Tropical rainforests grow mainly in three regions: theMalesianbotanicalsubkingdom, which extends fromMyanmar(Burma) toFijiand includes the whole ofThailand,Malaysia,Indonesia, thePhilippines,Papua New Guinea, theSolomon Islands, andVanuatuand parts ofIndochinaand tropicalAustralia; tropicalSouthandCentral ...
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Leaves ofAstilbe philippinensisare used in northern Luzon, Philippines, for smoking. TherhizomesofChinese bergenia (Bergenia purpurascens) are used in Chinese medicine to stop bleeding and to serve as a tonic.Heartleaf foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia) ofNorth Americais used in folk medicine as a diu...