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Latin name	Calyptranthes capitulata Wright ex Sauvalle
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
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English name	smallheads lidflower
French name	calyptranthe à petites têtes
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Latin name	Calyptranthes capitulata Wright ex Sauvalle var. capitulata
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
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English name	typical smallheads lidflower
French name	calyptranthe à petites têtes typique
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Latin name	Calyptranthes capitulata var. caroli (Britton & P.Wilson) Borhidi & Muniz
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
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Synonym	Calyptranthes caroli Britton & P.Wilson
English name	Carol smallheads lidflower
French name	calyptranthe à petites têtes de Carol
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Latin name	Calyptranthes chiapensis Lundell
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
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English name	Chiapas lidflower
French name	calyptranthe du Chiapas
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Latin name	Calyptranthes chytraculia (L.) Sw.
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama; USA: Florida; Cuba, Jamaica) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
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Ecology	hel
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Synonym	Calyptranthes pendula O.Berg Calyptranthes urbanii Fawc. & Rendle Chytraculia pendula (O.Berg) Kuntze Myrtus chytraculia L.
English name	bastardgreenheart lidflower; bastard greenheart (Jamaica)
French name	calyptranthe de Cuba
Spanish name	comecara (Cuba); guayabillo (Guatemala); mije (Cuba)
Other name	tzajal chijt (Mexico)
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Latin name	Calyptranthes chytraculia var. americana McVaugh
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala to Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology	calc
Use	dr
Synonym	Calyptranthes lindeniana var. americana (McVaugh) Lundell
English name	American bastardgreenheart lidflower
French name	calyptranthe de Cuba de McVaugh
Spanish name	ginda (Belize); guayabillo, pimiento
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Latin name	Calyptranthes chytraculia (L.) Sw. var. chytraculia
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	typical bastardgreenheart lidflower
French name	calyptranthe de Cuba typique
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Latin name	Calyptranthes contrerasii Lundell
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Guatemala: Petén; Belize)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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English name	Contreras lidflower
French name	calyptranthe de Contreras
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Latin name	Calyptranthes cuneifolia Lundell
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Belize)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	cuneateleaf lidflower
French name	calyptranthe à feuilles cunéaires
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Latin name	Calyptranthes decandra Griseb.
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
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English name	tenstamened lidflower
French name	calyptranthe à dix étamines
Spanish name	mije (Cuba)
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Latin name	Calyptranthes depressa Urb.
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Haiti and Dominican Republic: Sabana de Inaje)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	depressed lidflower
French name	calyptranthe déprimé
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Latin name	Calyptranthes discolor Urb.
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica: Hanover)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	mountainbay lidflower; mountain bay
French name	calyptranthe discolore
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Latin name	Calyptranthes elegans Krug & Urb.
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Martinique)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	bushieguava lidflower; bushie guava
French name	calyptranthe bois-baguette; bois créole, bois-baguette, bois-petites-feuilles
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Latin name	Calyptranthes fasciculata O.Berg
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Martinique) N M South America (Guyanas, Bolivia, Brazil: Pará)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg mes
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Synonym	Calyptranthes fasciculata var. genuina Stehlé & Quentin Calyptranthes fasciculata var. hahnii (Krug & Urb.) Stehlé & Quentin Calyptranthes sericea Griseb. Calyptranthes sericea var. hahnii Krug & Urb. Chytraculia fasciculata (O.Berg) Kuntze
English name	clustered lidflower
French name	calyptranthe bois-étti; bois créole des hauts, bois-étti, bois de basse rouge, griave, guepois; debasse (Trinidad)
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Latin name	Calyptranthes forsteri O.Berg
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guadeloupe, St. Lucia) N MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador: Napo; Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Synonym	Chytraculia forsteri (O.Berg) Kuntze
English name	Forster lidflower
French name	calyptranthe goyavier-montagne; goyavier-montagne
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Latin name	Calyptranthes glabrescens Krug & Urb.
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
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English name	glabrescent lidflower
French name	calyptranthe glabrescent
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Latin name	Calyptranthes grandis Urb. & Ekman
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Hispaniola: Pedernales, Tiburon, Sierra de Naeiba, Los Arroyos)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
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English name	big lidflower
French name	calyptranthe grand
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Latin name	Calyptranthes hondurensis Standl.
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Guatemala, Belize, Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology	hyg [xer]
Use	dr
Synonym	Calyptranthes aquilarii Standl. & Steyerm. Calyptranthes belizensis (Standl.) Lundell Eugenia belizensis Standl.
English name	Belize lidflower
French name	calyptranthe du Belize
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Latin name	Calyptranthes hylobates Standl. ex Amshoff
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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English name	woody lidflower
French name	calyptranthe ligneux
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Latin name	Calyptranthes izabalana Lundell
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	Izabal lidflower
French name	calyptranthe d'Izabal
Spanish name	guayabillo (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Calyptranthes johnstonii McVaugh
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Ecology	hyg
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English name	Johnston lidflower
French name	calyptranthe de Johnston
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Latin name	Calyptranthes karlingii Standl.
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, Guatemala: Petén; Belize)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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English name	Karling lidflower
French name	calyptranthe de Karling
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Latin name	Calyptranthes kiaerskovii Krug & Urb.
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Tortola)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Calyptranthes obovata Krug & Urb. ex Urb.
English name	Kiaerskov lidflower
French name	calyptranthe de Kiaerskov
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Latin name	Calyptranthes krugii Kiaersk.
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Puerto Rico)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	sci hyg
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English name	Krug lidflower
French name	calyptranthe de Krug
Spanish name	limoncillo (Puerto Rico)
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Latin name	Calyptranthes leptoclada Urb.
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
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Synonym	Calyptranthes montana Britton & P.Wilson
English name	slendershoot lidflower
French name	calyptranthe à pousses ténues
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Latin name	Calyptranthes limoncillo Alain
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Dominican Republic)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	hyg
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Synonym	Calyptranthes nummularia O.Berg Chytraculia nummularia Kuntze
English name	limoncillo lidflower
French name	calyptranthes limoncillo
Spanish name	limoncillo (Dominican Republic)
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Latin name	Calyptranthes luquillensis Alain
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Puerto Rico)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
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English name	Luquillo lidflower
French name	calyptranthe de Luquillo
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Latin name	Calyptranthes marmeladensis Urb.
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Hispaniola: Marmelade, Massif du Nord, Aceitillar, Pedernales)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	Marmelade lidflower
French name	calyptranthe de Marmelade
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Latin name	Calyptranthes mayana Lundell
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Guatemala, Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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English name	Maya lidflower
French name	calyptranthe des Mayas
Spanish name	guayabillo (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Calyptranthes megistophylla Standl.
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala, Belize, Honduras: boundary)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	verylargeleaf lidflower
French name	calyptranthe à très grandes feuilles
Spanish name	cacho benao (Belize)
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