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Latin name	Calyptranthes millspaughii Urb.
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, Belize)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Calyptranthes euryphylla Standl. Chytraculia chytraculia Millsp. non Sudw.
English name	walknaked lidflower; walk naked (Belize)
French name	calyptranthe de Millspaugh
Spanish name	ginda, Indio desnudo (Belize)
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Latin name	Calyptranthes nodosa Urb.
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica: Hanover, Trelawny, Clarendon)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	hyg
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English name	knotted lidflower
French name	calyptranthe noueux
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Latin name	Calyptranthes pachyadenia Urb. & Ekman
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
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English name	thickgland lidflower
French name	calyptranthe glanduleux
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Latin name	Calyptranthes pallens (Poir.) Griseb.
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Costa Rica; USA: Florida; Bahamas, West Indies)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	mes->xer calc
Use	dr fd
Synonym	Calyptranthes chytraculia Griseb. non Sw. Calyptranthes chytraculia Nutt. non Sw. Calyptranthes chytraculia var. ovalis (L.) O.Berg Calyptranthes chytraculia var. pauciflora O.Berg Calyptranthes chytraculia var. zuzygium (L.) O.Berg Chytraculia pallens (Griseb.) Britton Eugenia pallens Poir.
English name	pale lidflower; bastard strawberry, red strawberry (Cayman Is.); spice-wood (Bahamas); spicewood (USA); strawberry tree (Cayman Is.); stopper-wood (Bahamas); white spicewood (USA); white stopper (Bahamas, Puerto Rico)
French name	calyptranthe pâle; bois de basse
Spanish name	arrayán (Dominican Republic); guayabillo (Guatemala); limoncello (Dominican Republic); tapón blanco (Puerto Rico)
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Latin name	Calyptranthes pallens var. mexicana (Lundell) McVaugh
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
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Synonym	Calyptranthes mexicana Lundell
English name	Mexican pale lidflower
French name	calyptranthe pâle du Mexique
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Latin name	Calyptranthes pallens Griseb. var. pallens
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Mexico: Yucatán; Belize, USA: Florida; West Indies)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Use	dr
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English name	typical pale lidflower; lemon tree (Belize)
French name	calyptranthe pâle typique
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Latin name	Calyptranthes pallens var. williamsii (Standl.) McVaugh
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua, Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Calyptranthes williamsii Standl.
English name	Williams pale lidflower
French name	calyptranthe pâle de Williams
Spanish name	gasparillo (Nicaragua)
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Latin name	Calyptranthes paxillata McVaugh
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Guatemala: Alta Verapaz and Baja Verapaz; Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	[S]
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English name	shortstem lidflower
French name	calyptranthe à courte tige
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Latin name	Calyptranthes perlaevigata Lundell
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
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English name	verysmooth lidflower
French name	calyptranthe lisse
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Latin name	Calyptranthes pittieri Standl.
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	Pittier lidflower
French name	calyptranthe de Pittier
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Latin name	Calyptranthes portoricensis Britton
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Puerto Rico)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg
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English name	PuertoRico lidflower
French name	calyptranthe de Porto Rico
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Latin name	Calyptranthes pozasiana Urb.
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
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English name	Pozas lidflower
French name	calyptranthe de Pozas
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Latin name	Calyptranthes protracta Urb.
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
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English name	lengthened lidflower
French name	calyptranthe allongé
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Latin name	Calyptranthes rhodophylla Ekman & Urb.
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	rosyleaf lidflower
French name	calyptranthe à feuilles rosées
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Latin name	Calyptranthes rigida Sw.
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Calyptranthes fawcettii Krug & Urb. Chytraculia rigida Kuntze
English name	rigid lidflower
French name	calyptranthe rigide
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Latin name	Calyptranthes salamensis Lundell
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SC North America (S Mexico, Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
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English name	Salama lidflower
French name	calyptranthe de Salama
Spanish name	guayabillo (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Calyptranthes sintenisii Kiaersk.
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Hispaniola, Puerto Rico)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S[M]
Foliage	E
Ecology	mes
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Synonym	Calyptranthes chytraculia Bello non Sw. Calyptranthes pallens Kiaersk. non Griseb.
English name	Sintenis lidflower
French name	calyptranthe de Sintenis; petit bois pin (Haiti)
Spanish name	hoja menuda, limoncillo, limoncillo del monte (Puerto Rico); limoncillo-de-monte, limoncilo cimarrón, malagueta (Dominican Republic)
Other name	ti bwa penn (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Calyptranthes sordida Urb. & Ekman
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Hispaniola: Grand Bois, Massif des Maheux, Sierra de Neiba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
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English name	dirtylooking lidflower
French name	calyptranthe sordide
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Latin name	Calyptranthes subcapitata Urb.
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
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English name	almostcapitate lidflower
French name	calyptranthe subcapité
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Latin name	Calyptranthes thomasiana O.Berg
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Vieques and St.Thomas)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
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Synonym	Chytraculia thomasiana (O.Berg) Kuntze
English name	St. Thomas lidflower
French name	calyptranthes de Saint-Thomas
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Latin name	Calyptranthes tonii Lundell
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
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English name	Ton lidflower
French name	calyptranthe de Ton
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Latin name	Calyptranthes tumidonodia Schery
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Calyptranthes urophylla Standl. & L.O.Williams
English name	Panama lidflower
French name	calyptranthe du Panama
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Latin name	Calyptranthes umbelliformis Krug & Urb. ex Urb.
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	mes calc
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Synonym	Calyptranthes impressa Urb.
English name	umbellike lidflower
French name	calyptranthe à ombelles
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Latin name	Calyptranthes yaraensis Urb.
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba: Yara)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
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English name	Yara lidflower
French name	calyptranthe de Yara
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Latin name	Calyptranthes zanquinensis A.Molina
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	Zanquin lidflower
French name	calyptranthe de Zanquin
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Latin name	Calyptranthes zuzygium (L.) Sw.
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SE North America (USA: Florida; Bahamas, West Indies)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S[M]
Foliage	E
Ecology	calc
Use	fd (fruits)
Synonym	Calyptranthes suzygium Sw. Calyptranthes syzigium (Sw.) Willd. Chytraculia zuzygium (L.) Kuntze Myrtus zuzygium L.
English name	myrtle-of-the-river lidflower; myrtle-of-the-river (Bahamas, Puerto Rico); spicewood (USA)
French name	calyptranthe à feuilles de myrte
Spanish name	arraiján blanco (Cuba); escoba, escobón (Dominican Republic); manacla; mondacapullo (Cuba); palo de puerco (Dominican Republic)
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Latin name	Calyptrogenia Burret
Family	Myrtaceae
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English name	calyptrogenia
French name	calyptrogénie
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Latin name	Calyptrogenia biflora Alain
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Haiti and Dominican Republic: Sierra Prieta, Villa Mella)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	serp
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English name	twoflower calyptrogenia
French name	calyptrogénie biflore
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Latin name	Calyptrogenia cuspidata Alain
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Haiti and Dominican Republic: Monteada Nueva, Barahona)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	cuspidate calyptrogenia
French name	calyptrogénie cuspidée
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Latin name	Calyptrogenia jeremiensis (Urb. & Ekman) Burret
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Jamaica, Hispaniola)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	calc
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Synonym	Eugenia jeremiensis Urb. & Ekman
English name	Jérémie calyptrogenia
French name	calyptrogénie de Jérémie
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