DIVERSITY OF LIFE
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Amaranthaceae
Caryophyllales

YYPG SYNONYMS:
Achyranthaceae, Atriplicaceae, Celosiaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Deeringiaceae, Dysphaniaceae, Gomphrenaceae

APG I and II lump Chenopodiaceae into Amaranthaceae, using the latter name which has priority. This seems to be a case of "lumping on the basis of ignorance." Based solely on rbcL trees (e.g., Kadereit et al., 2003) the two groups are monophyletic except that the betoid group remains unresolved. Based on 4 genes but a very small sample (2 + 3 genera), Cuenoud et al. (2002) found two monophyletic groups. Clearly, various alternative eventual resolutions of this issue are possible. However, it is likely that the betoids will either end up going with the old Amaranthaceae s.s., or the old Chenopodiaceae, and there will still not be a need to lump the two families. Lumping makes little sense when two large families are largely intact, but require a few generic transfers. Keeping traditional names and circumsriptions retains continuity and stability with the older literature. Lumping these two families on the basis of ignorance will only generate more ignorance - an inability to connect modern usage to traditional usage without qualification, adding considerably to the likelihood of error.
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Allenrolfea occidentalis
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Amaranthus
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Amaranthus fimbriatus
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Amaranthus retroflexus
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Arthraerua leubnitziae
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Arthraerua leubnitziae
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Arthraerua leubnitziae
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Arthraerua leubnitziae
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Arthraerua leubnitziae
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Arthraerua leubnitziae
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Arthraerua leubnitziae
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Arthraerua leubnitziae
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Arthraerua leubnitziae
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Arthraerua leubnitziae
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Atriplex
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Atriplex
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Atriplex
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Atriplex
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Atriplex gunnii
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Atriplex gunnii
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Atriplex hymenelytra
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Atriplex hymenelytra
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Atriplex lampa
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Atriplex lampa
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Atriplex portulacoides
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Atriplex quinii
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Atriplex quinii
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Atriplex spinifera
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Atriplex spongiosa
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Atriplex spongiosa
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Beta vulgaris
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Beta vulgaris
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Beta vulgaris
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Beta vulgaris
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Beta vulgaris
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Beta vulgaris
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Beta vulgaris
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Beta vulgaris
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Caroxylon littoralis
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Celosia argentea
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Celosia argentea
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Celosia argentea
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Chenopodium album
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Chenopodium album
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Chenopodium album
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Chenopodium ambrosioides
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Chenopodium ambrosioides
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Chenopodium ambrosioides
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Chenopodium ambrosioides
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Chenopodium ambrosioides
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Chenopodium ambrosioides
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Chenopodium ambrosioides
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Chenopodium ambrosioides
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Chenopodium botrys
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Chenopodium botrys
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Chenopodium capitatum
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Chenopodium graveolens
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Chenopodium graveolens
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Chenopodium missouriense
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Chenopodium missouriense
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Chenopodium missouriense
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Chenopodium missouriense
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Deeringia amaranthoides
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Deeringia amaranthoides
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Deeringia amaranthoides
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Deeringia amaranthoides
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Deeringia amaranthoides
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Deeringia amaranthoides
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Deeringia amaranthoides
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Dissocarpus paradoxus
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Dissocarpus paradoxus
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Dysphania rhadinostachya
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Enchylaena tomentosa
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Enchylaena tomentosa
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Gomphrena globosa
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Gomphrena globosa
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Gomphrena macrocephala
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Leucosphaera bainesii
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Leucosphaera bainesii
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Leucosphaera bainesii
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Leucosphaera bainesii
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Leucosphaera bainesii
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Leucosphaera bainesii
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Maireana georgei
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Maireana georgei
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Maireana georgei
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Maireana pyramidata
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Maireana pyramidata
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Ptilotus exaltatus
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Ptilotus exaltatus
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Ptilotus helipteroides
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Ptilotus helipteroides
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Ptilotus helipteroides
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Ptilotus latifolius
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Ptilotus latifolius
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Ptilotus latifolius
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Ptilotus macrocephalus
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Ptilotus macrocephalus
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Ptilotus macrocephalus
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Ptilotus nobilis
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Ptilotus obovatus
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Ptilotus obovatus
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Ptilotus obovatus
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Ptilotus polystachys
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Ptilotus polystachys
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Ptilotus polystachys
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Ptilotus sessilifolius
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Ptilotus sessilifolius
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Ptilotus sessilifolius
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Ptilotus sessilifolius
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Ptilotus spathulatus
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Ptilotus spathulatus
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Ptilotus spathulatus
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Ptilotus spathulatus
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Salicornia
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Salicornia europaea
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Salicornia europea
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Salicornia virginica
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Salsola
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Salsola
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Salsola
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Salsola
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Salsola kali
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Salsola pestifera
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Salsola tuberculata
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Salsola tuberculata
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Salsola tuberculata
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Salsola tuberculata
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Salsola tuberculata
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Salsola tuberculata
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Sarcocornia quinqueflora
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Sarcocornia quinqueflora
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Sclerolaena divaricata
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Sclerolaena divaricata
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Suaeda divaricata
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Suaeda divaricata
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Suaeda divaricata
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Suaeda divaricata
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Suaeda divaricata
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Suaeda maritima
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Tidestromia lanuginosa
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Tidestromia lanuginosa
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Tidestromia lanuginosa
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[illustration] Aerva microphylla
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[illustration] Anabasis articulata
image of Arthrocnemum glaucum
[illustration] Arthrocnemum glaucum
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[illustration] Axyris ceratoides
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[illustration] Bassia microphylla
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[illustration] Centrostachys aquatica
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[illustration] Charpentiera obovata
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[illustration] Cornulaca monacantha
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[illustration] Girgensohnia oppositiflora
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[illustration] Halocnemum strobilaceum
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[illustration] Hemichroa pentandra
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[illustration] Henonia scoparia
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[illustration] Kalidium caspicum
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[illustration] Nitrophila occidentalis
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[illustration] Noaea mucronata
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[illustration] Ofaiston monandrum
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[illustration] Pfaffia jubata
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[illustration] Pleuropterantha revoili
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[illustration] Polycnemum majus
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[illustration] Psilotrichum africanum
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[illustration] Ptilotus spathulatus
NUMBER OF GENERA IN Amaranthaceae: 202  KEW LIST: Amaranthaceae
Achyranthes Achyropsis Acroglochin Aerva 1 Agathophora Agriophyllum Alexandra Allenrolfea 1 Allmania
Allmaniopsis Alternanthera Amaranthus 3 Anabasis 1 Anthochlamys Aphanisma Apterantha Archiatriplex Arthraerua 10
Arthraerva Arthrocnemum 1 Arthrophytum Atriplex 16 Axyris 1 Baolia Bassia 1 Beta 8 Bienertia
Blutaparon Borsczowia Bosea Brachylepis Calicorema Camphorosma Celosia 3 Centema Centemopsis
Centrostachys 1 Ceratocarpus Ceratoides Chamissoa Charpentiera 1 Chenolea Chenoleoides Chenopodium 20 Chionothrix
Choriptera Climacoptera Corispermum Cornulaca 1 Cremnophyton Cyathobasis Cyathula Cycloloma Cyphocarpa
Darniella Dasysphaera Deeringia 7 Didymanthus Digera Dissocarpus 2 Dysphania 1 Einadia Enchylaena 2
Endolepis Eremophea Eremosemium Eriochiton Eriostylos Exomis Fadenia Fredolia Froelichia
Froelichiella Gamanthus Girgensohnia 1 Goerziella Gomphrena 3 Gossypianthus Grayia Guilleminea Gyroptera
Hablitzia Halanthium Halarchon Halimione Halimocnemis Halocharis Halocnemum 1 Halogeton Halopeplis
Halosarcia Halostachys Halothamnus Halotis Haloxylon Hammada Hemichroa 1 Henonia 1 Herbstia
Hermbstaedtia Heterostachys Holmbergia Horaninovia Iljinia Indobanalia Irenella Iresene Iresine
Kalidium 1 Kirilowia Kochia Krascheninnikovia Kyphocarpa Lagenantha Lagrezia Leucosphaera 6 Lipandra
Lithophila Londesia Lopriorea Maireana 5 Malacocera Manochlamys Marcelliopsis Mechowia Microcnemum
Microgynoecium Microtea Monolepis Nanophyton Nelsia Neobassia Neocentema Nitrophila 1 Noaea 1
Nothosaerva Nototrichium Nucularia Nyssanthes Ofaiston 1 Oreobliton Osteocarpum Ouret Oxybasis
Pachycornia Panderia Pandiaka Patellifolia Petrosimonia Pfaffia 1 Philoxerus Physandra Piptoptera
Pleuropetalum Pleuropterantha 1 Polycnemum 1 Polyrhabda Pseudogomphrena Pseudoplantago Pseudosericocoma Psilotrichopsis Psilotrichum 1
Ptilotus 27 Pupalia Quaternella Rhagodia Rhaphidophyton Rosifax Roycea Salicornia 4 Salsola 12
Saltia Sarcocornia 2 Scleroblitum Sclerochlamys Sclerolaena 2 Sclerostegia Seidlitzia Sericocoma Sericocomopsis
Sericorema Sericostachys Sevada Siamosia Spinacia Stelligera Stilbanthus Suaeda 6 Suckleya
Sympegma Tecticornia Tegicornia Theleophyton Threlkeldia Tidestromia 3 Traganopsis Traganum Trichuriella
Volkensinia Woehleria Xerosiphon Zuckia


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