Distichous

  • 31Thuja occidentalis — Thuja Thu ja, n. [NL., from Gr. ? an African tree with sweet smelling wood.] (Bot.) A genus of evergreen trees, thickly branched, remarkable for the distichous arrangement of their branches, and having scalelike, closely imbricated, or compressed …

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  • 32thuja oil — Thuja Thu ja, n. [NL., from Gr. ? an African tree with sweet smelling wood.] (Bot.) A genus of evergreen trees, thickly branched, remarkable for the distichous arrangement of their branches, and having scalelike, closely imbricated, or compressed …

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  • 33thuya — Thuja Thu ja, n. [NL., from Gr. ? an African tree with sweet smelling wood.] (Bot.) A genus of evergreen trees, thickly branched, remarkable for the distichous arrangement of their branches, and having scalelike, closely imbricated, or compressed …

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  • 34Two-ranked — a. (Bot.) Alternately disposed on exactly opposite sides of the stem so as to from two ranks; distichous. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 35Zingiberaceae — taxobox name = Ginger family image caption = Red Torch ( Etlingera elatior ) regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Monocots unranked ordo = Commelinids ordo = Zingiberales familia = Zingiberaceae type genus = Zingiber …

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  • 36Poaceae — Taxobox fossil range= Late Cretaceous present name = Poaceae (true grasses) image width = 240px image caption = Flowering head of Meadow Foxtail ( Alopecurus pratensis ), with stamens exserted at anthesis regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta… …

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  • 37Juncaceae — Taxobox name = Rush family image width = 200px image caption = Juncus regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Poales familia = Juncaceae familia authority = Juss. type genus = Juncus type genus authority = L.… …

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  • 38Haemodoraceae — Taxobox name = Haemodoraceae image caption = Kangaroo Paw ( Anigozanthos flavidus ) regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Monocots unranked ordo = Commelinids ordo = Commelinales familia = Haemodoraceae familia… …

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  • 39Commelina — communis flower with typical arrangement of floral parts: 3 staminodes are present above, 3 fertile stamens below with the central one differing in size and form, and a single style emerging between them (curved in this species) …

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  • 40Taxonomy of the Orchidaceae — The taxonomy of the orchid family has evolved slowly during the last 150 years, starting with Carolus Linnaeus who in 1753 recognized eight genera. De Jussieu recognized the Orchidaceae as a separate family in 1789. Olof Swartz recognized 25… …

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