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MORTIMORE

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

Desmodium velutinum var. lasciocarpum

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Deterium senegalense

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Dioscorea dumetorum

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Dioscorea minutiflora

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Euphorbia balsamifera

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Ficus abuitfolia

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Ficus capensis

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Ficus ingens

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Ficus platyphylla

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Ficus polita

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