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Magnoliaceae to Myrtaceae

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Information concerning typical features of families whose names starting with the letter ‘M’ is provided. Besides, important economic plants with notes on the larger genera are provided and, also, photographic pictures and line drawings.

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Keller, R. (2023). Magnoliaceae to Myrtaceae. In: A Field Guide to Tropical Plant Families. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05942-1_20

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