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MORTIMORE

Mortimore, Michael. 1989. Adapting to drought. Farmers, famines and desertification in West Africa. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.

Capparis sepiaria var. Fischeri

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Capparis tomentosa

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Cassia sieberiana

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Celtis integrifolia

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Cenchrus biflorus

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Citrullus colocynthis

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Cleome gynandra

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Combretum collinum

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Commiphora africana

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Crateva religiosa

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