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Page 102
... tropical Australia ) , Fagara ( 250 species in the tropics generally ) , Dysoxylum ( 200 species in Indo - Malaysia ) , and Commiphora ( 185 spe- cies in North Africa ) . Some genera , such as Blepharocar- ya ( family Anacardiaceae ) ...
... tropical Australia ) , Fagara ( 250 species in the tropics generally ) , Dysoxylum ( 200 species in Indo - Malaysia ) , and Commiphora ( 185 spe- cies in North Africa ) . Some genera , such as Blepharocar- ya ( family Anacardiaceae ) ...
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... tropical family , only some genera being established in temper- ate zones , especially of the Northern Hemisphere ( Arceutho- bium , Viscum , and Phoradendron in particular ) . The family has been regarded as a single family through ...
... tropical family , only some genera being established in temper- ate zones , especially of the Northern Hemisphere ( Arceutho- bium , Viscum , and Phoradendron in particular ) . The family has been regarded as a single family through ...
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... tropical and temperate regions . Several of the tropical trees produce fruits with distinctive flavours . Some of the widely disjunct distribution patterns possessed by several genera are of interest to biogeographers . GENERAL FEATURES ...
... tropical and temperate regions . Several of the tropical trees produce fruits with distinctive flavours . Some of the widely disjunct distribution patterns possessed by several genera are of interest to biogeographers . GENERAL FEATURES ...
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