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n. - Evergreen heathlike or scandent shrubs of Madagascar.

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  • Species which are in danger of being lost from the park include: Wurmbea centralis, Juncus continuus, Gossypium sturtianum, Rulingia magniflora, Hibbertia glabberrima,...
  • In the Border Ranges, approximately 140 dicotyledon genera are Gondwanan in origin, including rain forest genera (Nothofagus, Ceratopetalum, Akania) and non-rainforest genera...
  • These include a range of narrow endemics and several rare and endangered species: Banksia conferta, Callitris monticola, Comesperma esulifolium, Coopernookia scabridiuscula,...
  • Flowering plants such as lilium or lilies, Proteaceae family called Spider Flower and genus of perennial shrubs Hibbertia also thrive the place.
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