The Combretaceae and Leguminosae families are well represented but Acacia spp. are not dominant here as they are in drier woodlands. From Wordnik.com. [West Sudanian savanna] Reference
The flora of these short-tree shrublands is dominated by species of Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae, and Combretaceae, together with Barringtonia acutangula. From Wordnik.com. [Tonle Sap freshwater swamp forests] Reference
Other important taxa in the ecoregion are the families Combretaceae and Mimosaceae, which are represented by 34 and 56 tree and shrub species respectively. From Wordnik.com. [Zambezian and Mopane woodlands] Reference
Although up to nine mangrove tree species have been recorded, most of the Madagascar mangrove stands contain six species in four families: Rhizophoracae (Rhizopora mucronata, Bruguiera gymnorrhiza and Ceriops tagal), Avicenniaceae (Avicennia marina), Sonneratiaceae (Sonneratia alba) and Combretaceae (Lumnitzera racemosa). From Wordnik.com. [Madagascar mangroves] Reference
These shrubs belong to the three natural families of the Lorantheae, the Combretaceae, and the Pyrenaceae, in which the astringent principle abounds; this principle accompanies gelatin, even in the bark of beech, alder, and nut-trees. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1] Reference
Combretaceae. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
(Combretaceae). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
Combretaceae. From Wordnik.com. [Explorations in Australia The Journals of John McDouall Stuart] Reference
Magnoliaceae, 1 Combretaceae, 2. From Wordnik.com. [Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries] Reference
Exceptions include Proteaceae, Lythraceae, Combretaceae, and Styraceae. From Wordnik.com. [Borneo peat swamp forests] Reference
The most common families are Bombacaceae, Combretaceae, Lecythidaceae, Leguminoseae, Sapotacea, Tiliaceae, and Vochysiaceae. From Wordnik.com. [Catatumbo moist forests] Reference
Major lowland rain forest tree genera include Pometia (Sapindaceae), Octomeles (Datiscaceae), Alstonia (Apocynaceae), Campnosperma (Anacardiaceae), Canarium (Burseraceae), Dracontomelon (Anacardiaceae), Pterocymbium (Sterculiaceae), Crytocarya (Lauraceae), Intsia (Leguminosae), Ficus (Moraceae), and Terminalia (Combretaceae). From Wordnik.com. [New Britain-New Ireland lowland rain forests] Reference
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