Gambia pea (Crotalaria goreensis) invades disturbed open woodlands, grasslands, floodplains and river banks and can prevent the regeneration of native species in these habitats.
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Gambia from West Africa
Fresh habaneros
A particular application of chinense chiles is the production of hot sauces.
AFRICAN or GAMBIA KINO from P. erinaceus.
BUTEA, BENGAL, or PALAS KINO from Butea frondosa.
BOTANY BAY, AUSTRALIAN or EUCALYPTUS KINO from different species of Eucalyptus.
Native to Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Niger, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria and Cameroon.
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Erythrina senegalensis (Image: Xander van der Burgt) ...
Pale Catechu [English]: Uncaria gambir
Pale Clematis [English]: Clematis versicolor
Pale Clermontia [English]: Clermontia pallida
Pale Cologania [English]: Cologania pallida
Pale Comandra [English]: Comandra umbellata ...
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William Thompson and his employer, Lord Gambier, began crossing Viola species in the 1800s, selecting their plants for large flowers, color combinations, and unusual colors.
Combretum grandiflorum
Family: Combretaceae
Showy combretum
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Additional Comments: The resin from the heartwood of black catechu can be used to tan leather, and it also produces a brown dye. Pale catechu (Uncaria gambier Roxb.) may be used medicinally in the same way but is slightly less astringent.
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Combretum grandiflorum is a showy tropical vine that will reach 20 feet in the greenhouse setting. It is a native of Gambia, Guinea and Ghana in West Africa.
Thomson worked on the estate of Lord Gambier, in Iver, northwest of London. The faced pansies became the rage in England during the 19th Century. Pansy shows were held to judge the most perfect kinds, just as rose and orchids shows are held today.
 See also: India, Medic, Orange, May, Violet
  
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