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Bill Sykes pictured at his 90th birthday celebration in October, 2017. 18010701
A Christchurch botanist who devoted three decades of research into the wild plants and flowers of the Cook Islands, has died aged 90.
A Christchurch botanist who devoted three decades of research into the wild plants and flowers of the Cook Islands, has died aged 90.
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