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71. Syzygium cunini, jambolan 72. Taniarix aphyllao athel tamarisk 73. Tarnrix chinensix, tamarisk 74. Terminalia catappa, India-almond TREMA, trema 75. Tremaguineensis, charcoal-tree 76. Treina inicrantia,Florida trema 77. Trema orientalis,charcoal-tree 78. Trema politoria, banharria 79. Ziziphus mauritiana,Indian jujube 80. Ziziphus spina.christi, Christ-thorn jujube MANGROVES 81. Avicenniagerminans, black.mangrove 82. Avicennia marina, black-mangrove 83. Avicennia oflicinalis,Indian mangrove 84. Bruguiera gymnorrhiza, Burma mangrove 85. Ceriopstagal, tagal mangrove 86. Conocarpus erectus, button.mangrove 87. Laguncularia rac2,nosa, white-mangrove 88. Rhizophora mangle, red mangrove 89. Rhizophora ,nucronata, Asiatic mangrove 90. Sonneralia caseolaris, crabapple mangrove Index of Scientific Names Index of Common Names v 260 263 268 271 .275 276 279 282 285 287 291 294 298 303 306 309 313 316 320 324 329 333 337 340
The Author Elbert L. Little, Jr., is Chief Dendrologist (retired), Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture. His career of more than a half century as a tree identification specialist has been devoted mainly to New Wo.rld trees. Field trips have taken him throughout the United States including Alaska and Hawaii. For more than seven years he worked in tropical America from Mexico and Puerto Rico to the Patagonia region of Argentina and Chile. Visiting professorships included Universidad de Los Andes, Mrida, Venezuela, and the Tropical Agricultural Research and Training Center, Turrialba, Costa Rica. In World War 11 he served with the Latin American Forest Resources Project in Ecuador and Costa Rica, with the Cinchona Division, Foreign Economics Administration in Colombia, and the drug plants program, U.S. Commnercial Co.. in Mexico. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations employed him as a consultant in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Ecuador. In Guyana he was an ecologist with a soil survey. His M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in botany are from the University of Chicago. Honors include Distinguished Service Awards from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the American Forestry Association. He is author or coauthor of many tree books and publications, including Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, Arboles Cornunes de Esmeraldas(Ecuador), Alaska Trees and Shrubs, Checklist of United States Trees, tais of United States Trees, and the Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees. Still writing in retirement, he is a Research Associate, Departmeiih of Botany, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. vi
Page 1 and 2: Common Fue d Crops i ,1 Elbert L. L
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Page 5: EUCALYPTUS, eucalyptus 32. Eucalypt
Page 9 and 10: How to Use This Handbook This handb
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Page 13 and 14: dicotyledons, but their woods vary
Page 15 and 16: KEY TO ACACIA SPECIES DESCRIBED HER
Page 17 and 18: Fig. 1. Acacia auriculiformis (Muel
Page 19 and 20: 2. Acacia brachystachya Botanical N
Page 21 and 22: References Maiden, J. H. 1917. The
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Page 25 and 26: References Hall, N., J. W. Turnbull
Page 27 and 28: T. •, ,, /.. 1 Fig. 6. Acacia cyc
Page 29 and 30: Fig. 7. Acacia mearnsii (Lindley 18
Page 31 and 32: 6. Acacia nilotica Botanical Name A
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Page 41 and 42: 8. Acacia senegal B'tanical Name Ac
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Page 45 and 46: 9. Acacia seyal Botanical Name Acac
Page 47 and 48: Other Uses Pods, foliage, and flowe
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Page 53 and 54: Fig. 19. Adhatoda zeylanica (Basu 1
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wing suggesting a propeller, rt.nai
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Fig. 21. Ailanhus excelsa lBasu 191
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14. Albizia falcataria Botanical Na
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interlocked. Difficult to saw, not
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Fig. 24. Albizia lcbbek (Little and
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America, and Southeast Asia. Extens
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16. Alnus acuminata Alnus acuminata
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Fig. 27. Distribution of Abtus acui
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References Furlow, John J. 1977. Be
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Fig. 29. Alnus nepalensis (Little a
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18. Alnus rubra Botanical Name Alnu
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,az' h,1/, Fig. 32. Distribution of
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.19. Anogeissus latifolia Botanical
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MAP SHOWINO DISTRIBUTION Of ,,. ,'
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-34 Fig. 3. A:- derchl indIcdI Bcdd
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Natural Distribution Native in Burm
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Fig. 37. Byrsonima crassifolia (Lit
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22. Cajanus cajan Botanical Name Ca
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oad, slightly flattened, ending in
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Fig. 39. Calliandra calothyrsus (Wo
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24. Cassia siamea Cassia siamea Lam
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Wood with thick, light brown or whi
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KEY TO 3 CASUARINA SPECIES DESCRIBE
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t I . rI, . '".C 0 / Fig. 41. Casua
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loams through sands to gravels, inc
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A h.... ..... ... A 7it Fig. 43. Ca
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Natural Distribution Native of trop
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Fig. 45. Casuarinaglauca (Maiden 19
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28. Colophospermum mopane Botanical
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Fig. 47. Distribution of Colophospe
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abwe, northern Namibia (South West
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Fig. 49. Dalbergiasissoo (Little et
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Pearson, R. C., aid H. P. Brown. 19
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Fig. 51. Derris indica (Beddorne 18
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Climate and Soils Humid tropical an
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References Beddome, R. H. 1869.74.
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32. Eucalyptus camaldulensis Botani
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Fig. 57. Distribution of Eucalyptus
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33. Eucalyptus citriodora Botanical
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34. Eucalyptus globulus Botanical N
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Fig. 61. Natural distribution in th
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nia. Where native, occurs in pure s
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N I- Fig. 63. Eucalyptus gornphocep
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Maiden, J. H. 1914. A critical revi
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138~~~~~ -9 pl.~ ~~ ~10,fis 811 A 9
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is a closely Species Eucalyptus sal
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F i6 '. L >r.1-- Fin. 67'. A.icaly~
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season of up to 7 months. At southe
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Fig. 69. Eucalyptus occidentalis (M
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39. Eucalyptus robusta Botanical Na
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Fig. 72, Eucalyptus robusta In sout
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40. Eucalpytussaligna Botanical Nam
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41. Eucalyptus tereticornis Botanic
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Fig. 76. Distribut~on of Eucalyptus
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42. Gleditsia triacanthos Gleditsia
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Fig. 78, Distribution of Gleditsia
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43. Gliricidia sepium Botanical Nam
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dish on exposure, hard, heavy, stro
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% L ,i, 2.5 pairs of side veins, up
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matches, and sawtimber for light co
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Fig. 82. Grevillea robusta ILittle
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46. Guazuma ulmifolia Botanical Nam
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Fig. 84. Presence of Guazuma uhnifo
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VA 'lb . 242; right, details of veg
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References Akademiia Nauk SSSR, Bot
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Climate and Soils Arid temperate or
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Fig. 87. Inga vera (Little and Wads
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50. Leucaena leucocephala Botanical
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of Leucaena leucocephala in Puerto
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51. Melaleua quinquenervia Botanica
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-t. .30 14 IS M quinquefevia Distri
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52. Melia azedarach Melia azedarach
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MAP SHOWING DISTRIBUTION % OF ",MEL
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53. Mimosa scabrella Botanical Name
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DA " FiroecooN4.Nbic€ s Fig. 97.
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54. Muntingia calabura Botanical Na
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Its main value is as showy ornament
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N Fig. 99. PArkinsoniaaculeata (Lit
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PINUS Common Names pine (English);
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0 / - Pjins balepensis isolated t o
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57. Pinus caribaea Botanical Name P
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NATURAL IST RIBUTION 0,0 PINUS CARI
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58. Pinus halepensis Botanical Name
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oxes, crates, mine timbers, railroa
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-4j I Fig. 105. Pithecellobhan dulc
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Common (Spanish). PKDSOPIS Names me
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KEY TO THE 7 PROSOPIS SPECIES DESCR
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Prosopis alba, left, flowering twig
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1 Fig. 108. Prosopis chilensis IMun
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Introduced into semidesert regions
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Fig. 110. I'rosopis cineraria(Beddo
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63. Prosopis farcta Botanical Name
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Wood of this low shrub available in
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1 Fig. 112. Prosopisjuiflrz, lSvens
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65. Prosopis paflida Botanical Name
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Presence of Prosopis patlida in Pue
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Fig. 115. Prosopistamarugo, left, p
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This species apparently was more wi
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Fig. 117. Psidium guajava (Little a
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68. Robinia pseudoacacia Botanical
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L Fig. 119. Distribution of Rohinia
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,59. Sesbania bi3pinosa Sesbania bi
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Planted also for windbreaks, hedges
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Fig. 121. Sesbania grandiflora (Lit
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71. Syzygium cumini Botanical Name
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purple to black, with juice, sour,
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Ill*0* 1530' 4P'I S : ' 5. _- .- .
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73. Tamarix chinensis Botanical Nam
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in United States. Average annual mi
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Fig. 128. Terminalia calappa (Littl
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about 3 cm long, 1 cm wide, oily, e
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75. Trema guineensis Botanical Name
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Fig. 132. Distribution of Trernagui
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Fig. 133. Trema micrantha (Little a
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77. Trema orientalis Botanical Name
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00 des Monsun Gebietee Fig. 136. Di
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Fig. 137. Trema polihoria (Lauterba
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Fig. 138. Ziziphits niauritiana(Lit
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in dry forests of India and Burma,
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Fig.F Fig. 140. Ziziphus spina.chri
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MANGROVES Botanical Names Rhizophor
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crabs, clams, and oysters, Habitats
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81. Avicennia germinans Botanical N
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17-N). // long. Flowers several, cr
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United States Department of Agricul
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Fig. 144. Avicennia marina (Sahni 1
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83. Avicennia officinalis Botanical
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Other Uses Used for piling for whar
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C Fig. 147. Bruguiera,gninirrhizalW
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cm in diameter, before falhng into
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Fig. 150. Ceriops ragal (Wight 1840
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86. Conocarpus erectus Coaocarpljs
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Be 06 as' as-Be Fig. 153. Distribut
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87. Laguncularia racemosa Botanical
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Fig. 155. Distribution of Languncul
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88. Rhizophora mangle Botanical Nam
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-. A. . I ., • ,I,. mcro~o~mk. B
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species of both Atlantic and Pacifi
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Fig. 159. Rhizophcra mucronata IWig
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P. Brown. 1932. Commercial timbers
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23 Fig. 162. Sonneratia caseolaris
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Index of Scientific Names Page numb
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Pongamiaglabra, 109 Pon.gamia pinna
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almendra, Terminalia calappa, 271 a
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cajaputi, Melaleuca quinquenervia,
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flooded-box, Eucalyptus microtheca,
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khejiri, Prosopiscineraria,231 kher
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mesquite, Prosopis, 222; Prosopis j
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pols doux, Inga vera, 183 pois doux
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torfa& Tinarix aphyIla. 263 turi, S
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