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Latin name Aphelandra R.Br.
Family Acanthaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
Height
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Synonym Amathea Raf. Hemisandra Scheidw. Hemitome Nees Hydromestus Scheidw. Lagochilium Nees Poecilocnemis Mart. ex Nees Stenandrium Nees Strobilorhachis Klotzsch. Synandra Schrad.
English name aphelandra
French name aphelandra
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Latin name Aphelandra golfodulcensis McDade
Family Acanthaceae
Distribution SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama)
North America distribution zone SE
Height S
Foliage
Ecology hyg->mes
Use
Synonym
English name GolfoDulce aphelandra
French name aphelandra du Golfo Dulce
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Latin name Aphelandra hartwegiana Nees
Family Acanthaceae
Distribution SE North America (Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone SE
Height S?
Foliage
Ecology
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English name Hartweg aphelandra
French name aphelandra de Hartweg
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Latin name Aphelandra panamensis McDade
Family Acanthaceae
Distribution SE North America (Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone SE
Height S?
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Ecology
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English name Panama aphelandra
French name aphelandra du Panama
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Latin name Aphelandra terryae Standl.
Family Acanthaceae
Distribution SE North America (Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone SE
Height S?
Foliage
Ecology
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English name Terry aphelandra
French name aphelandra de Terry
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Latin name Bravaisia DC.
Family Acanthaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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English name bravaisia
French name bravaisia
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Latin name Bravaisia berlandieriana (Nees) T.F.Daniels
Family Acanthaceae
Distribution SC SE North America (SE Mexico, Belize, Cuba)
North America distribution zone SC SE
Height S
Foliage E
Ecology hyg
Use cl dr ti
Synonym Bravaisia tubiflora Hemsl. ex Hook. Onychacanthus berlandierianus Nees
English name Berlandier bravaisia
French name bravaisia de Berlandier
Spanish name
Other name hulaba, hulup, julub (maya, Belize)
Trade name
Latin name Bravaisia grandiflora Donn.Sm.
Family Acanthaceae
Distribution SC SE North America (SE Mexico, N Guatemala, Belize)
North America distribution zone SC SE
Height S
Foliage
Ecology hyg
Use
Synonym Bravaisia proxima S.F.Blake
English name largeflowered bravaisia
French name bravaisia à grandes fleurs
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Latin name Bravaisia integerrima (Spreng.) Standl.
Family Acanthaceae
Distribution SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama) N MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, Peru)
North America distribution zone SC SE
Height L
Foliage E
Ecology hel hyg->mes calc
Use dr (pain reliever in some localities: the roots when cooked in guarapo which is a fermented beverage made from either sugar cane or pineapple) pl (ornamental) ti (boxboard, cheap construction, food containers, lumber)
Synonym Amasonia integerrima Spreng. Androcentrum multiflorum Lem. Barleria anomala Spreng. Bravaisia floribunda DC. Onychacanthus arboreus H.Karst. Onychacanthus cumingii Nees Onychacanthus speciosus Oerst.
English name jiggerwood barvaisia; jiggerwood, white mangue (Trinidad and Tobago)
French name bravaisia à feuilles entières
Spanish name canacoíte (Mexico); mangle blanco (Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama); mangle de agua (Costa Rica, Panama); maranjillo, naranjillo bobo (Venezuela); palo blanco (Mexico); palo de agua (Costa Rica, Colombia, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama); pintopié (Mexico); sancaraño, sancho arana (Colombia)
Other name
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Latin name Louteridium S.Watson
Family Acanthaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
Height
Foliage
Ecology
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English name louteridium
French name louteridium
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Latin name Louteridium donnell-smithii S.Watson
Family Acanthaceae
Distribution SE North America (Guatemala, Belize, Honduras)
North America distribution zone SE
Height S
Foliage
Ecology
Use
Synonym
English name DonnellSmith louteridium
French name louteridium de Donnell-Smith
Spanish name carreton (Belize)
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Latin name Louteridium mexicanum (Baill.) Standl.
Family Acanthaceae
Distribution SC North America (Mexico: Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas)
North America distribution zone SC
Height S
Foliage
Ecology hyg
Use
Synonym Louteridium conzattii Standl. Neolindenia mexicana Baill.
English name Mexican louteridium
French name louteridium du Mexique
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Latin name Oplonia Raf.
Family Acanthaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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English name oplonia; pricklybush, ticketwort (Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands)
French name oplonie
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Latin name Oplonia armata (Sw.) Stearn
Family Acanthaceae
Distribution SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone SE
Height [S]?
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Ecology
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Synonym Anthacanthus armatus (Sw.) Nees Justicia armata Sw.
English name thorny oplonia
French name oplonie épineuse
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Latin name Oplonia armata (Sw.) Stearn var. armata
Family Acanthaceae
Distribution SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone SE
Height [S]?
Foliage
Ecology calc serp
Use
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English name typical thorny oplonia
French name oplonie épineuse typique
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Latin name Salpixantha Hook.
Family Acanthaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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English name salpixantha
French name salpixantha
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Latin name Salpixantha coccinea Hook.
Family Acanthaceae
Distribution SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone SE
Height S
Foliage
Ecology calc
Use
Synonym Geissomeria coccinea (Hook.) T.Anderson ex Griseb.
English name scarlet salpixantha
French name salpixantha écarlate
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Latin name Samuelssonia Urb. & Ekman
Family Acanthaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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English name samuelssonia
French name samuelssonie
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Latin name Samuelssonia verrucosa Urb. & Ekman
Family Acanthaceae
Distribution SE North America (end Haiti: Massif de la Hotte, Saint-Louis du Sud)
North America distribution zone SE
Height S
Foliage
Ecology calc
Use
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English name verrucose samuelssonia
French name samuelssonie verruqueuse
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Latin name Spathacanthus Baill.
Family Acanthaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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English name spathacanthus
French name spathacanthe
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Latin name Spathacanthus hahnianus Baill.
Family Acanthaceae
Distribution SC SE North America (S Mexico, Guatemala)
North America distribution zone SC SE
Height S?
Foliage
Ecology hyg
Use
Synonym Macfadyena simplicifolia Donn.Sm. Ruellia macrocarpus Sessé & Moç. Spathacanthus donnell-smithianus Lindau Spathacanthus donnell-smithii Lindau Spathacanthus simplicifolius (Donn.Sm.) Leonard
English name Hahn spathacanthus
French name spathacanthe de Hahn
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Latin name Spathacanthus hoffmannii Lindau
Family Acanthaceae
Distribution SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone SE
Height S?
Foliage
Ecology mes
Use
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English name Hoffmann spathacanthus
French name spathacanthe de Hoffmann
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Latin name Trichanthera Kunth
Family Acanthaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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English name trichanthera
French name trichanthera
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Latin name Trichanthera gigantea (Humb. & Bonpl.) Nees
Family Acanthaceae
Distribution SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) N MW South America (Colombia to Guianas, Ecuador, Peru)
North America distribution zone SE
Height S[M]
Foliage
Ecology hel hyg->xer acid?
Use dr fd fr pl sa
Synonym Ruellia gigantea Humb. & Bonpl.
English name giant trichantera
French name trichanthera géant
Spanish name aro (Colombia); asedera (Panama); barriga, cafeto; cafeto madreagua, cajeto (Colombia); cenicero (Bolivia); fune; madre de agua (Colombia); madreagua; montonero (Ecuador); nacedero (Colombia, Ecuador); naranjillo (Venezuela); palo de agua (Panama); quiebra barriga, quiebrabarrigo (Colombia); suiban; tuno (Ecuador); yatago; yátago, yatego, zanca de araña (Colombia)
Other name beque, pau santo (portuguese, Brazil)
Trade name
Latin name Acer L.
Family Aceraceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
Height
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Synonym Acer Tourn. Acer subgen. Sacharodendron Raf. Argentacer Small Euacer Opiz Negundo Boehm. Rufacer Small Rulac Adans. Saccharodendron (Raf.) Nieuwl.
English name maple
French name érable
Spanish name acecincle, ácer; acezuintle (Mexico); arce
Other name acero (italian); Ahorn (german); assanâmij (otchipwe, Canada); giminadek (algonquin, Canada); ininâtig (otchipwe, Canada); kijigadek (algonquin, Canada); sisibâskwatâttik (cree, Canada); upueiashku (montagnais, Canada)
Trade name
Latin name Acer barbatum Michx.
Family Aceraceae
Distribution MC ME SC SE North America (USA: Missouri, Illinois, Virginia, Oklahoma to North Carolina, Texas to South Carolina, Florida; Mexico)
North America distribution zone MC ME SC SE
Height M
Foliage D
Ecology sci->hel hyg->mes acid
Use fd (maple syrup made from sap) pl pp ti
Synonym Acer barbatum auth. non Michx. p.p. Acer barbatum var. floridanum (Chapm.) Fosberg Acer barbatum var. longii (Fernald) Fernald Acer barbatum var. villipes (Rehder) Asche Acer floridanum (Chapm.) Pax Acer floridanum var. longii Fernald Acer floridanum var. villipes Rehder Acer nigrum var. floridanum (Chapm.) Fosberg Acer rubrum var. barbatum (Michx.) Lauche Acer saccharinum var. floridanum Chapm. Acer saccharum ssp. floridanum (Chapm.) Desmarais Acer saccharum var. floridanum (Chapm.) Desmarais Acer saccharum var. floridanum (Chapm.) Small & A.Heller Saccharodendron barbatum (Michx.) Nieuwl. Saccharodendron floridanum (Chapm.) Nieuwl.
English name Florida maple; hammock maple, southern sugar maple, sugar maple p.p., sugar-tree
French name érable de Floride
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Latin name Acer circinatum Pursh
Family Aceraceae
Distribution NW MW North America (USA: Alaska, Washington to N California; Canada: British Columbia) int NW Eurasia
North America distribution zone NW MW
Height M
Foliage D
Ecology sci [hel] hyg- >mes
Use cl (leaf shape emblem for US army rank) fw pl (ornamental) ti (cart poles, baskets for babies, hooks for caldrons, tool handles, yoke) ti(ob) (arrows, bows, green wood used for fishing nets frames, snowshoes framing)
Synonym Acer macounii Greene Acer modocense Greene Acer virgatum Raf.
English name vine maple
French name érable circiné; érable à feuilles de vigne, érable à feuilles orbiculaires; érable à feuilles rondes (Canada)
Spanish name
Other name acero a foglie tonde (italian); Rundblättriger Ahorn (german)
Trade name
Latin name Acer glabrum Torr.
Family Aceraceae
Distribution NW MW MC North America (USA: Alaska, Washington to California, South Dakota to New Mexico)
North America distribution zone NW MW MC
Height [S]
Foliage D
Ecology sci hyg->xer
Use fr fw
Synonym
English name RockyMountain maple; California mountain maple, Douglas maple, dwarf maple; mountain maple p.p. (Canada); New Mexico maple, Rocky Mountain maple, Sierra maple; western mountain-maple (Canada)
French name érable nain; érable des Montagnes Rocheuses; érable glabre (France)
Spanish name
Other name acero a foglie glabre (italian); Zwergahorn (german)
Trade name
Latin name Acer glabrum var. diffusum (Greene) Smiley
Family Aceraceae
Distribution MW MC North America (USA: California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona)
North America distribution zone MW MC
Height [S]
Foliage
Ecology
Use
Synonym Acer diffusum Greene Acer glabrum ssp. diffusum (Greene) E.Murray
English name diffuse RockyMountain maple
French name érable nain diffus
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Latin name Acer glabrum var. douglasii (Hook.) Dippel
Family Aceraceae
Distribution NW MW MC North America (USA: Alaska, Washington to Nevada, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming; Canada: British Columbia, Alberta)
North America distribution zone NW MW MC
Height S
Foliage D
Ecology hel
Use fr (seeds eaten by rodents and birds, leaves and twigs eaten by stags) fw (fuel) pl (ornamental) ti(ob) (arrows, baskets for babies, bows, fishing nets and snowshoes framing)
Synonym Acer barbatum Douglas ex Hook. non Michx. Acer douglasii Hook. Acer glabrum ssp. douglasii (Hook.) Wesm. Acer glabrum ssp. b douglasii (Hook.) Dippel Acer subserratum Greene
English name Douglas RockyMountain maple; Douglas maple, dwarf maple, Rocky Mountain maple, western mountain maple
French name érable nain de Douglas; érable nain p.p.
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