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A preliminary list of the species of the genus
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was Eliza Ann who married Benjamin Vail. Following Zeno's death, Ann McKenzie Archer married David W.C. Olyphant.
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380:A Study of the Genus Galactia in North America.
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483:A study of the genus Psoralea in America.
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