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''Fraxinus dimorpha'' is a species of
ash tree ''Fraxinus'' (), commonly called ash, is a genus of flowering plants in the olive and lilac family, Oleaceae. It contains 45–65 species of usually medium to large trees, mostly deciduous, though a number of subtropical species are evergree ...
native to Morocco and Algeria in Northern Africa. 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 The Barbary macaque (''Macaca sylvanus''), also known as Barbary ape, is a macaque species native to the Atlas Mountains of Algeria, Libya, Tunisia and Morocco, along with a small introduced population in Gibraltar. It is the type species of the ...
, ''Macaca sylvanus'' is known to occur, is the southernmost species of the genus in the world.C. Michael Hogan, 2008


References

* California Agricultural Experiment Station (1896) ''Report of the Agricultural Experiment Station of the University of California'' Item notes: 1894-1895 * C. Michael Hogan (2008
''Barbary Macaque: Macaca sylvanus'', Globaltwitcher.com, ed. Nicklas Stromberg


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Flora of Algeria dimorpha Trees of Algeria Trees of Morocco {{Oleaceae-stub