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n. - Genus of South American trees; Palo Santo.

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  • The most common vegetation in the ecoregion includes Acacia glomerosa, Bourreria cumanensis, Bulnesia arborea, Caesalpinia coriniana, Copaifera venezolana, Croton sp.,
  • The steppe is formed by resinous evergreen bushes dominated by representatives of the Zygophyllaceae family, such as species from the genera Larrea (jarillas), Bulnesia...
  • Some of the flora in these areas include Acacia glamerosa, Bulnesia arborea, Bourreria cumanensis, Copaifera venezuelana, Gyrocarpus americanus, Jacquinia pungens,...
  • Armathocereus humilis, Stenocereus griseus, Acanthocereus pentagonus y Pilosocereus colombianus; and woody species of bushes and trees such as Pithecellobium bogotense,...
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