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- adjective
Oliver (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms that often have English names of the form "Oliver's ..."
Etymologies
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Examples
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The primary forest is composed of many species of leguminous trees including Burkea africana, Detarium microcarpum, Afzelia africana, Daniellia oliveri, and Isoberlinia doka.
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The plateau of Bandiagara is covered in a typically Sudanian savanna flora, including communities of Daniellia oliveri in association with Butyrospermum parkii, Parkia biglobosa, Terminalia macroptera, Khaya senegalensis, Vitex cienkowskii, Prosopis africana and brush species such as Combretum micranthum, Heeria insignis and Guiera senegalensis.
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Lower montane forest contains Drimys confertifolia and Myrceugenia fernandeziana, together with Boehmeria excelsa, Coprosma oliveri, C. pyrifolia, and two species of Fagara (F. mayu on Isla R. Crusoe and F. externa on Isla A. Selkirk).
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Tertiary relict plant species occur in the Nanling Mountains, including threatened subtropical conifers such as Cathaya argyrophylla, Amentotaxus argotaenia, Cephalotaxus oliveri and Liriodendron chinense, a member of the magnolia family.
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Common understory species include Pandanus aimiriikensis, Ixora casei, Eugenia cuminii, Osmoxylon oliveri, Manilkara udoido, Symplocos racemosa, and Cyathea lunulata.
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Common species include Terminalia oliveri and Tectona homiltoniana.
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Frequent fires set at the edge of gallery forests alter the community, replacing riparian species with tall grasses and Isoberlinia woodlands dominated by Lophira lanceolata, Daniellia oliveri, and Parkia biglobosa.
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Other important trees include Daniellia oliveri and Erythrophleum africanum.
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A number of ecoregional endemics are largely restricted to offshore islands, including Whitaker's skink (Cyclodina whitakeri), the robust skink (C. alani), Macgregor's New Zealand skink (C. macgregori), Oliver's New Zealand skink (C. oliveri), and the moco ground skink (Oligosoma moco).
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