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Terrestrial forest surrounded by Cyperaceae marshes and mangroves |
Fires set in dry season cause considerable damage to the comparatively small forest islands |
Himatanthus sp. (Apocynaceae), flowering at the forest border |
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Attalea maripa palm tree, wide-spread in the Amazon region |
Piper sp., wild pepper |
Flowers of Calathea sp. (Marantaceae), an understorey herb |
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Ischnosiphon sp., another Marantaceae |
Cassipourea guianensis, a non-mangrove Rhizophoraceae |
Manilkara sp. (Sapotaceae) is valued as a timber species |
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Manilkara stem cutting, demonstrating the white latex typical for many Sapotaceae |
hemiepiphytic Ficus sp. (Moraceae) strangling a palm tree |
within the terrestrial forest |
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