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n. - Tropical shrubs or trees.

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  • This sierra is considered a center of diversification for families such as the Malvaceae, and possibly Compositae and Malpighiaceae.
  • The most important family containing lianas is Bignoniaceae, followed by Leguminosae, Hippocrateaceae, Menispermaceae, Sapindaceae, and Malpighiaceae.
  • Certain Malpighiaceae for years produce only one of the two forms.
  • Malpighiaceae, is quoted in the "Origin" (Edition VI., page 367) as an illustration of Linnaeus 'aphorism that the characters do not give the genus, but the genus gives...
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