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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Annonaceae — a number ofevergreen trees from thesavannas ofAfrica .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Garcinia hermonii followed by Xylopia championii invariably dominate the understory tree stratum, a range of species dominate the subcanopy and na Mesua nagassarium usually predominates in the canopy layer.
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Demand for charcoal and fuel wood species such as Phyllocosmus africanus, Parinari excelsa and Xylopia quintasii has led to the over-exploitation of these species in some sections of the Western Area Forest Reserve in Sierra Leone.
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Jacaranda copaia, Xylopia aromatica, etc. Biodiversity Features
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The fruit of _Xylopia aromatica_ is commonly called Ethiopian pepper, from being used as pepper in
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_ Schott Tayoba (S.) _Xylopia_ (various kinds) Embira (F.)
Across Unknown South America Arnold Henry Savage Landor 1894
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