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Mora (plant)

Mora is a genus of large trees in the subfamily Caesalpinioideae of the pea family Fabaceae. There are about 7 species, all native to lowland rainforests in northern South America, southern Central America and the southern Caribbean islands.

• Mora abbottii: Caribbean
• Mora ekmanii: Caribbean
• Mora excelsa: Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana, Surinam, Venezuela
• Mora gonggrijpii: Guyana, Surinam, Venezuela
• Mora megistosperma: Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia
• Mora oleifera: Panama, Colombia
• Mora paraensis: Brazil

Some of the species are important for timber production.

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