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Casearia commersoniana
Piparea dentata is a species of flowering plant in the family Salicaceae. It is the type species of its genus, Piparea.
The plant has a very wide distribution, spanning from Nayarit in Mexico to Minas Gerais in Brazil. It has a presence in most of Central America and South America, throughout many countries. The species occurs primarily in the wet tropical biome within subdeciduous dry forests, medium deciduous forests, medium sub-evergreen forests, and thorny forests along the coast at elevations of 0–800 m (0–2,625 ft).
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