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One of the Indian Ocean Islands, east of Madagascar. Its capital is Saint-Denis. It was discovered in 1507 by the Portuguese and claimed by France in 1638. It was first colonized in 1662 as Isle de Bourbon but renamed Reunion in 1793. In 1946 it was made an overseas department of France. The name commemorates the reunion of the revolutionaries from Marseilles with the National Guard in Paris in 1792. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p1011; Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p454; French Embassy)
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D017508
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Z01.639.520.700
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| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Reunion" by people in Profiles.
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A survey on the potential contribution of Reunion Island dye plant species diversity to the market demand for bioactive plant-based dyes and pigments. J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2023 Mar 25; 19(1):8.
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Medicinal Mascarene Aloes: An audit of their phytotherapeutic potential. Fitoterapia. 2018 Jan; 124:120-126.
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Molecular biology, phytochemistry and bioactivity of three endemic Aloe species from Mauritius and R?union Islands. Phytochem Anal. 2010 Nov-Dec; 21(6):566-74.