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  2. Boscia albitrunca - Wikipedia

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    Boscia albitrunca, commonly known as the shepherd tree or shepherd's tree (Afrikaans: Witgat, Sotho: Mohlôpi, Tswana: Motlôpi, Venda: Muvhombwe, Xhosa: Umgqomogqomo, Zulu: Umvithi), is a protected species of South African tree in the caper family. [1] It is known for having the deepest known root structure of any plant at: -68 metres (223 ft ...

  3. Oxydendrum - Wikipedia

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    Oxydendrum arboreum, / ˌ ɒ k s ɪ ˈ d ɛ n d r ə m ɑːr ˈ b ɔːr i ə m / [2] the sourwood or sorrel tree, is the sole species in the genus Oxydendrum, in the family Ericaceae. It is native to eastern North America , from southern Pennsylvania south to northwest Florida and west to southern Illinois ; it is most common in the lower chain ...

  4. Prunus ilicifolia - Wikipedia

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    Prunus ilicifolia flowers. It is an evergreen shrub [4] or small tree approaching 15 metres (49 feet) in height, [12] with dense, hard leaves [4] (sclerophyllous foliage). The leaves are 1.6–12 centimetres (3 ⁄ 4 – 4 + 3 ⁄ 4 inches) long with a 4–25 millimetres (1 ⁄ 8 –1 in) petiole [12] and spiny margins, somewhat resembling those of the holly.

  5. Bryophyllum - Wikipedia

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    Vegetative Propagation in Bryophyllum leaf Kalanchoe laetivirens in the Philippines Kalanchoe pinnata in Nepal. Species of Bryophyllum are nested within Kalanchoe on molecular phylogenetic analysis. [2] [3] Therefore, Bryophyllum should be a section or subgenus of Kalanchoe rather than a separate genus. [4] [5]

  6. Thorns, spines, and prickles - Wikipedia

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    Prickles on a blackberry branch. In plant morphology, thorns, spines, and prickles, and in general spinose structures (sometimes called spinose teeth or spinose apical processes), are hard, rigid extensions or modifications of leaves, roots, stems, or buds with sharp, stiff ends, and generally serve the same function: physically defending plants against herbivory.

  7. Ilex opaca - Wikipedia

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    The leaves are alternate, 5–7.5 cm (2.0–3.0 in) long and 2–4 cm (0.79–1.57 in) wide, stiff, yellow green and dull matte to sub-shiny above (distinctly less glossy than the otherwise fairly similar European holly, Ilex aquifolium), [6] often pale yellow beneath; the edges are curved into several sharp, spike-like points, and a wedge ...

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  9. Ceiba pentandra - Wikipedia

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    The palmate leaves are composed of 5 to 9 leaflets, each up to 20 cm (8 in) long. The trees produce several hundred 15 cm (6 in) pods containing seeds surrounded by a fluffy, yellowish fibre that is a mix of lignin and cellulose. The referenced reports make it clear that C. pentandra is among the largest trees in the world.