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Piresia goeldii ''Piresia'' is a genus of South American plants in the grass family. ;Species # '' Piresia goeldii'' Swallen - French Guiana, Suriname, Venezuela ( Amazonas), Colombia ( Amazonas), Ecuador, Peru ( Loreto), Brazil (Pará, Amazonas, Rondônia) # ...

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Piresia leptophylla ''Piresia'' is a genus of South American plants in the grass family. ;Species # ''Piresia goeldii'' Swallen - French Guiana, Suriname, Venezuela ( Amazonas), Colombia ( Amazonas), Ecuador, Peru ( Loreto), Brazil (Pará, Amazonas, Rondônia) # ' ...

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Piresia macrophylla ''Piresia'' is a genus of South American plants in the grass family. ;Species # ''Piresia goeldii'' Swallen - French Guiana, Suriname, Venezuela ( Amazonas), Colombia ( Amazonas), Ecuador, Peru ( Loreto), Brazil (Pará, Amazonas, Rondônia) # ' ...

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Piresia palmula ''Piresia'' is a genus of South American plants in the grass family. ;Species # ''Piresia goeldii'' Swallen - French Guiana, Suriname, Venezuela ( Amazonas), Colombia ( Amazonas), Ecuador, Peru ( Loreto), Brazil (Pará, Amazonas, Rondônia) # ' ...

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Piresia sympodica ''Piresia'' is a genus of South American plants in the grass family. ;Species # '' Piresia goeldii'' Swallen - French Guiana, Suriname, Venezuela ( Amazonas), Colombia ( Amazonas), Ecuador, Peru ( Loreto), Brazil (Pará, Amazonas, Rondônia) # ...

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Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...

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