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Appendix
Common and Scientific Names of Species in the Tropical
Rainforest Biome
Plants
Brazil nut
Bertholletia excelsa
Theobroma cacao
Cacao
Camphor tree
Cinnamomum camphora
Chicle
Manilkara chicle
False kola nut
Garcinia kola
Kapok tree
Ceiba pentandra
Kola nut
g. Cola
Makore
Mimusops heckelii
Monkey pot tree
Lecythis ollaria
Mopane
Colophospermum mopane
Oil palm
Elaeis guineensis and Elaeis oleifera
Trumpet creeper
Campsis radicans
Mammals
African golden cat
Profelis aurata
African brush-tailed porcupine
Atherurus africanus
African forest elephant
Loxodonta cyclotis
African pygmy squirrel
Myosciurus pumilio
Asian elephant
Elephas maximus
Asian golden cat
Catopuma temminckii
Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine
Atherurus macrourus
Aye aye
Daubentonia madagascariensis
Baird's tapir
Tapirus bairdii
Bearded pig
Sus barbatus
Binturong
Arctictis binturong
Black-shouldered opossum
Caluromysiops irrupta
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