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- In herpetology, the marine chelonians; turtles with flippers or fins. See
Euereta .
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The nut of our tree resembles closely that of the S. pinnata, which is used in Catholic countries for making rosaries.
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The name honors Andreas Dahl, a Swedish botanist, and the first variety is named Dahlia pinnata.
Did You Know? Mexico's national flower is the humble dahlia 2008
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The name honors Andreas Dahl, a Swedish botanist, and the first variety is named Dahlia pinnata.
Did You Know? Mexico's national flower is the humble dahlia 2008
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Elsewhere, sal is intermingled with chir pine Pinus roxburghii along the southern face of the Churia Hills and with tree species such as Terminalia belerica, Dalbergia latifolia, Anogeissus latifolius, Dillenia indica and Garuga pinnata on northern slopes.
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Beach forest occurs on nutrient-poor sandy ridges on the north and northwest coasts of Ujung Kulon, and is typified by such species as Calophyllum inophyllum, Barringtonia asiatica, Hernandia peltata, Guettarda speciosa, Terminalia catappa and Pongamia pinnata.
Ujung Kulon National Park and Krakatau Nature Reserve, Indonesia 2009
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Vegetation of the Telanca Plateau and central lowlands is a more open secondary forest, dominated by palms, such as Arenga pinnata, Caryota mitis and Arenga obtusifolia, which may occur in almost pure stands interspersed with taller canopy trees, such as Lagerstroemia flosreginae, Diospyros macrophylla, Vitex pubescens, Ficus sp., and Planchonia valida.
Ujung Kulon National Park and Krakatau Nature Reserve, Indonesia 2009
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Sheltered gorges remain inaccessible to feral livestock, and provide habitat for relict species of wetter climates, including the fern Taenitis pinnata, resurrection grass (Micraira spp.), and the tall palm Livistona victoriae which reaches heights of 10 m to 20 m.
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The forests of the montane steppe are more open than those of the low montane steppe and are usually accompanied by "cara de hombre" (Lyonia spp.), "abey" (Pithecellobium arboreum), "yaya fina" (Oxandra lanceolata), "pajón" (Danthonia dominguensis), Verbena domingensis and Wienmannia pinnata.
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The mixed floristic composition of the canopy trees includes Pometia pinnata, Octomeles sumatrana, Ficus spp.,
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Lianas (woody climbers) are numerous with Saba comorensis and Paullinia pinnata dominating.
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