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1290:Wikispecies
790:. Numerous
411:(DC.) Klatt
349:Systematics
339:Lepidoptera
282:Description
135:Subfamily:
119:Asparagales
96:Angiosperms
1633:Categories
1158:Strelitzia
1041:2012-08-13
1006:References
800:tetraploid
664:Anomatheca
380:Free State
324:, such as
322:Anomatheca
288:herbaceous
267:Anomatheca
236:herbaceous
205:Anomatheca
139:Crocoideae
1380:FloraBase
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792:cultivars
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286:They are
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239:perennial
208:Ker Gawl.
149:Freesieae
129:Iridaceae
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1598:VicFlora
1590:40010924
1585:Tropicos
1476:331198-2
1354:eFloraSA
1275:Wikidata
1235:Archived
1150:(2010).
921:cultivar
919:(garden
533:G.L.Mey.
519:F.Barker
429:W.Watson
337:of some
213:Nymanina
196:Synonyms
125:Family:
109:Monocots
1639:Freesia
1489:1280902
1437:2747044
1411:Freesia
1359:Freesia
1296:Freesia
1281:Q157392
1266:Freesia
1226:Freesia
1180:Freesia
1131:, p. 18
686:subsp.
668:Freesia
620:L.Bolus
598:L.Bolus
569:L.Bolus
562:L.Bolus
526:N.E.Br.
461:L.Bolus
436:N.E.Br.
404:N.E.Br.
397:L.Bolus
372:L.Bolus
361:Species
318:flowers
310:flowers
299:⁄
276:Freesia
272:Freesia
227:Freesia
160:Freesia
155:Genus:
145:Tribe:
115:Order:
70:Plantae
32:Freesia
1559:PLANTS
1535:NZOR:
1424:113005
1398:113005
1333:390059
1307:190837
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392:(syn.
374:- the
335:larvae
314:petals
306:leaves
216:Kuntze
1564:FREES
1551:36872
1528:58987
1502:43291
1484:IRMNG
1463:68333
1406:FoAO2
1385:22370
1372:1FREG
1346:8VXQB
1320:59375
948:Mauve
696:Baker
512:Klatt
443:Hend.
254:Kenya
232:genus
230:is a
170:Klatt
166:Eckl.
103:Clade
90:Clade
77:Clade
1572:POWO
1523:NCBI
1497:ITIS
1471:IPNI
1450:4754
1445:GRIN
1432:GBIF
1367:EPPO
1328:BOLD
1315:APNI
1166:ISBN
1122:ISBN
1097:ISBN
1060:ISBN
786:and
688:laxa
292:corm
1611:WFO
1510:NBN
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