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Astrocasia tremula (Griseb.) Webster (=Astrocasia phyllanthoides Rob. & Millsp.); Trombo

Small tree; leaves alternate, wide-ovate, widest below the middle, with a broad, rounded apex, stipulate, thin; dioecious; flowers and fruits axillary, on slender pedicels; capsules explosively dehiscent.

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