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origin". Their analyses indicated that the nectar had unusually high levels of sugar and free amino acids, but three of these species, including
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Barrett, Gregory J.; Lamont, Byron B. (1985). "Absence of nitrogen fixation (acetylene reduction) by procaryotes in nectar of
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223:Banksia sphaerocarpa var. major
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469:B. sphaerocarpa
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353:, meaning "a leaf".
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850:leptophylla
693:"The genus
495:heterocysts
425:leptophylla
377:leptophylla
339:leptophylla
301:Alex George
264:Description
216:nom. illeg.
94:Angiosperms
45:Burma Road
42:leptophylla
1494:Categories
1433:Plant List
585:References
449:Guilderton
393:A.S.George
373:A.S.George
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192:A.S.George
145:Subgenus:
127:Proteaceae
1399:112527328
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1174:melletica
1149:FloraBase
955:1469-185X
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880:melletica
637:FloraBase
562:B. incana
503:symbiosis
441:melletica
439:and var.
409:pinifolia
389:melletica
327:lectotype
323:Salisbury
258:follicles
161:Species:
117:Proteales
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1459:Tropicos
1386:907346-1
1253:Q2882721
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1202:(1988).
1122:31990487
1051:sighted)
1049:abstract
1028:39550788
971:21719506
963:17313525
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431:between
423:Variety
411:or var.
281:perianth
200:Synonyms
150:Banksia
123:Family:
107:Eudicots
1360:7287595
1308:5587398
1102:Bibcode
1090:Banksia
818:Nuytsia
812:Banksia
701:Nuytsia
695:Banksia
478:Banksia
464:Banksia
455:Ecology
429:kwongan
397:autonym
358:Nuytsia
351:phyllon
306:Nuytsia
277:petiole
250:endemic
154:Banksia
138:Banksia
133:Genus:
113:Order:
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474:nectar
347:leptos
345:words
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213:Meisn.
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1342:FoAO2
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1172:var.
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