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... tropical Africa . GENERAL FEATURES Size range and diversity of habitat . With representa- tives in both the tropics and in temperate regions , the or- der shows considerable variation in life form , from small annual herbs - nonwoody ...
... tropical Africa . GENERAL FEATURES Size range and diversity of habitat . With representa- tives in both the tropics and in temperate regions , the or- der shows considerable variation in life form , from small annual herbs - nonwoody ...
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... tropical regions of the New World and 1 species in tropical West Africa . Family Erythroxylaceae Trees and shrubs with simple , entire , alternate leaves often showing 2 persistent longitudinal folds ( leaves opposite in the genus ...
... tropical regions of the New World and 1 species in tropical West Africa . Family Erythroxylaceae Trees and shrubs with simple , entire , alternate leaves often showing 2 persistent longitudinal folds ( leaves opposite in the genus ...
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... tropical rain forest . The tropical high- grass savanna forms a belt up to 400 miles ( 650 kilo- metres ) wide adjacent to the forest . This savanna is domi- nated by many grasses of the tribes Andropogoneae and Paniceae , of which ...
... tropical rain forest . The tropical high- grass savanna forms a belt up to 400 miles ( 650 kilo- metres ) wide adjacent to the forest . This savanna is domi- nated by many grasses of the tribes Andropogoneae and Paniceae , of which ...
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