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n. - Type genus of the family of trees and shrubs widely distributed in warm regions some yielding useful timber.

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  • Rawa Danau, Banten in west Java is the largest remaining area of swamp forest in Java and Bali, and it contains many tree species now nearly extinct elsewhere in Java, such as...
  • Elaeocarpus, Rhus, Gordonia are the most common trees; Pythonium common,
  • Phoebe zhenan (V), Litsea elongata, oak Quercus glaucus, Elaeocarpus spp. and maples Acer spp.
  • These include species of Eugenia (Myrtaceae), Elaeocarpus (Elaeocarpaceae), and Calophyllum (Guttiferae).
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