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PMR-D4907 People's Republic of China, Xinjiang Province, Kuqa: Caper bush (Capparis spinosa) in flower in Subashi ruins. The berries and buds are pickled and used as a seasoning in cookery. Keywords: Middle Kingdom, Han, Asian, Silk Road, archeology, botany, biology, plants
PMR279-10 Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich: flower displays in the Botanical Gardens, and Biology Faculty of the Ludwig-Maximilian University, with the cactus and orchid houses visible in the distance. Keywords: München, architecture, picturesque, colourful, flowerbeds, glasshouses
PMR279-09 Germany, Upper Bavaria, Munich: flower displays in the Botanical Gardens, and Biology Faculty of the Ludwig-Maximilian University. Keywords: München, architecture, picturesque, colourful, flowerbeds
PMR538-11 Austria, Vienna: aviary in the grounds of Schonbrunn Palace, currently (2001) used for genetic research into the form and colouring of feral pigeons. Keywords: birds, genes, biology, avifauna, ornithology
PMR390-09 New Zealand, North Island, Waipoua Kauri Forest: "Tane Mahuta" ("Lord of the Forest"), the largest surviving Kauri tree, 56 metres high with a 14-metre-thick trunk, estimated to be 1,200 years old. Its volume of wood is about 245 cubic metres. The crown of Tane Mahutra is a veritable ecosystem on its own, full of epiphytes and home to numerous creatures. Keywords: antipodes, picturesque, Maori, flora and fauna, biology, ecology, arboriculture
PMR390-08 New Zealand, North Island, Waipoua Kauri Forest: "Tane Mahuta" ("Lord of the Forest"), the largest surviving Kauri tree, 56 metres high with a 14-metre-thick trunk, estimated to be 1,200 years old. Its volume of wood is about 245 cubic metres. The crown of Tane Mahutra is a veritable ecosystem on its own, full of epiphytes and home to numerous creatures. Keywords: antipodes, arboriculture, ecology, biology, flora and fauna, Maori, picturesque
PMR556-11 Australia, Western Australia, Shark Bay: stromatolites in Hamelin Pool. Long believed extinct, these sediment-trapping black algae were only recently discovered. They are one of the earliest forms of life on our planet, unchanged in 3000 million years. Keywords: tropical, stromatolite, beginnings of life, biology, evolution
PMR680-05 Russia, Siberia, Irkutsk: Biology Department (?) of the University of Irkutsk. Keywords: historic, architecture, colourful, national heritage, picturesque

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