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- proper noun A
botanical plant nameauthor abbreviation forbotanist George Bentham (1800-1884).
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Havu said as an afterthought, "this is called the Benth."
City of Baraboo Longyear, Barry 1980
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Benth., from Isle of St. Lucie; it was also found by A. Cunningham in the swamps of the Lachlan.
Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia 2003
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C. arenarium Benth., the least palatable species in the experiment, has proved to be unsuitable for grazing utilization.
1. Green manure crops in irrigated and rainfed lowland rice-based cropping systems in south Asia. 1992
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Pentaclethra macrophylla Benth., the oil bean tree. is the sole member of the genus occurring naturally in the humid lowlands of West Africa.
Chapter 42 1990
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“Use of Rauwolfia serpentina Benth. in Neuropsychiatric Conditions.”
MANUFACTURING DEPRESSION Gary Greenberg 2010
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