Joseph Dalton Hooker

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Joseph Dalton Hooker

Authored the 1883 Flora of British India treatment cited for morphology, historical names, and locality information on this page.

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Authored the 1883 Flora of British India treatment cited for morphology, historical names, and locality information on this page.

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