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Codonopsis Wall.
  • A genus of flowering plant in the family Campanulaceae. As currently recognized, Codonopsis includes two other groups sometimes separated as distinct genera, i.e. Campanumoea and Leptocodon. The enlarged genus Codonopsis is widespread across eastern, southern, central, and southeastern Asia, including China, Japan, the Russian Far East, Kazakhstan, the Indian subcontinent, Iran, Indochina, Indonesia, etc.
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Conifers (4)

Use for: Coniferae

  • any member of the division Pinophyta, class Pinopsida, order Pinales, made up of living and fossil gymnospermous plants that usually have needle-shaped evergreen leaves and seeds attached to the scales of a woody bracted cone.
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constabulary
  • an armed police force organized on military lines but distinct from the regular army
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Corydalis DC.
  • A genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the poppy family (Papaveraceae). The diversity of the genus is concentrated in the Sino-Himalayan region, though the plants can be found throughout north temperate areas and parts of eastern Africa. Many are cultivated as garden ornamentals. The root tubers of some Asian species are used in Eastern medicine to treat pain, fibromyalgia, and high blood pressure, but clinical studies are lacking.
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Corylopsis Siebold & Zucc.
  • a small genus of shrubs (family Hamamelidaceae) of the temperate regions of Asia having racemose flowers
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Cotoneaster Medik.
  • a genus consisting of shrubs or small trees of the rose family (Rosaceae) native to temperate Eurasia. Widely cultivated for their attractive growth habit, many species have been introduced into other temperate regions for use in landscaping. Cotoneasters are closely related to hawthorns and firethorns, many of which are also economically important as ornamental species.
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Cremanthodium Benth.
  • A large genus of flowering plants in the daisy family. Native to China and the Himalayas (India, Nepal, Bhutan, Pakistan, Myanmar, etc.).
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Cryptantha Lehm. ex G.Don

Use for: popcorn flowers

  • a genus of flowering plants in Boraginaceae. They are known commonly as cat's eyes and popcorn flowers. They are distributed throughout western North America and western South America, but they are absent from the regions in between.
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