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n. - Small genus of tropical American trees and shrubs with pinnate leaves and flat straight pods.

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  • Other species of trees that can be found are pochote (Ceiba parvifolia), brasil (Haematoxylon brasiletto), cazahuate (Ipomoea spp.), Lysiloma microphylla, and Ipomoea...
  • The dominant species include Lysiloma divaricatum, Bursera excelsa and Bursera fagaroides, which can be found in association with Ceiba aesculifolia, Comocladia...
  • The forested areas are dominated by tree species such as Bursera copallifera, B. palmeri, B. bipinnata, Ipomoea intrapilosa, I. Murucoides, Ceiba aesculifolia, Euphorbia fulva,...
  • Some elements of the dry forest are present in this community, but xeric elements are dominant and include Opuntia cholla, Bursera microphylla, Lysiloma divaricata,...
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