botrytis elliptica = (see illustration C).
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Sutton and Sons
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