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271:Description
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128:Gentianales
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1051:Plant List
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637:References
543:Hoffmanns.
481:Hoffmanns.
425:Leaves of
395:Fruits of
318:Yugoslavia
282:entomogamy
206:herbaceous
457:L. (1767)
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365:Plant of
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227:Etymology
221:Rubiaceae
209:perennial
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434:Synonyms
298:Portugal
213:bedstraw
134:Family:
118:Asterids
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593:Cardona
591:(Duby)
583:O.Bolòs
565:Halácsy
527:Scheele
503:Scheele
464:Petagna
337:Gallery
328:Habitat
286:berries
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204:, is a
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124:Order:
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848:APDB:
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