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n. - Genus of chiefly tropical American shrubs and trees having pinnate leaves and red or white flowers.

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  • Other common species include Lonchocarpus, Albizzia carbonaria, bamboo and Chamaedorea.
  • Prominent trees in this area include Lonchocarpus punctatus, Bursera simaruba, Machaerium robinifolium and Pithecellobium unguiscati.
  • Here the canopy is at about 15 meters (m) and dominant trees include Bursera simaruba, Lonchocarpus domingensis, Coccothrinax australis.
  • Cordia alliodora, Croton pseudoniveus, Lonchocarpus lanceolatus, Trichilia trifolia, Caesalpinia eriostachys form the upper forest layer with trees of 20-30 m.
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