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Arecales: References & Edit History

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  • W. John Kress
    Head of Botany, Department of Systematic Biology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.

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Type Description Contributor Date
Modernized language and added new media throughout. Dec 23, 2025
Invalidated site: Zipcode Zoo - Arecales. Dec 21, 2017
Article thoroughly revised. Apr 17, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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