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- adjective ecology That has been
endemic in a region for a very long time
Etymologies
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From paleo- + endemic
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Most of the endemics at higher altitudes are recently evolved, comprising 19 of the near-endemics and 19 of the strict endemics, whereas paleoendemic plants, including the three endemic genera, occur only in the foothills.
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