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<i>Gordonia</i> (plant) genus of plants

Gordonia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Theaceae, related to Franklinia, Camellia and Stewartia. Of the roughly 40 species, all but two are native to southeast Asia in southern China, Taiwan and Indochina. The remaining species, G. lasianthus (Loblolly-bay), is native to southeast North America, from Virginia south to Florida and west to Louisiana; G. fruticosa is native to the tropical rainforests of Central and South America, from Costa Rica to Brazil.

Gordonia is a genus of bacterium in the Actinobacteria, the same lineage that includes Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The genus was named after American bacteriologist Ruth Gordon in 1971 by Tsukamura.

<i>Gordonia</i> (synapsid) genus of reptiles (fossil)

Gordonia is an extinct genus of dicynodont therapsid from the Late Permian of Scotland. Fossils have been found from the Elgin sandstone of Cutties Hillock Quarry in Elgin, Moray. These are among the many reptile fossils referred to as the Elgin Reptiles. Gordonia was named in 1893 with four species: G. traquairi, G. duffiana, G. huxleyana, and G. juddiana. Currently, the only recognized species is the type G. traquairi. All other species are considered synonyms of the type.

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Gordonia (youth movement) Zioinist youth movement

Gordonia was a Zionist youth movement. The movement's doctrines were based on the beliefs of Aaron David Gordon, i.e. the salvation of Eretz Yisrael and the Jewish People through manual labor and the revival of the Hebrew language. In Gordonia the cadets learned Hebrew and the graduates organized themselves into training groups pending aliyah to the Holy Land.

Gordonia is a 2010 feature documentary film directed and produced by New Zealand filmmaker Tom Reilly.

Gordonia is a fairly typical, although sizeable Main belt asteroid.

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Gondysia similis species of insect

The gordonia darkwing is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America, from North Carolina to Mississippi and Florida. The food plant occurs in Alabama and Mississippi and the moth could be expected from these areas as well.

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Gordonia alkaliphila is a Gram-positive, aerobic and non-motile bacterium from the genus of Gordonia which has been isolated from tidal flat sediments from the Yellow Sea in Korea.

Gordonia caeni is a Gram-positive, strictly aerobic, short-rod-shaped and non-motile bacterium from the genus of Gordonia which has been isolated from sludge from a sewage disposal plant in Daejeon in Korea.

Gordonia cholesterolivorans is a bacterium from the genus of Gordonia which has been isolated from sewage sludge from a sewage treatment plant in Ciudad Real in Spain. Gordonia cholesterolivorans has the ability to degrade cholesterol.

Gordonia effusa is a bacterium from the genus of Gordonia which has been isolate from human sputum in Japan.

Gordonia hirsuta is a bacterium from the genus of Gordonia which has been isolated from a biofilter of an animal rendering plant in Germany.

Gordonia malaquae is a bacterium from the genus of Gordonia which has been isolated from sludge from a wastewater treatment plant in Taiwan.

Gordonia rhizosphera is a bacterium from the genus of Gordonia which has been isolated from rhizosphere soil from a mangrove plant in Japan.

<i>Polyspora axillaris</i> species of plant

Polyspora axillaris is a species of evergreen trees or shrubs that can grow up to 9 m tall. It has been given the name "Fried Egg Plant" for its white and yellow flower. P. axillaris is found in Southern China, including Hong Kong, Hainan and Taiwan. Is also grows in the wild in Vietnam, and is a garden tree all over the world.