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381:E. globulus
375:. In 1974,
340:on a thick
306:Description
104:Angiosperms
54:Port Arthur
1605:Eucalyptus
1599:Categories
1499:Plant List
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432:References
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194:E. g.
161:Eucalyptus
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770:Q24877900
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220:globulus
168:Species:
150:Myrtaceae
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1551:Tropicos
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1035:Tropicos
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727:ABC News
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405:Flinders
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344:that is
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230:Synonyms
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140:Myrtales
117:Eudicots
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877:6437294
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707:17 July
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560:subsp.
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463:18 July
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393:autonym
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355:capsule
346:sessile
331:petiole
327:sessile
323:coppice
313:subsp.
276:endemic
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