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Latin name	Cabralea canjerana (Vell.) Mart.
Family	Meliaceae
Distribution	SE North America South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel hyg
Use	dr (bark for fever treatment) fr ma (red dye from sawdust) pl ti
Synonym
English name	cancharana cabralea
French name	cabralea cangerana
Spanish name	batea (Ecuador); cancharana, canxarana (Argentina); cedrillo (Ecuador); cedro-rá (Paraguay); congerana (Uruguay)
Other name	caierana, cajá-espúrio, cajarana, cajarana-do-litoral, canharana, canjarana, canjerana, canjerana-de-prego, cedro-canjerana (Brazil); coguani guamenezhue (waorani, Ecuador); pau de santo, pau-de-santo (Brazil)
Trade name	cangerana

Latin name	Cabralea canjerana (Vell.) Mart. ssp. canjerana
Family	Meliaceae
Distribution	SE North America South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology
Use	dr ma ti
Synonym	Cabralea brachystachya C.DC. Cabralea burchellii C.DC. Cabralea cangerana Saldanha Cabralea cauliflora Harms Cabralea corcovadensis C.DC. Cabralea eichleriana C.DC. Cabralea eichleriana var. macrantha C.DC. Cabralea eichleriana var. macrantha Harms ex Glaz. Cabralea erismatica A.C.Sm. Cabralea estrellensis C.DC. Cabralea gaudichaudii C.DC. Cabralea glaberrima A.Juss. Cabralea glaziovii C.DC. Cabralea jussiaeana C.DC. Cabralea lacaziana Rizzini Cabralea laevis C.DC. Cabralea lagoensis C.DC. Cabralea lagoensis var. glabra C.DC. Cabralea lundii C.DC. Cabralea macrantha (C.DC.) Harms Cabralea macrophylla Fenzl ex C.DC. Cabralea macrophylla var. decomposita C.DC. Cabralea multijuga C.DC. Cabralea oblongifoliola C.DC. Cabralea pallescens C.DC. Cabralea pedunculata C.DC. Cabralea pilosa C.DC. Cabralea pilosa var. glabrior C.DC. Cabralea poeppigii C.DC. Cabralea riedelii C.DC. Cabralea rojasii C.DC. Cabralea schwackei C.DC. Cabralea silvatica C.DC. Cabralea sulcata C.DC. Cabralea villosa C.DC. Cabralea warmingiana C.DC. Cabralea warmingiana var. coriacea C.DC. Trichilia canjerana Vell. Turraea americana Vell.
English name	typical cancharana cabralea
French name	cabralea cangerana typique
Spanish name	cancharana, canyarana (Argentina); cedro macha (Peru); cedrora, concharana, palo de santo (Paraguay); requia blanca (Peru); trompillo macho (Bolivia)
Other name	aká-yará (Paraguay); cajarana, cangerana, canharana, canjarana vermelha, canjerana, cedrahy (Brazil); cedro-rá (Paraguay); cedrohy, coroba (Brazil); nononcohue (waorani, Ecuador); pau santo (Brazil); yuyrapyté pytá (Paraguay)
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Latin name	Caesalpinia L.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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Synonym	Libidibia Schltdl. Poinciana L. Poincianella Britton & Rose
English name	caesalpinia; brasiletto, poinciana
French name	césalpinie; brésillet (Haiti)
Spanish name	brasilleto
Other name	brezièt (creole, Haiti); Caesalpinie (german); cesalpinia (italian); kanik, kinik, kinik jòn (creole, Haiti)
Trade name	brasiletto, Brazil wood, dyewoods, Nicaragua wood

Latin name	Caesalpinia barahonensis Urb.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (end Hispaniola)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology
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English name	barahona caesalpinia
French name	césalpinie de Barahona; brésillet (Haiti)
Spanish name	brasil (Dominican Republic)
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Latin name	Caesalpinia brasiliensis L.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (end Haiti: Gonaïves, Jean Rabel, Fond Parisien, Isla Tortuga and Dominican Republic: bosques de Neiba to Puerto Escondido)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology
Use
Synonym	Baryxylum brasiliense (L.) Pierre Brasilettia brasiliensis (L.) Kuntze Peltophorum brasiliense (L.) Urb.
English name	Brazilwood caesalpinia
French name	césalpinie brésillet; brésillet
Spanish name	Brasil, palo de Brasil (Dominican Republic)
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Latin name	Caesalpinia buchii Urb.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (end Haiti: Lago de Fondo, Gonaïves, Hinche, Isla Gonave and Dominican Republic: Azua Area)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology	xer
Use
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English name	Hispaniola caesalpinia
French name	césalpinie d'Hispaniola
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Latin name	Caesalpinia cacalaco Humb. & Bonpl.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S[M]
Foliage
Ecology	hyg
Use
Synonym	Coulteria mexicana DC. Poinciana horrida Sessé & Moç. Russellodendron cacalaco (Humb. & Bonpl.) Britton & Rose
English name	prickly caesalpinia
French name	césalpinie épineuse
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Latin name	Caesalpinia caladenia Standl.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Sonora to Colima)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology
Use
Synonym	Poincianella caladenia (Standl.) Britton & Rose
English name	caladenia caesalpinia
French name	césalpinie caladenia
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Latin name	Caesalpinia coriaria (Jacq.) Willd.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama, West Indies) South America (general) int SC Eurasia
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S[M]
Foliage	D
Ecology	hyg->xer
Use	dr fd (honey) fw ma (tannin, dye) pl ti (posts)
Synonym	Caesalpinia thomeae Spreng. Libidibia coriaria (Jacq.) Schltdl. Poinciana coriaria Jacq.
English name	dividivi caesalpinia; diuidiui, divi divi (Jamaica); divi-divi; dividivi (Jamaica, Trinidad); libi-didi, libidibi (Jamaica)
French name	césalpinie dividivi; divi divi (Haiti); divi-divi (Guadeloupe); dividivi, guatapana, libidibi, macasol (Haiti)
Spanish name	agallo (Mexico, Panama); baranó; baranoa (Colombia); cascalote (Mexico); divi-divi (Colombia, Mexico, Panama); dividive (Puerto Rico, Venezuela); dividivi (Colombia, Cuba, Puerto Rico); guaracabuya (Cuba); guatapan; guatapán (Venezuela); guatapaná (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); guatapanare, guatepanare (Venezuela); libidibi; nacascol (Costa Rica, Peru); nacascol tinaco (El Salvador); nacascolo (Costa Rica, Nicaragua); nacascolote (Central America); nacosolo, tinaco (El Salvador)
Other name	divi divi (creole, Haiti); divi-divi; dividivi (Netherlands Antilles); gwatapana, libidibi (creole, Haiti); watapana (Netherlands Antilles)
Trade name	dividive, dividivi

Latin name	Caesalpinia eriostachys Benth.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama, Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology	hel mes xer
Use	pl (ornamental) pp (often used for paper pulp) ti (fence posts, general construction, interior decoration, mine props, posts, railroad ties, tool handles)
Synonym	Poincianella eriostachys (Benth.) Britton & Rose Schizolobium covilleanum Pittier
English name	saíno caesalpinia
French name	césalpinie saíno
Spanish name	coñocuabo (Nicaragua); iguanero (Mexico); iguano (El Salvador); pintadillo (Honduras, Nicaragua); sahinillo, sahíno, saino, saíno, zainillo (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Caesalpinia exostemma DC.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology	hyg
Use
Synonym	Caesalpinia compressa (Sessé & Moç. ex G.Don) D.Dietr. Caesalpinia conzatti (Rose) Standl. Poinciana compressa Sessé & Moç. ex G.Don Poinciana conzatti Rose Poinciana elatior Sessé & Moç. Poincianella exostemma (DC.) Britton & Rose
English name	flattened caesalpinia
French name	césalpinie aplatie
Spanish name	niño muerto (Nicaragua)
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Latin name	Caesalpinia exostemma DC. ssp. exostemma
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology	hyg
Use
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English name	typical flattened caesalpinia
French name	césalpinie aplatie typique
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Latin name	Caesalpinia exostemma ssp. tampicoana (Britton & Rose) G.P.Lewis
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Tampico)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M?
Foliage
Ecology
Use
Synonym	Caesalpinia tampicoana (Britton & Rose) Standl. Poincianella tampicoana Britton & Rose
English name	Tampico flattened caesalpinia
French name	césalpinie aplatie de Tampico
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Latin name	Caesalpinia gaumeri Greenm.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (SE Mexico, Belize)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel mes calc
Use	dr ma ti (construction)
Synonym	Poincianella gaumeri (Grennm.) Britton & Rose
English name	kitamché caesalpinia; axe master, bastard logwood, peccary wood, warree wood, warrie wood (Belize)
French name	césalpinie kitamché
Spanish name	quebra hacha, rudo del monte (Belize)
Other name	citinché (maya); kitamché (Mexico)
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Latin name	Caesalpinia granadillo Pittier
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America? (Mexico, Nicaragua) N MC ME SC SE South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology
Use	pl ti (agricultural implements, bridge construction, cross ties, fence posts, general construction, marine piling, umbrella handles, vehicules)
Synonym	Libidibia granadillo (Pittier) Pittier
English name	brownebony caesalpinia; coffeewood, Maracaibo ebony, partridge wood
French name	césalpinie granadillo
Spanish name	ebana; ebano, granadillo (Venezuela); guayacán; mache, quiebrahuacho (Venezuela)
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Trade name	brown ebony

Latin name	Caesalpinia laxa Benth.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology
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Synonym	Poincianella laxa (Benth.) Britton & Rose
English name	loose caesalpinia
French name	césalpinie lâche
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Latin name	Caesalpinia mexicana A.Gray
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC North America (USA: Texas; Mexico: Jalisco)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology	hel xer
Use
Synonym	Caesalpinia mexicana var. pubescens B.L.Rob. & Greenm. Poinciana mexicana (A.Gray) Rose Poincianella mexicana (A.Gray) Britton & Rose Poincianella robinsoniana Britton & Rose
English name	Mexican caesalpinia; Mexican poinciana; Mexican holdback (USA)
French name	césalpinie du Mexique
Spanish name	hojasén (Mexico)
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Latin name	Caesalpinia mollis (Kunth.) Spreng.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Mexico: Yucatán peninsula; Central America) N South America (Colombia, Venezuela)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology
Use	pl (ornamental, reforestation) ti (construction, furniture, wood carving)
Synonym	Brasilettia mollis (Kunth) Britton & Killip Coulteria mollis Kunth
English name	soft caesalpinia
French name	césalpinie soyeuse
Spanish name	brazil, brazileto (Mexico); cuajuaro, durote (Venezuela)
Other name	chakte'kok, chakte'viga (maya, Mexico)
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Latin name	Caesalpinia pellucida Vogel
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (end Dominican Republic: San Cristóbal to Azua and Haiti)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology
Use
Synonym	Poincianella pellucida (Vogel) Britton & Rose
English name	translucent caesalpinia
French name	césalpinie translucide
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Latin name	Caesalpinia platyloba S.Watson
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	xer
Use	ti (construction)
Synonym	Brasilettia blasiana (M.E.Jones) Britton ex Britton & Rose Brasilettia glabra Britton & Rose Brasilettia pilosa Britton & Rose Brasilettia platyloba (S.Watson) Britton & Rose Brasilettia pubescens Britton ex Britton & Rose Caesalpinia blasiana M.E.Jones
English name	broadlobe caesalpinia
French name	césalpinie à lobes larges
Spanish name	arellano, palo colorado
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Latin name	Caesalpinia portoricensis (Britton & P.Wilson) Alain
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Hispaniola, Puerto Rico)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology
Use
Synonym	Caesalpinia portoricensis (Britton & P.Wilson) Gillis & Proctor Guilandina portoricensis Britton & P.Wilson
English name	PuertoRico caesalpinia
French name	césalpinie de Porto Rico
Spanish name	algarrobillo (Dominican Republic)
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Latin name	Caesalpinia sclerocarpa Standl.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Jalisco, Oaxaca)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology	hyg
Use
Synonym	Libidibia sclerocarpa (Standl.) Britton & Rose
English name	hardfruit caesalpinia; partridgewood
French name	césalpinie à fruits sclérifiés
Spanish name	ébano
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Trade name	partridgewood

Latin name	Caesalpinia velutina (Britton & Rose) Standl.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Guatemala, Belize, Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology
Use	fw (charcoal, firewood) pl (living fences, ornamental tree) ti (valuable wood)
Synonym	Brasilettia velutina Britton & Rose
English name	velvety caesalpinia
French name	césalpinie velouteuse
Spanish name	aripin, mandagual (Nicaragua)
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Latin name	Caesalpinia vesicaria L.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico, Guatemala, Bahamas, West Indies) NC South America (Curaçao)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology	xer calc
Use
Synonym	Caesalpinia bijuga (L.) Sw. Nicarago vesicaria Britton & Rose Poinciana bijugata L.
English name	bladderlike caesalpinia; bastard nicarago (Jamaica); bladderlike; brasiletto (Bahamas); Indian savin tree, Jack fishwood (Jamaica); wild madre de cacao (Belize)
French name	césalpinie vésiculeuse
Spanish name	brasil, brasilete negro (Cuba); carbón (Nicaragua); careicillo, guacamaya de costa, guacaruaya de costa, palo de rosa (Cuba)
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Latin name	Caesalpinia violacea (Mill.) Standl.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Nicaragua, Cuba, Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology	hel xer calc
Use	fw ma (dye) pl ti (construction, posts)
Synonym	Brasilettia violacea (Mill.) Britton & Rose Caesalpinia brasiliensis Sw. non L. Caesalpinia cubensis Grenm. Peltophorum brasiliense (L.) Urb. Peltophorum linnaei Benth. ex Griseb. Robinia violacea Mill.
English name	violet caesalpinia; brasiletto (Jamaica); Brazilwood peltophorum
French name	césalpinie violette; brésilier
Spanish name	brasil; brasil blanco (Nicaragua); brasiletto (Belize); brasilillo, chocuabo (Nicaragua); palo de Brasil; yarúa (Cuba)
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Latin name	Caesalpinia yucatanensis Greenm.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, Guatemala, Belize)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology
Use
Synonym	Caesalpinia recordii Britton & Rose Poincianella yucatanensis (Greenm.) Britton & Rose
English name	Yucatán caesalpinia
French name	césalpinie du Yucatán
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Latin name	Caesalpinia yucatanensis Greenm. var. yucatanensis
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Belize)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology
Use	dr
Synonym
English name	typical Yucatán caesalpinia; bastard billy webb, pecarry wood, warree wood, warriewood (Belize)
French name	césalpinie du Yucatán typique
Spanish name	caramayo (Belize)
Other name	can-chin, canlo (maya, Belize)
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Latin name	Calatola Standl.
Family	Icacinaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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Ecology
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English name	calatola
French name	calatola
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Latin name	Calatola costaricensis Standl.
Family	Icacinaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama) N MW MC South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador: Coast, Andes, Amazonas; Peru, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology	hel
Use	cl (leaves chewed to blacken teeth) fd ti (construction)
Synonym	Calatola columbiana Sleumer Calatola pastazana Sleumer Calatola venezuelana Pittier
English name	CostaRica calatola
French name	calatola du Costa Rica
Spanish name	guaitil (Costa Rica)
Other name	piú (shuar, Ecuador); wenkamowe (waorani, Ecuador)
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Latin name	Calatola laevigata Standl.
Family	Icacinaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel hyg->mes calc sili
Use	dr fd ma
Synonym
English name	smooth calatola
French name	calatola lisse
Spanish name	duraznillo, nuez de calatola (Mexico)
Other name	boné (tzeltal); onmanchinté (Mexico)
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