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Vakwa montany (
Pandanus balfourii
)
The vakwa montany belongs to the Pandanus group of plants, also known as the screw pines after the spiral arrangement of the...
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Vakwa parasol (
Pandanus hornei
)
The elegant vakwa parasol is a tree characterised by a smooth trunk which branches into threes, forming an umbrella-shaped crown...
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Venus flytrap (
Dionaea muscipula
)
The Venus flytrap is perhaps one of the best-known and most awesome plants. Its leaves are modified in an extraordinary way...
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Viola di Ucria (
Viola ucriana
)
ARKive is supporting the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Top 50 Plants Campaign. The aim of this campaign is to help save plant...
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