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Is it correct to state that all species of the Fabaceae family are able to fix atmospheric nitrogen?

For example: Acacia dealbata, Dichrostachys cinerea, Acacia melanoxylon, Genista monspessulana, among others. In these species no nodule induction is observed in the roots.

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Why are there more epiphytic orchids in the tropics than in temperate zones?

I base myself on observations made on Caribbean islands (tropics) and Chile (temperate Mediterranean zones)

07 March 2017 5,649 4 View

Are there plants that can be considered invasive in the same center of origin?

For example, Dichrostachys cinerea is highly invasive in Cuba (introduced range) and also very abundant (aggressive) in South Africa (center of origin).

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Which family is richer in secondary metabolites Fabaceae or Lamiaceae?

Lamiaceae is richer than fabaceae in terpenes, but I am not sure that it is also in another family of secondary metabolites.

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