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1-643: Dichapetalum is a genus in the plant family Dichapetalaceae . The plants are tropical lianas native mainly to tropical regions of Africa , Asia , Malesia , the West Indies , Australia and Latin America . Some species are known to be poisonous due to the presence of toxic fluorinated compounds such as fluorocarboxylic acid and dichapetalins , a unique class of cytotoxic compounds that are only found within this genus. Accepted by The Plant List, as of February 2014: Dichapetalaceae Dichapetalaceae
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