Culcita


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Noun1.Culcita - includes some plants usually placed in e.g. genus Dicksonia: terrestrial ferns resembling brackenCulcita - includes some plants usually placed in e.g. genus Dicksonia: terrestrial ferns resembling bracken; tropical America; Malaysia to Australia and Polynesia; southwestern Europe and Atlantic islands
genus Culcita
fern genus - genera of ferns and fern allies
Dicksoniaceae, family Dicksoniaceae - tree ferns: genera Dicksonia, Cibotium, Culcita, and Thyrsopteris elegans
Culcita dubia, false bracken - resembles Pteridium aquilinum; of Queensland, Australia
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Isolation and structure of a galactocerebroside molecular species from the starfish Culcita novaeguineae.
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(2002) reported that wet storage at -20[degrees]C killed the spores of Culcita macrocarpa C.
Germination and gametophyte development of Cyathea corcovadensis (Raddi) Domin (Cyatheaceae) from spores stored at low temperatures/Germinacao e desenvolvimento gametofitico de Cyathea corcovadensis (Raddi) Domin (Cyatheaceae) com esporos armazenados em baixas temperaturas
(43) Bridget Long, "A Fashion for Printed Panels," Culcita (British Quilt Study Group) 29 (September 2010): 3-4.
Printed panels for chintz quilts: their origin and use
Matella fictilis dum poscor crepitu digitorum et verna moratur, o quotiens paelex culcita facta mea est!
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Feeding biology of a Hawaiian sea star corallivore, Culcita novaeguineae Muller & Troschel.
Selectivity of preys of Coralliophila abbreviata and C. caribaea in coral reefs of the National Park Morrocoy, Venezuela: an experimental approximation/Selectividad de presas de Coralliophila abbreviata y C. caribaea en arrecifes coralinos del Parque Nacional Morrocoy, Venezuela: una aproximacion experimental
According to a report by BBC News, the mouse regularly devours the spores of the endemic European fern Culcita macrocarpa, the only small mammal known to do so.
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On the other hand, when the general hyperoceanic character of the climate in the area under study is accompanied in specific places by a deep encasement of the watercourses, with abundant rapids and waterfalls inducing high atmospheric humidity in the environment, these forests tend to show exuberant populations of hygrosciophilous pteridophytes, such as Woodwardia radicans, Culcita macrocarpa, Hymenophyllum tunbrigense or Stegnogramma pozoi (Table 3).
Temperate riverside forests without alder trees in the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula: ecology, phytosociological profile and interest for preservation policies

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