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cellularity
Cellularity and growth form
multicellular
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993
Definition:
A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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USDA Plants data
Puerto Rico
URI:
http://www.geonames.org/4566966
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Virgin Islands
URI:
http://www.geonames.org/3577322
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Hawaii
URI:
http://www.geonames.org/5855797
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subtropical
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000205
Comment:
Ontology Description: http://environmentontology.org/ Ontology Source: http://envo.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/src/envo/envo.owl
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tropical
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000204
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Ontology Description: http://environmentontology.org/ Ontology Source: http://envo.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/src/envo/envo.owl
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Puerto Rico
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Hawaii
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U.S. Virgin Islands
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http://www.geonames.org/4796775
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8200 mm^2
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Puerto Rico
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Pacific Basin excluding Hawaii
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shrub
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900034
Definition:
whole plant frutescent, bush, shrub
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subshrub
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/subshrub
Definition:
Low-growing plant usually under 0.5 m (1.5 feet) tall, never exceeding 1 meter (3 feet) tall at maturity.
Attribution:
PLANTS Database Growth Habits Codes and Definitions: https://plants.usda.gov/growth_habits_def.html
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herb
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0022142
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whole plant herbaceous
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rhizomatous plant
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0005532
Definition:
a plant having a rhizome, a modified subterranean plant stem that sends out roots and shoots from its nodes
Attribution:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhizome
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TRY summarized records
7.5 m
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oxygen
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_15379
Definition:
molecular oxygen, O2
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Rockwell et al
photoautotroph
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000130
Definition:
An autotroph which is capable of transforming light into chemical energy.
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GBIF national node type records Brazil
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Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew)
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http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:15867
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
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http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:15670
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