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n. - Deciduous or evergreen American shrubs small trees having very hard wood and milky latex.

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  • Some shrubs and lower trees are unique to this community including Dodonea viscosa, Bumelia peninsularis, and Buddleia crotonoides.
  • Three of the plant species that represent the main elements of the vegetative associations include Pinus lagunae, Arbutus peninsularis and Bumelia peninsularis.
  • Also found in restinga forests are several species threatened with extinction, including plants (Bumelia capitata and Jacquinia brasiliensis), an amphibian...
  • On elevations of 250-500 m. in Socorro, a dense forest of amate (Ficus cotinifolia) is the dominant vegetation; higher in the mountains (500 m) other species substitute Ficus...
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