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378:Oreobolus oligocephalus
164:Donatia novae-zelandiae
106:Pterygopappus lawrencei
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319:Gaimardia fitzgeraldii
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366:Oreobolus acutifolius
307:Centrolepis muscoides
295:Centrolepis monogyna
230:Chionohebe ciliolata
187:Dracophyllum minimum
141:Scleranthus biflorus
390:Oreobolus oxycarpus
252:Phyllachne colensoi
92:Ewartia meredithiae
209:Mitrasacme archeri
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338:Gaimardia
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279:Pimelea
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