Fraxinus dimorpha

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Fraxinus dimorpha
Fraxinus dimorpha - Jardin Botanico de Barcelona - Barcelona, Spain - DSC09198.JPG
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Fraxinus
Section: Fraxinus sect. Sciadanthus
Species:
F. dimorpha
Binomial name
Fraxinus dimorpha
Coss. & Durieu

Fraxinus dimorpha is a species of ash tree native to Morocco and Algeria in Northern Africa. [2] An example occurrence of F. dimorpha is the Ourika River Valley, which is also the sole location within the High Atlas Range where the endangered primate Barbary macaque, Macaca sylvanus is known to occur, is the southernmost species of the genus in the world. [3]

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  1. Rankou, H.; M'Sou, S.; Alifriqui, M.; Martin, G. (2017). "Fraxinus dimorpha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T109366166A176948231. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109366166A176948231.en . Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  2. California Agricultural Experiment Station, 1896
  3. C. Michael Hogan, 2008