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Tovomita is a genus of flowering plants in the family Clusiaceae. They are noted for having white-yellow latex and containing xanthones. The genus is distributed in the tropical Americas from Costa Rica and the Windward Islands to Bolivia and southeastern Brazil, with many occurring in Venezuela. Most are native to the forests of the Amazon.
Most Tovomita species are trees, and a few are shrubs. They sometimes have buttress roots. There are monoecious and dioecious species.
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