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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 36. Chapters: Trees of Trinidad and Tobago, Carica papaya, Ceiba pentandra, Attalea, Acai palm, Manicaria, Mimosa pudica, Attalea maripa, Roystonea oleracea, Uncaria tomentosa, Manchineel, Endemic flora of Trinidad and Tobago, Bursera simaruba, Phlebodium aureum, Muntingia, Aiphanes horrida, Bactris major, Passiflora foetida, Desmoncus polyacanthos, Cedrela odorata, Erythrina fusca, Amyris elemifera, Cyathea delgadii, Manilkara bidentata, Euterpe precatoria, Justicia flaviflora, Desmoncus orthacanthos, Zanthoxylum fagara, Hura crepitans, Byrsonima crassifolia, Astrocaryum aculeatum, Psidium guajava, Utricularia juncea, Dorstenia brasiliensis, Duguetia tobagensis, Oenocarpus, Moriche Palm, Ice Cream, Trinidad and Tobago dry forests, Coccothrinax barbadensis, Justicia tobagensis, Dicliptera aripoensis, Dorstenia contrajerva, Utricularia pusilla, Euterpe broadwayi, Andira inermis, Sabal mauritiiformis, Sideroxylon foetidissimum, Utricularia hispida, Heliconia bihai, Tabebuia serratifolia, Utricularia olivacea, Utricularia viscosa, Odontonema brevipes, Utricularia adpressa, Attalea osmantha, Aristolochia boosii, Utricularia alpina, Bactris setulosa, Utricularia cucullata, Utricularia tenuissima, Bactris simplicifrons, Utricularia myriocista, Utricularia trichophylla, Mora, Bactris campestris, Mauritia. Excerpt: Attalea is a large genus of palms native to Mexico, the Caribbean, Central and South America. This pinnately leaved, non-spiny genus includes both small palms lacking an aboveground stem and large trees. The genus has a complicated taxonomic history, and has often been split into four or five genera based on differences in the male flowers. Since the genera can only be distinguished on the basis of their male flowers, the existence of intermediate flower types and the existence of hybrids between different genera has been used...
