Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A stately species of silk-cotton tree, Bombax Munguba, found on the Amazon and Rio Negro.
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Examples
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Large trees of the forest include Hura crepitans, Triplaris surinamensis, Calycophyllum spruceanum, Cedrela oderata, Pseudobombax munguba, Virola surinamensis, and Ceiba pentandra.
Gurupa varzea 2008
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Pseudobombax munguba, numerous species of Ficus, and the palm Astrocaryum jauar.
Purus varzea 2008
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The most frequent trees are pioneer species such as Cecropia latiloba, Pseudobombax munguba, Nectandra amazonum, Symmeria paniculata, and the palm Astrocaryum jauari.
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