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Pterocactus

fruit type

Kubitzki et al
samaras
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0030099

Definition: a fruit which develops from a carpel and at maturity comprises a dry exocarp, dry mesocarp, and dry endocarp that are elongated into a wing-like structure.

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native range includes

Kubitzki et al
Argentina
URI: http://www.geonames.org/3865483

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plant growth form

Kubitzki et al
shrub
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900034

Definition: whole plant frutescent, bush, shrub

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