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Definition of Richea dracophylla

1. Noun. Stout Australian shrub with narrow leaves crowded at ends of branches and terminal clusters of white or pink flowers.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Richea Dracophylla

Literary usage of Richea dracophylla

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania by Royal Society of Tasmania (1871)
"... attaining a height of about 70 feet in the rich alpine valleys of the Gordon Eiver. i richea dracophylla, Br. prodr. 555. Lake Fenton. ..."

2. Fossil Plants: A Text-book for Students of Botany and Geology by Albert Charles Seward (1898)
"... this genus of Umbelliferae agree closely with such a plant as Pandanus or other Monocotyledons; similarly the long linear leaves of richea dracophylla, ..."

3. A Narrative of a Visit to the Australian Colonies by James Backhouse (1843)
"... Tasmania fragrans, is frequent; the Broad-leaved Grass-tree, richea dracophylla, forms a striking object; it is very abundant, and on an average, ..."

4. A Narrative of a Visit to the Australian Colonies by James Backhouse (1843)
"... Tasmania fragrans, is frequent; the Broad-leaved Grass-tree, richea dracophylla, forms a striking object; it is very abundant, and on an average, ..."

5. A Narrative of a Visit to the Australian Colonies by James Backhouse (1843)
"... Tasmania fragrans, is frequent; the Broad-leaved Grass-tree, richea dracophylla, forms a striking object; it is very abundant, and on an average, ..."

6. Companion to the Botanical Magazine: Being a Journal, Containing Such by Sir William Jackson Hooker (1836)
"richea dracophylla,1 Broad-leaved Grass-Tree.—A beautiful shrub, abundant on the upper part of Mount Wellington. Some specimens of it, or another species of ..."

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