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Latin name	Calatola mollis Standl.
Family	Icacinaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	SD
Ecology	hyg
Use	pl ti
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English name	soft calatola
French name	calatola soyeux
Spanish name	cocomamá, fruta de colobra (Honduras)
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Latin name	Calatola uxpanapensis P.Vera
Family	Icacinaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, Belize)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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English name	Uxpanapa calatola
French name	calatola d'Uxpanapa
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Latin name	Calea L.
Family	Compositae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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Synonym	Brasilia G.M.Barroso Caleacte R.Br. Geissopappus Benth. Lemmatium DC. Meyeria DC. Schomburgkia DC. Tonalanthus Brandegee
English name	calea
French name	calea
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Latin name	Calea urticifolia (Mill.) DC.
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Calea axillaris DC. Calea axillaris var. urticaefolia (Mill.) B.L.Rob. & Greenm. Calea cacosmioides Less. Calea pellucidinerva Klatt Calea urticifolia var. axillaris (DC.) S.F.Blake Calea urticifolia var. yucatanensis Wussow, Urbatsch & G.A.Sullivan Caleacte urticifolia (Mill.) R.Br. Galinsogea serrata (Lag.) Spreng. Mocinna serrata Lag. Solidago urticifolia Mill.
English name	nettleleaf calea
French name	calea à feuilles d'ortie
Spanish name	amargoso (Honduras)
Other name	pomte' (Mexico)
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Latin name	Calliandra Benth.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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English name	calliandra
French name	calliandre; calliandra
Spanish name	carbonero
Other name	Puderquastensträucher (german); calliandra (italian)
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Latin name	Calliandra belizensis (Britton & Rose) Standl.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (SE Mexico, Guatemala, Belize)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Anneslesia belizensis Britton & Rose
English name	Belize calliandra
French name	calliandre du Belize
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Latin name	Calliandra bijuga Rose
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology	hel
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Synonym	Anneslia bijuga (Rose) Britton & Rose Anneslia michelii Britton & Rose
English name	yoked calliandra
French name	calliandre bifoliolée
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Latin name	Calliandra brenesii Standl.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua, Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	CostaRica calliandra
French name	calliandre du Costa Rica
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Latin name	Calliandra caeciliae Harms
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology	xer
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Synonym	Anneslia caeciliae (Harms) Britton & Rose Anneslia densifolia (Rose ex Harms) Britton & Rose Calliandra densifolia Rose ex Harms
English name	denseleaf calliandra
French name	calliandre à feuilles denses
Spanish name	chicharrón (Honduras)
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Latin name	Calliandra comosa (Sw.) Benth.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology	hel xer calc
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Synonym	Anneslia comosa (Sw.) Britton & Rose Feuilleea comosa (Sw.) Kuntze Inga comosa (Sw.) Willd. Mimosa comosa Sw. Pithecellobium comosum (Sw.) Benth.
English name	manyleaves calliandra
French name	calliandra à feuilles nombreuses
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Latin name	Calliandra cumingii Benth.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) South America (general)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Anneslia cumingii (Benth.) Britton & Rose Calliandra cumingii var. galeottii Benth. Calliandra pallida (Britton & Rose) Standl. Feuillea cumingii (Benth.) Kuntze Inga speciosa M. Martens & Galeotti
English name	Cuming calliandra
French name	calliandre de Cuming
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Latin name	Calliandra glaberrima (Benth.) Britton & Killip
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Calliandra glyphoxylon var. glaberrima Benth.
English name	smoothest calliandra
French name	calliandre glabrissime
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Other name	uku (kuna, Panama)
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Latin name	Calliandra grandifolia P.H.Allen
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	bigleaf calliandra
French name	calliandre à grandes feuilles
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Latin name	Calliandra haematomma (Bertero ex DC.) Benth.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Bahamas, Cuba to Virgin Islands)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	[S]
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Synonym	Acacia haematomma Bertero ex DC. Acacia haematostoma Bertero Anneslea haematomma (Bertero ex DC.) Britton Calliandra haematostoma (Bertero ex DC.) Urb. Feuilleea haematomma (Bertero ex DC.) Kuntze
English name	red calliandra; blood-red; casinas (Bahamas)
French name	calliandre rouge
Spanish name	clavellina, oreganillo, tabacuelo (Dominican Republic)
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Latin name	Calliandra houstoniana (Mill.) Standl.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) N South America (Colombia to Suriname)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S[M]
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Use	dr tx
Synonym	Acacia houstonii (L'Hér.) Willd. Acacia metrosideriflora Schltdl. Anneslia houstoniana (Mill.) Britton & Rose Calliandra houstonii (L'Hér.) Benth. Calliandra lucens (Britton) Standl. Mimosa houstoniana Mill. Mimosa houstonii L'Hér.
English name	Houston calliandra; panbotano calliandra
French name	calliandre d'Houston
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Other name	cha'-leeb (maya, Belize)
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Latin name	Calliandra houstoniana var. calothyrsus (Meisn.) Barneby
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) N South America (Colombia to Suriname) int SC Eurasia
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology	hel hyg->xer calc acid->neut
Use	fd fr (fodder) fw (charcoal, firewood) ma pl (living fences, ornamental, shade-tree) pp sa (anti-erosion, fire breaks, green manure, nitrogen fixing, soil improvement) ti (tool handles)
Synonym	Anneslia calothyrsa (Meisn.) Kleinhoonte Anneslia calothyrus (Meisn.) Donn.Sm. Anneslia confusa (Sprague & Riley) Britton & Rose Anneslia similis (Sprague & Riley) Britton & Rose Calliandra calothyrsus Meisn. Calliandra confusa Sprague & Riley Calliandra similis Sprague & Riley Feuilleea calothyrsa Kuntze
English name	beautifulthyrse Houston calliandra; calliandra; junker wood (Belize)
French name	calliandre d'Houston à beau thyrse; calliandra, calliandre (Haiti)
Spanish name	barba de gato (Nicaragua); cabello de ángel (Guatemala, Puerto Rico); caliandra (Nicaragua); calliandra; canilla (Guatemala); carboncillo (Costa Rica); palo de ángel (Dominican Republic); pelo de ángel
Other name	icumpich (maya, Belize); kaliandra (Indonesia; creole, Haiti); sapur udu (kuna, Panama);
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Latin name	Calliandra laxa (Willd.) Benth.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Veracruz; Panama) NC South America (Venezuela)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Acacia laxa Willd. Anneslia xalapensis (Benth.) Britton & Rose Calliandra xalapensis Benth.
English name	loose calliandra
French name	calliandre lâche
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Latin name	Calliandra laxa var. stipulacea (Benth.) Barneby
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) NC South America (Venezuela)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Calliandra stipulacea Benth. Feuilleea quitaro Kuntze
English name	stipulate loose calliandra
French name	calliandre lâche stipulée
Spanish name	cuji clavellino (Venezuela)
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Latin name	Calliandra magdalenae (Bertero ex DC.) Benth.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) South America (general)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Acacia magdalenae Bertero ex DC. Anneslia chiapensis Britton & Rose Anneslia magdalenae (Bertero ex DC.) Britton & Rose Anneslia tonduzii Britton & Rose Calliandra angustidens Britton & Killip Calliandra riparia Pittier Calliandra schultzei Harms Calliandra tonduzii (Britton & Rose) Standl. Feuilleea magdalenae (Bertero ex DC.) Kuntze
English name	Magdalena calliandra
French name	calliandre de Magdalena
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Latin name	Calliandra pittieri Standl.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador: Andes)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology	hel hyg
Use	pl (living fences) sa
Synonym	Anneslia pittieri (Standl.) Britton & Rose Calliandra bella var. trianae Benth. Calliandra lehmannii Harms
English name	Pittier calliandra
French name	calliandre de Pittier
Spanish name	carbonero, quebrajacho (Colombia); tura (Ecuador)
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Latin name	Calliandra purpurea (L.) Benth.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Lesser Antilles) N South America (Colombia, Venezuela)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel xer
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Synonym	Anneslea purpurea (L.) Britton Anneslia purpurea (L.) Britton Calliandra obtusifolia (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) H.Karst. Calliandra purpurea var. dussiana Stehle Calliandra purpurea var. quentiniana Stehle Inga obtusifolia Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. Inga purpurea (L.) Willd. Mimosa purpurea L.
English name	soldierwood calliandra; purple stick-pea (Virgin Islands); soldier wood
French name	calliandre pompon-rouge; pompon rouge (Lesser Antilles)
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Latin name	Calliandra rhodocephala Donn.Sm.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala to Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Anneslia rhodocephala (Donn.Sm.) Britton & Rose
English name	redhead calliandra
French name	calliandre à têtes rouges
Spanish name	barba de sol (Nicaragua)
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Latin name	Calliandra rubescens (M.Martens & Galeotti) Standl.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Acacia rubescens M.Martens & Galeotti Anneslia rubescens (M.Martens & Galeotti) Britton & Rose
English name	reddening calliandra
French name	calliandre rougissante
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Latin name	Calliandra slaneae R.A.Howard
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (end Lesser Antilles)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel xer
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English name	LesserAntilles calliandra
French name	calliandre des Petites Antilles
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Latin name	Calliandra tergemina (L.) Benth. ex Griseb.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Costa Rica) N SC South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Suriname, Paraguay)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel
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Synonym	Anneslia tergemina (L.) Britton & Rose Calliandra tergemina (L.) Standl. Feuillea tergemina (L.) Kuntze Inga tergemina (L.) Willd. Mimosa tergemina L.
English name	tergeminate calliandra
French name	calliandre bois-patate; bois myan, bois patate, bois ravine, mirette
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Latin name	Calliandra trinervia Benth.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Belize, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama) N MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador: Andes, Amazonas; Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Feuilleea trinervia (Benth.) Kuntze
English name	threenerved calliandra
French name	calliandre à trois nervures
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Other name	pidteiug (Ecuador); shinguet, shinkiát (shuar, Ecuador); uyuetempohue (waorani, Ecuador)
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Latin name	Calliandra trinervia var. arborea (Standl.) Barneby
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Belize, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Calliandra arborea Standl. ex Yunck. Calliandra rivalis Lundell
English name	treelike threenerved calliandra
French name	calliandre à trois nervures arborescente
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Latin name	Calliandra trinervia var. carbonaria (Benth.) Barneby
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica) N MW MC South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Calliandra carbonaria Benth. Feuilleea carbonaria (Benth.) Kuntze
English name	charcoal threenerved calliandra
French name	calliandre à trois nervures gris foncée
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Latin name	Calliandra urbanii Alain
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (end Haiti and Dominican Republic: Alto Casabito, Samaná, Loma Saramagua, Cabo Cabrón)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	Urban calliandra
French name	calliandre d'Urban
Spanish name	bitronia (Dominican Republic)
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Latin name	Callicarpa L.
Family	Verbenaceae
Distribution
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Synonym	Amictonis Raf. Bucardia Heist. ex Duhamel Caracarpa Mill. Illa Adans. Johnsonia W.T.Dale ex Mill. Porphyra Lour. Spondylococos Mitch. Tomax L.
English name	beautyberry
French name	callicarpe
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Other name	Liebesperlenstrauch, Schönfrucht (german); callicarpa (italian)
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