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924:31 December
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830:30 December
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566:Otto Kuntze
527:acerifolius
513:. The name
511:acerifolius
473:Bombacaceae
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292:endemic to
284:is a large
122:Angiosperms
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1699:Categories
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1224:View a map
1109:6 February
756:References
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463:The genus
386:Queensland
306:flame tree
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570:Sterculia
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485:Malvaceae
477:Tiliaceae
363:dehiscent
343:alternate
330:deciduous
318:kurrajong
302:Australia
290:Malvaceae
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168:Malvaceae
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1677:Tropicos
1669:825084-1
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1548:Tropicos
1439:822254-1
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447:and the
359:panicles
335:glabrous
294:tropical
234:Synonyms
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164:Family:
158:Malvales
135:Eudicots
1400:7162091
1374:5420372
1356:Ecocrop
1280:Q907118
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449:regent
347:entire
339:simple
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