Duncan M. Porter
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LOCATION: Blacksburg, VA, United States
Professor of Botany, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg. Author of Rare and Endangered Vascular Plant Species in Virginia and others.
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Sapindaceae, the soapberry family of flowering plants (order Sapindales), comprising about 145 genera and some 1,925 species. Its members occur mainly in the tropical and subtropical areas of the world and are especially abundant in the American tropics. A number of species produce wood useful for…
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