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Our telegraph-plant, _Desmodium_ or _Bon charal_, is an example of this.
Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose His Life and Speeches Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose
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But the most curious instance is that of the telegraph-plant, or _Desmodium gyrans_, each complete leaf of which consists of a large terminal leaflet and two little lateral ones.
Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation Hugo de Vries 1891
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Hedysarum or Desmodium gyrans, the telegraph-plant.), for this kind of work takes no time and amuses me much.
More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 Charles Darwin 1845
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