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Darwin’s hothouse and lists of hothouse plants

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Darwin became increasingly involved in botanical experiments in the years after the publication of Origin. The building of a small hothouse - a heated greenhouse - early in 1863  greatly increased the range of plants that he could keep for scientific…

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  • …         § Melastoma atropurpurea 6 2.6 …
  • … species Poinsettia Catasetidæ Melastoma with good sized flowers— a Bush. …
  • … has not been found in botanical reference works. 7.  Melastoma trinerve or M. trinervium. …
  • …   Clidemia crenata   = Melastoma  Brazil   …
  • …       Melastoma macrocarpa 85   Melastomaceæ …
  • … 84.  Possibly Aeschynanthus miniata. 85.  Melastoma macrocarpum. 86.  This name has …
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