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• A flowering plant family. Actinidiaceae are usually shrubs, small trees, or lianas; they are largely tropical and are especially abundant in Southeast Asia. The genus Saurauia grows throughout the range of the family, while Actinidia is dominantly East Asian and includes the kiwi fruit (A. chinensis).

Use for: monkshood

• A genus of species of showy perennial herbs of the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). They occur in the north temperate zone, usually in partial shade and in rich soil. Some species are cultivated as ornamental plants, and several are used in traditional medicine, although all species are considered extremely poisonous.

Use for: maple tree

• a large genus of shrubs or trees in the family Sapindaceae, widely distributed in the North Temperate Zone but concentrated in China.

• an order of birds that includes most of the diurnal birds of prey, including hawks, eagles, vultures, kites, ospreys and secretary birds, but not falcons or seriemas. The generally nocturnal owls, also considered birds of prey, are a separate order from the accipitriformes.

• one of the four families within the order Accipitriformes, and is a family of small to large birds of prey with strongly hooked bills and variable morphology based on diet. They feed on a range of prey items from insects to medium-sized mammals, with a number feeding on carrion and a few feeding on fruit. The Accipitridae have a cosmopolitan distribution, being found on all the world's continents (except Antarctica) and a number of oceanic island groups.

• any of approximately 50 species of bird hawks (hawks that prey particularly on other birds) that make up the bird genus Accipiter, the largest genus of birds of prey, in the family Accipitridae. Sometimes accipiters are referred to as the “true” hawks. They have broad short wings and comparatively long legs and tail. They range in length from the little sparrowhawk (A. minullus) of Africa, at about 20 cm (about 7.9 inches) from bill tip to tail tip, which is slightly larger than a thrush, to the northern goshawk (A. gentilis), at about 60 cm (2 feet).

• a family of widely distributed herbs, shrubs, and trees having opposite leaves and tubular bracted irregular flowers with two or four stamens

• a small genus of "warbler" in the family Cettiidae, formerly included in the Sylviidae.

Use for: firs

• a genus of evergreen trees of the conifer family Pinaceae. Although several other coniferous trees are commonly called firs, true firs are native to North and Central America, Europe, Asia, and northern Africa. Several species are useful as a source of timber, and a number are cultivated as ornamentals, including use as Christmas trees.