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  • Even within the limits of the same genus, we meet with this same difference; for instance, the many species of Nicotiana have been more largely crossed than the species of almost any other genus; but Gärtner found that N. acuminata, which is not a particularly distinct species, obstinately failed to fertilise, or to be fertilised by no less than eight other species of Nicotiana.

    IX. Hybridism. Laws Governing the Sterility of First Crosses and of Hybrids 1909

  • Even within the limits of the same genus, we meet with this same difference; for instance, the many species of Nicotiana have been more largely crossed than the species of almost any other genus; but Gartner found that N. acuminata, which is not a particularly distinct species, obstinately failed to fertilise, or to be fertilised by, no less than eight other species of Nicotiana.

    On the Origin of Species~ Chapter 08 (historical) Charles Darwin 1859

  • Even within the limits of the same genus, we meet with this same difference; for instance, the many species of Nicotiana have been more largely crossed than the species of almost any other genus; but Gärtner found that N. acuminata, which is not

    On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life 1859

  • Gartner found that N. acuminata, which is not a particularly distinct species, obstinately failed to fertilise, or to be fertilised by, no less than eight other species of Nicotiana.

    On the origin of species Charles Darwin 1845

  • Even within the limits of the same genus, we meet with this same difference; for instance, the many species of Nicotiana have been more largely crossed than the species of almost any other genus; but Gärtner found that N. acuminata, which is not a particularly distinct species, obstinately failed to fertilise, or to be fertilised by, no less than eight other species of Nicotiana.

    On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. (2nd edition) Charles Darwin 1845

  • It is also sued to treat familial Mediterranean fever, Bechet's syndrome and condyloma acuminata.

    Colchicine Poisoning 2010

  • Characteristic species are those that grow in the surrounding forest, including L. macrocarpa, Vitex peduncularis, Bauhinia acuminata and Albizia odoratissima.

    Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand 2008

  • Fauna of the Coorong includes migratory waders such as red-necked stints (Calidris ruficollis), sharp-tailed sandpipers (C. acuminata), and curlew sandpipers (C. ferruginea).

    Naracoorte woodlands 2008

  • Small areas of Marquesia acuminata, Guibourtia coleosperma, and Cryptosepalum exfoliatum evergreen dry woodland are scattered throughout the northeast of the ecoregion.

    Angolan Miombo woodlands 2008

  • Between 1,200 – 2,500 m the forest is dominated by Andean Alder (Alnus acuminata) and Mountain Pine (Podocarpus parlatorei) or Queñoa (P. australis); at lower elevations these species form a mosaic with other trees, especially Lauraceae and Myrtaceae.

    Southern Andean Yungas 2008

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