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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <recentchanges>
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Butia yatay" rcid="8835" pageid="111" revid="8521" old_revid="7082" timestamp="2015-01-27T08:12:05Z" />
      <rc type="new" ns="0" title="Butia purpurascens" rcid="8834" pageid="2596" revid="8520" old_revid="0" timestamp="2015-01-27T08:11:30Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Butia paraguayensis" rcid="8833" pageid="1951" revid="8519" old_revid="6853" timestamp="2015-01-27T08:11:13Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Butia capitata &#039;Odorata&#039;" rcid="8832" pageid="113" revid="8518" old_revid="7083" timestamp="2015-01-27T08:10:38Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Butia capitata (Geleipalm)" rcid="8831" pageid="105" revid="8517" old_revid="6904" timestamp="2015-01-27T08:10:17Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Butia archeri" rcid="8830" pageid="112" revid="8516" old_revid="7173" timestamp="2015-01-27T08:09:46Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Butia eriospatha (Wollige Butia)" rcid="8829" pageid="106" revid="8515" old_revid="7075" timestamp="2015-01-27T08:09:28Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Zaden" rcid="8828" pageid="2434" revid="8514" old_revid="8513" timestamp="2012-05-30T12:05:21Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Zaden" rcid="8827" pageid="2434" revid="8513" old_revid="8512" timestamp="2012-05-30T12:04:51Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Zaden" rcid="8826" pageid="2434" revid="8512" old_revid="8508" timestamp="2012-05-30T12:03:53Z" />
    </recentchanges>
  </query>
  <query-continue>
    <recentchanges rcstart="2012-05-30T12:01:51Z" />
  </query-continue>
</api>