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  • Pectis ciliaris L.

    Collection Date
    28 May 1944
  • Pagetides ? pusilla Gordon et al.

    Collection Date
    1948
  • Brickellia atractyloides A. Gray

    Collection Date
    23 May 1940
  • Eclipta alba (L.) Hassk.

    Collection Date
    18 Jul 1940
  • Conus (Stephanoconus) ebraeus

    Collection Date
    1945
  • Jasminum simplicifolium G. Forst.

    Collection Date
    4 Aug 1947
  • Mississippian Stratigraphic

    Collection Date
    1949
  • Trapezia digitalis

    Collection Date
    28 Aug 1947
  • Hevea brasiliensis (Willd. ex A. Juss.) Müll. Arg.

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    22 Aug 1945
  • Casearia mollis Kunth

    Collection Date
    24 May 1944

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