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Ternstroemia
Ternstroemia is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Pentaphylacaceae, distributed throughout tropical and subtropical regions in Africa, Asia, and the Americas. The genus, first described by Carl Linnaeus the Younger in 1782, consists of 161 species of shrubs and trees generally known as ternstroemias. Members of the genus are often grown as ornamental plants or are used medicinally.
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Ternstroemia is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Pentaphylacaceae, distributed throughout tropical and subtropical regions in Africa, Asia, and the Americas. The genus, first described by Carl Linnaeus the Younger in 1782, consists of 161 species of shrubs and trees generally known as ternstroemias. Members of the genus are often grown as ornamental plants or are used medicinally.
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