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Latin name	Bunchosia dwyeri Cuatrec. & Croat
Family	Malpighiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Central America)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	Dwyer bunchosia
French name	bunchosia de Dwyer
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Latin name	Bunchosia emarginata Regel
Family	Malpighiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	tree?
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English name	emarginate bunchosia
French name	bunchosia émarginé
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Latin name	Bunchosia glandulifera (Jacq.) Kunth
Family	Malpighiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe, Martinique) NC MC South America (Venezuela, Suriname, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S[M]
Foliage	D?
Ecology	mes->xer
Use	fd (fruits)
Synonym	Malpighia glandulifera Jacq.
English name	elsiebush bunchosia; bunchosia; chinkwood (Grenadines); elsie bush (Antigua)
French name	bunchosia bois-café; bois café (Guadeloupe); bois paulette, bois senti (Haiti); bois-café-bois; cabra (Hispaniola); café-bois, café-moka; prune café (Guadeloupe)
Spanish name	cabra, cabra hedionda, cabrita (Dominican Republic); cafe falso; café forastero (Puerto Rico); palo de Cuba (Dominican Republic)
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Latin name	Bunchosia glandulosa (Cav.) DC.
Family	Malpighiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Mexico: Yucatán; Bahamas, West Indies) MW MC South America (Brazil: Amazonas)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E[D]
Ecology	hel mes->xer calc
Use	dr (leaves bath for rheumatism, leaves infusion taken orally for amenorrhea and menstrual pain, leaves juice taken orally for asthma and bronchitis)
Synonym	Bunchosia glandulosa f. latifolia Nied. Malpighia glandulosa Cav.
English name	glandular bunchosia; bunchosia; chinkwood (Grenadines); glandular (Bahamas)
French name	bunchosia glanduleux; bois caca (Dominican Republic); bois poulette; bois senti (Hispaniola); prune-café
Spanish name	cabra, cabra hedionda, cabrita (Dominican Republic); café forastero, cafeillo (Puerto Rico); palo de cabra; palo de Cuba (Dominican Republic); yeso (Puerto Rico)
Other name	bwa kaka, bwa poulèt (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Bunchosia guatemalensis Nied.
Family	Malpighiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
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English name	Guatemala bunchosia
French name	bunchosia du Guatemala
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Latin name	Bunchosia hartwegiana Benth.
Family	Malpighiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	Hartweg bunchosia
French name	bunchosia de Hartweg
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Latin name	Bunchosia jamaicensis Urb. & Nied.
Family	Malpighiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	calc
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English name	Jamaica bunchosia; bunchosia (Jamaica)
French name	bunchosia de la Jamaïque
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Latin name	Bunchosia lanieri S.Watson
Family	Malpighiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala, Belize, Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Ecology	hyg
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English name	Lanier bunchosia
French name	bunchosia de Lanier
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Latin name	Bunchosia lindeniana A.Juss.
Family	Malpighiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama) MC South America (Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Acmanthera radlkoferi Kuntze Bunchosia gentlei Lundell Bunchosia lanceolata f. leiocarpa Nied. Bunchosia pringlei S.Watson
English name	Linden bunchosia
French name	bunchosia de Linden
Spanish name	cojón de fraile (Belize)
Other name	holum-te-ken, mul-b'ah (maya, Belize)
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Latin name	Bunchosia macrophylla Rose
Family	Malpighiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Honduras to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	bigleaf bunchosia
French name	bunchosia à grandes feuilles
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Latin name	Bunchosia martinicensis Small
Family	Malpighiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Martinique, St. Vincent)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	tree?
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Synonym	Bunchosia emarginata var. martinicensis Urb. & Nied.
English name	Martinique bunchosia
French name	bunchosia de la Martinique
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Latin name	Bunchosia media (Aiton) DC.
Family	Malpighiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	hel calc
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Synonym	Malpighia media Aiton
English name	middle bunchosia
French name	bunchosia moyen; bois senti (Haiti)
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Latin name	Bunchosia nitida (Jacq.) DC.
Family	Malpighiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Lesser Antilles)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	mes xer
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Synonym	Bunchosia nitida (Jacq.) Rich. Malpighia nitida Jacq. Malpighia nitida var. domingensis Nied.
English name	glossy bunchosia; chink wood
French name	bunchosia luisant; bois ami, bois senti, caïman franc, merde rouge de la montagne (Haiti); muscadier montagne (Guadeloupe)
Spanish name	cabra, cabra hedionda, cabrita (Dominican Republic); icaquillo, mierda de gallina (Cuba)
Other name	bwa ami, kayman fran (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Bunchosia ocellata Lundell
Family	Malpighiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Belize, Nicaragua, Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	spoted bunchosia
French name	bunchosia tacheté
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Latin name	Bunchosia odorata (Jacq.) Kunth
Family	Malpighiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) N South America (Colombia, Venezuela)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Bunchosia retusa Triana & Planch. Malpighia odorata Jacq.
English name	smelling bunchosia
French name	bunchosia odorant
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Latin name	Bunchosia pilosa Kunth
Family	Malpighiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	pilose bunchosia
French name	bunchosia poilu
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Latin name	Bunchosia polystachia (Andrews) DC.
Family	Malpighiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua, Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Malpighia polystachia Andrews
English name	manyspikes bunchosia
French name	bunchosia bois-massé; bois massé
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Latin name	Bunchosia swartziana Griseb.
Family	Malpighiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (SE Mexico, Guatemala, Belize)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Bunchosia swartziana var. yucatanensis Nied.
English name	Swartz bunchosia
French name	bunchosia de Swartz
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Latin name	Bunchosia ternata Dobson
Family	Malpighiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	sci
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English name	ternate bunchosia
French name	bunchosia terné
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Latin name	Bunchosia ursana W.R.Anderson
Family	Malpighiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	small bunchosia
French name	bunchosia mineur
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Latin name	Bunchosia veluticarpa W.R.Anderson
Family	Malpighiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	velvetfruit bunchosia
French name	bunchosia à fruits veloutés
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Latin name	Bursera Jacq. ex L.
Family	Burseraceae
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Synonym	Elaphrium Jacq. Terebinthus P.Browne
English name	bursera; American elemi, torchwood
French name	gommier; arbre d'encens, gommart
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Other name	bursera (italian); Weissgummibaum (german)
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Latin name	Bursera arborea (Rose) L.Riley
Family	Burseraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Jalisco; Belize)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Elaphrium arboreum (Rose) Rose Terebinthus arborea Rose
English name	tree bursera
French name	gommier arboré
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Latin name	Bursera ariensis (Kunth) McVaugh & Rzed.
Family	Burseraceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Guerrero)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
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Synonym	Elaphrium ariense Kunth
English name	Aria bursera
French name	gommier d'Aria
Spanish name	copal (Mexico)
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Latin name	Bursera aromatica Proctor
Family	Burseraceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Ecology	calc
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English name	siboney bursera; siboney (Jamaica)
French name	gommier aromatique
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Latin name	Bursera bipinnata (Moç. & Sessé ex DC.) Engl.
Family	Burseraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Amyris bipinnata Moç. & Sessé ex DC. Bursera gracilis Engl. Elaphrium bipinnatum (Moç. & Sessé ex DC.) Schltdl. Elaphrium gracile (Engl.) Rose Terebinthus bipinnata (Moç. & Sessé ex DC.) W.Wight
English name	bipinnate bursera
French name	gommier bipenné
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Latin name	Bursera brunea (Urb.) Urb. & Ekman
Family	Burseraceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Hispaniola)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Spondias brunea Urb.
English name	Haiti bursera
French name	gommier d'Haïti
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Latin name	Bursera denticulata McVaugh & Rzed.
Family	Burseraceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Michoacán)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
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English name	denticulate bursera
French name	gommier denticulé
Spanish name	copal (Mexico)
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Latin name	Bursera diversifolia Rose
Family	Burseraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Terebinthus diversifolia (Rose) Rose
English name	diverseleaf bursera
French name	gommier diversifolié
Spanish name	copel (Nicaragua)
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Latin name	Bursera dubia Bullock
Family	Burseraceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Guerrero)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
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English name	doubtful bursera
French name	gommier douteux
Spanish name	copal (Mexico)
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