Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of leguminous plants of the tribe Dalbergieæ, the type of the subtribe Lonchocarpeæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun A genus of chiefly tropical American shrubs and trees having pinnate leaves and red or white flowers.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun genus of chiefly tropical American shrubs and trees having pinnate leaves and red or white flowers
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Examples
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Other common species include Lonchocarpus, Albizzia carbonaria, bamboo and Chamaedorea.
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Firstly, laurel-guatambú forest whose main tree species include Balfourodendron riedelianum, Nectandra salgina, N. lanceolata, Cabralea oblongifolia, Lonchocarpus leucanthus, L. muehlbergianus, Enterolobium contortisiliquum and Tabebuia ipe.
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It includes Albizia carbonaria, Calophyllum brasiliense var. rekoi, Inga, Cecropia, Ficus and Lonchocarpus spp., balsa Ochroma lagopus, Luehea seemannii, Pachira aquatica and Heliconia.
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The following species are also restricted to this center (and endemic or near-endemic to this ecoregion): Acacia fleckii, Alchornea occidentalis, Baphia massaiensis subsp. obovata, Brachystegia bakerana, Dialium engleranum, Erythroxylum zambesiacum, Grewia schintzii, Hannoa chlorantha, and Lonchocarpus nelsii.
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Here the canopy is at about 15 meters (m) and dominant trees include Bursera simaruba, Lonchocarpus domingensis, Coccothrinax australis.
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Among some of the plant communities, there are forests dominated by Lonchocarpus punctatus, along with other species such as Bunchosia odorata and Ayenia magna.
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The vegetation of the small secondary stands consists primarily of species of "Juan Primero" (Simaruba glauca), "anón de majagua" (Lonchocarpus pentaphyllus) and "jagua" (Genipa americana).
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Cordia alliodora, Croton pseudoniveus, Lonchocarpus lanceolatus, Trichilia trifolia, Caesalpinia eriostachys form the upper forest layer with trees of 20-30 m.
Jalisco dry forests 2008
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Due to deep Kalahari sands and a higher rainfall, bigger and more varied trees grow here, such as Acacia erioloba, Terminalia prunioides, Lonchocarpus nelsii and tamboti (Spirostachys africana).
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Prominent trees in this area include Lonchocarpus punctatus, Bursera simaruba, Machaerium robinifolium and Pithecellobium unguiscati.
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