''Clidemia'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...
s in the family
Melastomataceae
Melastomataceae is a family of dicotyledonous flowering plants found mostly in the tropics (two-thirds of the genera are from the New World tropics) comprising c. 175 genera and c. 5115 known species. Melastomes are annual or perennial herbs, s ...
. It contains about 450 species, the best known being ''
C. hirta'' (soapbush, or Koster's curse). The generic name honours
Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Dark Ages (), the Archaic p ...
author
Cleidemus Cleidemus (; grc-gre, Κλείδημος ''Kleidēmos'') was a Greek author, perhaps of the fifth or fourth century BCE but definitely later than the battle of Plataea in 479 BCE, who produced a lost ''Atthis'' (Ἀτθίς), a local history of Ath ...
.
Species

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C. ablusa''
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C. acostae''
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C. acurensis''
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C. acutiflora''
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C. acutifolia''
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C. affinis''
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C. aggregata''
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C. agrestis''
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C. aguaclarensis''
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C. alata''
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C. allardii''
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C. alpestris''
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C. alternifolia''
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C. althaeoides''
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C. amblyandra''
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C. ampla''
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C. amygdaloides''
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C. andersonii''
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C. angustifolia''
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C. angustilamina''
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C. anisophylla''
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C. anisotrichum''
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C. anoriensis''
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C. aphanantha''
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C. aptera''
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C. aristigera''
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C. asperifolia''
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C. asplundii''
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C. astrotricha''
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C. atrata''
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C. attenuata''
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C. aurea''
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C. auricoma''
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C. australis''
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C. ayanagannensis''
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C. ayangannensis''
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C. barbata''
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C. barbeyana''
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C. barbinervis''
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C. barkleyi''
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C. berbiceana''
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C. bernardii''
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C. berterii''
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C. bifaria''
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C. biformis''
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C. biolleyana''
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C. biseptena''
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C. biserrata''
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C. blepharodes''
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C. boliviensis''
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C. bonplandii''
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C. botryophora''
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C. brachystachya''
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C. brachystephana''
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C. brackenridgei''
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C. bracteata''
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C. bullosa''
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C. buntingii''
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C. calcarata''
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C. calvescens''
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C. campestris''
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C. campii''
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C. candolleana''
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C. capillaris''
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C. capilliflora''
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C. capillipes''
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C. capitata''
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C. capitellata''
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C. capituliflora''
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C. carassana''
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C. caudata''
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C. cephalophora''
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C. ceramicarpa''
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C. cernua''
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C. chaetocalyx''
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C. chaetodon''
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C. chamissois''
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C. charadrophila''
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C. chinatlana''
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C. chocoensis''
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C. choetodon''
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C. chrysopogon''
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C. ciliata''
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C. cinerea''
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C. cinnamomifolia''
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C. claussenii''
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C. clementiana''
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C. coccinea''
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C. collina''
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C. confertiflora''
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C. congestiflora''
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C. conglomerata''
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C. cordata''
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C. cordifolia''
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C. cordigera''
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C. coriacea''
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C. cornoides''
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C. coronata''
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C. costaricensis''
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C. crenulata''
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C. crossosepala''
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C. crotonifolia''
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C. cruegeriana''
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C. cuatrecasasii''
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C. cubatanensis''
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C. cubensis''
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C. cuneata
C. or c. may refer to:
* Century, sometimes abbreviated as ''c.'' or ''C.'', a period of 100 years
* Cent (currency), abbreviated ''c.'' or ''¢'', a monetary unit that equals of the basic unit of many currencies
* Caius or Gaius, abbreviated as ...
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C. cursoris''
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C. cutucuensis''
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C. cyanocarpa''
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C. cymifera''
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C. cymosa''
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C. dasytricha''
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C. debilis''
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C. decurrens''
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C. deflexa''
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C. dendroides''
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C. densiflora''
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C. dentata''
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C. depauperata''
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C. dependens''
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C. deppeana''
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C. desmantha''
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C. dichotoma''
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C. diffusa''
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C. diguensis''
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C. dimorphica''
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C. discolor
C. or c. may refer to:
* Century, sometimes abbreviated as ''c.'' or ''C.'', a period of 100 years
* Cent (currency), abbreviated ''c.'' or ''¢'', a monetary unit that equals of the basic unit of many currencies
* Caius or Gaius, abbreviated as ...
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C. dispar
C. or c. may refer to:
* Century, sometimes abbreviated as ''c.'' or ''C.'', a period of 100 years
* Cent (currency), abbreviated ''c.'' or ''¢'', a monetary unit that equals of the basic unit of many currencies
* Caius or Gaius, abbreviated as ...
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C. divaricata''
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C. diversifolia''
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C. dolichantha''
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C. dolichostachya''
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C. domingensis''
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C. donnell-smithii''
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C. drosera''
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C. duidae''
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C. ecuadorensis''
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C. elata''
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C. epibaterium''
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C. epiphytica''
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C. erostrata''
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C. erythropogon''
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C. euphorbioides''
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C. fallax''
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C. farinasii''
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C. fausta''
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C. fendleri''
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C. fenestrata''
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C. ferox''
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C. fissinervia''
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C. flexnosa''
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C. flexuosa''
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C. floribunda''
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C. foliosa''
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C. foreroi''
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C. foveolata''
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C. francavillana''
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C. fraterna''
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C. fuertesii''
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C. fulva''
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C. garcia-barrigae''
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C. glabrata''
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C. glabriflora''
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C. glandulifera''
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C. globuliflora''
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C. glomerata''
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C. graciliflora''
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C. gracilipes''
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C. gracilis''
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C. grandifolia''
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C. granvillei''
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C. grisebachii''
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C. guadaloupensis''
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C. guaicaipurana''
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C. guatemalensis''
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C. hammelii''
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C. haughtii''
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C. hematostemon''
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C. heptamera''
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C. herbacea''
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C. heterobasis''
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C. heteroclita''
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C. heteromalla''
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C. heteronervis''
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C. heteroneura''
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C. heterophylla''
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C. heteropila''
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C. heterotricha''
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C. hirsuta''
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C. hirta''
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C. hirtella''
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C. holosericea''
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C. humilis''
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C. imparilis''
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C. impetiolaris''
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C. inaequalifolia''
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C. inobsepta''
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C. inopogon''
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C. insularis''
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C. intermedia''
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C. interrupta''
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C. involucrata''
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C. japurensls''
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C. juruana''
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C. juruensis''
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C. kapplerii''
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C. killipii''
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C. kuhlmannii''
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C. lacera''
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C. laevifolia''
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C. laevigata''
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C. lambertiana''
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C. lanata''
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C. lappacea''
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C. latifolia''
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C. laxiflora''
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C. leandroides''
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C. leptopus''
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C. leptostachya''
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C. leucandra''
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C. lima''
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C. linearis''
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C. lineata''
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C. longibarbis''
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C. longifolia''
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C. longipedunculata''
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C. longisetosa''
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C. lopezii''
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C. lugubris''
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C. lundellii''
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C. lutescens''
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C. macrandra''
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C. macropetala''
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C. macrophylla''
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C. macropora''
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C. maculata''
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C. manoacensis''
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C. marahuacensis''
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C. marginata''
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C. martiana''
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C. martii''
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C. matudae''
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C. melanodesma''
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C. melanophylla''
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C. melanotricha''
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C. miconiastrum''
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C. miconioides''
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C. micrantha''
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C. micropetala''
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C. microphylla''
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C. microstachya''
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C. microthyrsa''
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C. minutiflora''
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C. monantha''
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C. monticola''
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C. morichensis''
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C. mortoniana''
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C. multiplinervis''
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C. mutabilis''
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C. myrmecina''
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C. naevula''
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C. naudiniana''
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C. neblinae''
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C. neglecta''
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C. nervosa''
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C. nianga''
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C. nivea''
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C. novemnervia''
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C. oaxacensis''
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C. obliqua''
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C. oblonga''
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C. obscura''
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C. octona''
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C. oligantha''
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C. oligochaeta''
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C. ombrophila''
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C. oocarpa''
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C. ossaeaeformis''
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C. ossaeiformis''
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C. ossaeoides''
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C. ostentata''
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C. ostrina''
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C. oxyura''
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C. pakaraimae''
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C. panamensis''
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C. paraguayensis''
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C. parasitica''
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C. penduliflora''
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C. penninervis''
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C. pennipilis''
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C. peruviana''
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C. petiolaris''
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C. petiolata''
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C. phaeostaphis''
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C. phaeotricha''
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C. pickeringii''
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C. pilosa''
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C. pilosissima''
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C. piperifolia''
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C. pittieri''
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C. platyphylla''
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C. pleiostemon''
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C. plumosa''
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C. polyandra''
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C. polystachia''
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C. polystachya''
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C. portoricensis''
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C. procumbens''
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C. pterosepala''
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C. pubescens''
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C. pulchra''
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C. purpurascens''
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C. purpurea''
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C. purpureo-violacea''
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C. pusilliflora''
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C. pussiliflora''
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C. pustulata''
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C. pycnantha''
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C. pycnaster''
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C. quadrisulca''
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C. quinquedentata''
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C. quinquenodis''
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C. quintuplinervia''
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C. raddiana''
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C. radicans''
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C. radulaefolia''
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C. ramiflora''
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C. rariflora''
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C. reclinata''
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C. reflexa''
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C. regnellii''
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C. reitziana''
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C. renggeri''
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C. repens''
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C. reticulata''
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C. retropila''
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C. reversa''
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C. rhamnifolia''
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C. rhodolasia''
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C. rhodopogon''
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C. ribesiiflora''
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C. riedeliana''
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C. rigida''
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C. rimbachii''
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C. rubella''
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C. rubra''
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C. rubrinervis''
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C. rubripila''
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C. ruddae''
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C. rufescens''
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C. rusbyi''
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C. sagittata''
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C. salicifolia''
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C. saltuensis''
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C. sandwithii''
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C. saulensis''
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C. scabrosa''
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C. scandens''
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C. scopulina''
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C. secunda''
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C. secundiflora''
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C. semijuga''
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C. septuplinervia''
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C. sericea''
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C. serpens''
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C. serrulata''
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C. sessiliflora''
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C. setosa''
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C. setosissima''
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C. siapensis''
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C. silvestris''
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C. silvicola''
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C. simplicicaulis''
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C. simpsonii''
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C. simulans''
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C. smithii''
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C. solearis''
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C. sparsiflora''
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C. spectabilis''
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C. spicaeformis''
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C. spicata''
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C. spondylantha''
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C. sprucei''
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C. staphidioides''
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C. stellipilis''
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C. stenopetala''
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C. steyermarkii''
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C. strigilliflora''
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C. strigillosa''
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C. striphnocalyx''
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C. submontana''
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C. subseriata''
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C. subspicata''
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C. suffruticosa''
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C. sulcicaulis''
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C. sulfurea''
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C. sulphurea''
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C. surinamensis''
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C. swartsii''
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C. sylvestris''
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C. taurina''
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C. tepuiensis''
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C. testiculata''
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C. tetragona''
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C. tetragonoloba''
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C. tetrapetala''
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C. tetraptera''
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C. tetraquetra''
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C. tiliaefolia''
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C. tillettii''
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C. tococoidea''
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C. tonduzii''
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C. tovarensis''
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C. trichocalyx''
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C. trichodes''
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C. trichogona''
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C. trichopetala''
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C. trichopoda''
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C. trichosantha''
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C. trichotoma''
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C. triflora''
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C. trinitensis''
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C. tristis''
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C. tuerckheimii''
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C. ulei''
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C. umbellata''
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C. umbonata''
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C. umbrosa''
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C. urceolata''
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C. uribei''
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C. urticaefolia''
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C. urticoides''
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C. utleyana''
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C. valenzuelana''
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C. vallicola''
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C. variifolia''
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C. vegaensis''
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C. velutina''
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C. venosa''
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C. verruculosa''
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C. verticillata''
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C. vincentina''
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C. violacea''
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C. virgata''
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C. vittata''
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C. weddellii''
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C. wrightii''
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C. xanthocoma''
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C. xantholasia''
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C. xanthopogon''
References
External links
PlantSystematics.org: Phylogeny and images of ''Clidemia'' species
{{Taxonbar, from=Q5132468
Melastomataceae genera