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Miscellaneous
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Here you find web sites with a more or less asclepiad related content
resp. which may also be of interest for asclepiad enthusiasts.
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Botany.Com
- The Encyclopedia of Plants
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Description:
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This
web site provides information regarding the general description of
plants, the various methods of cultivation, such as indoor or outdoor
planting, soil and temperature requirements, pruning, and other
important details, the means of propagation (seeds, cuttings, division,
etc.), and the different varieties and hybrids, and common names of
plants and flowers. The
easy to use directory of plants include, annuals, bulbs, cactus,
succulents, fruit, grass, water plants, herbs, spices, houseplants,
perennials, shrubs, bushes, trees, vegetables, vines, crawlers and wild
flowers.
Sections of the web site are among other things the
following: botanical
names of plants and flowers, dictionary of botanical words, dictionary
of botanical Latin words, leaf
shapes, maps
of area temperatures,
pests
and diseases, and zone
temperatures. |
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English
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Added:
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05.01.2002
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Last checked:
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26.10.2004
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Bundesamt
für Naturschutz 
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Description:
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Das Bundesamt für Naturschutz ist die zentrale
wissenschaftliche Behörde des Bundes für den nationalen und
internationalen Naturschutz. Es gehört zum Geschäftsbereich des
Bundesumweltministeriums (BMU)
und nimmt wichtige Aufgaben im Vollzug des internationalen
Artenschutzes, des Meeresnaturschutzes, des Antarktis-Abkommens und des
Gentechnikgesetzes wahr. |
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Used language/s:
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Deutsch
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Added:
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15.07.2006
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Last checked:
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15.07.2006
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CactusBase Pro |
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Description: |
On
this web site database software for cacti & other succulents is
offered for sale (plant collection database, propagation database,
literature database, photographic database, lexicon of cacti names,
literature modules, XeroSearch game). |
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Used language/s: |
English,
German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch |
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05.01.2002 |
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Last checked: |
26.10.2004 |
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Cactus and Succulent Field Number Query
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Description:
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A
form on this web site will take a cactus and succulent collector's
field number (e.g. "KK 2005"), and return data on that plant
if available. You can also enter a cactus or succulent species (e.g. Rebutia
heliosa), and find field numbers corresponding to that species, a field
number finder can be used instead.
A related field
collector service may be used to find out the identity of a given field
collector in many cases even if this service can provide no details of
his collections. The field collector service
also may provide useful notes about a collector which may help to
interpret the results of the search for a given field number.
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Used language/s:
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English
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Added:
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05.01.2002
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Last checked:
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26.10.2004
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Checklist of Online Vegetation and Plant Distribution Maps
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Description:
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Compiled
by Claire Englander and Philip Hoehn |
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Used language/s:
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English
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Added:
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05.01.2002
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Last checked:
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26.10.2004
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CITES
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Description:
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CITES
(Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna
and Flora) is an international agreement between governments. Its aim is
to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and
plants does not threaten their survival.
The CITES website was designed to facilitate
access to the official documents maintained or received by the
secretariat (Resolutions and Decisions of the Conference of the Parties,
documents of the committees, notifications to the Parties sent by the
Secretariat at the end of each month, etc.) as well as to establish a
general source of information about CITES for the general public.
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Used language/s:
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English, French, Spanish
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Added:
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05.01.2002
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Last checked:
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26.10.2004
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Das Erste online - Ratgeber Heim & Garten
Wachsblumen: Nostalgische Schönheiten.
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Description:
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“Wax
Flowers: Nostalgic Beauties”. By Elmar Mai. On this site you find an
article which gives an account
of the ARD - this is a German television station - contribution about Hoyas (Councellor
Home & Garden from 29 July 2001).
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Used language/s:
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German
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Added:
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05.01.2002
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Last checked:
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26.10.2004
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Das Erste online - Ratgeber Heim & Garten
Stapelien
- stinkende Schönheiten.
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Description:
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“Stapeliads
- Stinking Beauties”. By Elmar Mai. On this site you find an
article which gives an account
of the ARD - this is a German television station - contribution about
Stapeliads (Councellor
Home & Garden from 31 October 2004).
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Used language/s:
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German
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Added:
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27.11.2004
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Last checked:
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27.11.2004
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Digital
Flora of Texas
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Description:
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Includes
images of the Asclepiadaceae
(more than 150 pics, mostly of Asclepias); a bibliography and web
references are also available. |
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Used language/s:
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English |
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Added:
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05.01.2002 |
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Last checked:
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26.10.2004 |
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Garden Watchdog
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Description:
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Valuable
feedback about commercial nurseries, plant dealers, gardening vendors,
etc. |
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Used language/s:
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English |
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Added:
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05.01.2002 |
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Last checked:
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26.10.2004 |
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GardenWeb
Glossary
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Description:
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The GardenWeb Glossary of Botanical Terms currently
contains 4,400 terms relating to botany, gardening, horticulture and
landscape architecture. |
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Used language/s:
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English |
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Added:
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27.11.2004 |
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Last checked:
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27.11.2004 |
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Home & Garden Television
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Description:
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“Beautiful Flowers That Draw Flies”, an article about Stapeliads by
Maureen Gilmer
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Used language/s:
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English |
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Added:
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05.01.2002 |
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Last checked:
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26.10.2004 |
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International
Organization for Succulent Plant Study (IOS)
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Description:
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The
International Organization for Succulent Plant Study (IOS) was
established in 1950 at the Städtische Sukkulenten-Sammlung, Zürich,
Switzerland, with the aim "to promote the study and conservation of
succulent and allied plants and to encourage international co-operation
amongst those interested in them". Over the past few years
the IOS has been actively pursuing this aim with a view to uniting
scientists and interested amateurs working with succulent plants by
improving communication and facilitating co-operation amongst
individuals interested in research and conservation aspects of succulent
plants, broadly defined.
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Used language/s:
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English |
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Added:
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21.01.2005 |
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Last checked:
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21.01.2005 |
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International
Plant Name Index Query
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Description:
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This
useful web site helps you
in finding correct plant names.
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Used language/s:
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English |
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Added:
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20.11.2004 |
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Last checked:
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20.11.2004 |
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Milkweed
Guide |
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Description:
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The
University of Kansas Entomology Program. Monarch Watch. Dedicated to
Education, Conservation, and Research. The Milkweed Guide is up to
milkweed species indigenous to North America.
Each
page of the milkweed guide includes a brief description of the species'
range and characteristics as well as thumbnail and full-size images of
its leaves, flowers and entire plant. There are also seeds offered for sale.
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Used language/s:
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English |
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Added:
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05.01.2002 |
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Last checked:
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26.10.2004 |
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Texas A & M University - Bioinformatics Working Group |
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Description:
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Includes
a short desription of the milkweed familiy (Asclepiadaceae) and the
floral structure; links to the web site of Digital Flora of Texas (image
gallery, flowering plant gateway). |
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Used language/s:
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English |
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Added:
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05.01.2002 |
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Last checked:
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26.10.2004 |
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The
Genera of Asclepiadoideae, Secamonoideae and Periplocoideae:
Descriptions, Illustrations, Identification, and Information
Retrieval. Version: 21st September 2000. By
Sigrid Liede-Schumann and Ulrich Meve (2006) |
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Description:
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This database aims at reflecting the current generic
concepts of the three subfamilies, and includes now updates to the end
of 2005. It is planned to update the database annually. As far as
possible, every genus is illustrated both by a plate and by a photograph,
representing one or several species of the genus. An interactive key to
the genera is also provided. |
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Used language/s:
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English |
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Added:
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31.07.2006 |
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Last checked:
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31.07.2006 |
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The Hoodia Cactus |
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Description:
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Includes
information about Hoodia, Hoodia as seen on TV, Hoodia pills and
capsules, Hoodia diets, Hoodia wholesale, Hoodia manufacturer, etc. |
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Used language/s:
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English |
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Added:
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05.01.2002 |
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Last checked:
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26.10.2004 |
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The New York Botanical Garden - Vascular Plant Type Catalogue |
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Description:
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The
web site includes about 560 (!) pictures of non-succulent Asclepiads (90
genera), each with information regarding location, collector,
publication, etc. |
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Used language/s:
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English |
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Added:
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05.01.2002 |
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Last checked:
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26.10.2004 |
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Wayne's Word |
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Description:
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WAYNE'S
WORD: A nonprofit natural history textbook dedicated to
little-known facts and trivia about natural history subjects. This issue
of Wayne's Word is dedicated to "Stinking Flowers!"
Content:
What is a carrion flower? Why do carrion flowers smell rotten?
Perception of odors by animals. Why carrion flowers catch insects?
Foul-smelling African Starfish Flowers. The rank and remarkable Arums.
The flynapping Arum of Sardinia. World's largest and stinkiest Arum. A
putrid root parasite from Africa. Stinking Corpse Lily: largest blossom.
Pilostyles: relative of largest flower. Putrid flowers of the Indian
Almon.
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Used language/s:
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English |
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Added:
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05.01.2002 |
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Last checked:
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26.10.2004 |
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WorldClimate |
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Description:
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WorldClimate.com contains over
85,000 records of world climate data (historical weather averages) from
a wide range of sources.
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Used language/s:
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English |
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Added:
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27.11.2004 |
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Last checked:
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27.11.2004 |
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