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Latin name	Castanea dentata (Marshall) Borkh.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MC ME SE North America (Canada: S Ontario; USA: Wisconsin to Maine, Louisiana to Florida)
North America distribution zone	MC ME SE
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel->sci mes->xer
Use	dr (amygdale pain when gargled, syrup to treat whooping cough, heart trouble and bark powder for chafed skin, boiled leaves for burns and feet sweat) ex (after 1930, most populations were nearly destroyed by the chestnut blight and virtually all known populations remained infected with the blight) fd(ob) ma (bark for tannin) ti (decorative veneer, furniture, picture framing, poles, posts, ties) ti(ob)
Synonym	Fagus dentata Marshall Fagus-Castanea dentata Marshall
English name	American chesnut; American sweet chesnut, sweet chesnut; chesnut (Canada)
French name	châtaignier d'Amérique; châtaignier américain, châtaignier denté; châtaignier (Canada)
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Other name	Amerikanische Kastanie (german); o-hey-yah-tah (indian); castagno americano (italian)
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Latin name	Castanea ozarkensis Ashe
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MC ME North America (USA: Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas to Alabama)
North America distribution zone	MC ME
Height	S[M]
Foliage	D
Ecology
Use
Synonym	Castanea arkansana Ashe Castanea ozarkensis var. arkansana (Ashe) Ashe Castanea pumila var. ozarkensis (Ashe) Tucker
English name	Ozark chesnut; Ozark chinkapin, Ozark chinquapin
French name	châtaignier des Ozarks; châtaignier de l'Ozark
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Other name	Ozark-Kastanie (german); castagno dell'Ozark (italian)
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Latin name	Castanea pumila Mill.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MC ME North America (USA: Illinois to Massachusetts, Texas to Florida)
North America distribution zone	MC ME
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	xer
Use	dr(ob) (Native Americans used leaves to relieve headache and as a wash for chills and cold sweats, preparation from unspecified parts of the plants were used to treat fever blisters) fd (seed) fr ti (railroad ties)
Synonym	Castanea alnifolia Nutt. Castanea alnifolia ssp. floridana (Sarg.) E.Murray Castanea alnifolia var. pubescens Nutt. Castanea ashei (Sudw.) Sudw. Castanea floridana (Sarg.) Ashe Castanea floridana var. angustifolia (Ashe) Ashe Castanea floridana var. arcuata (Ashe) Ashe Castanea floridana var. margaretta (Ashe) Ashe Castanea margaretta (Ashe) Ashe Castanea margaretta var. arcuata Ashe Castanea margaretta var. angustifolia Ashe Castanea nana Muhl. Castanea paucispina Ashe Castanea pumila ssp. ashei (Sudw.) E. Murray Castanea pumila var. ashei Sudw. Castanea pumila var. margaretta Ashe Castanea pumila var. nana (Muhl.) A. DC. Castanea pumila (L.) Mill. var. pumila Fagus pumila Bartram Fagus pumila L. Fagus pumila var. praecox Walter Fagus pumila var. serotina Walter Fagus pumila f. chinkapin Bartram Fagus Castanea pumila Münchh.
English name	Alleghany chestnut; Alleghany chinkapin; Ashe chinkapin (USA); bush chestnut, chincapin, chincopin, chinkapin, chinquapin, chinquepin, chinquipin, downy chinkapin, dwarf chesnut, dwarf-chesnut; Florida chinkapin (USA); running chinkapin, trailing chinkapin
French name	châtaignier nain; chincapin, chinquapin, chinquapin des Alléghanys
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Other name	Ki-Eiche, Zwergkastanie (german); castagno nano (italian)
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Latin name	Castela Turpin
Family	Simaroubaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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Synonym	Holacantha A.Gray
English name	castela; crucifixion-thorn, holacantha
French name	castela; holocantha
Spanish name	amargoso, corona de Cristo
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Latin name	Castela emoryi (A.Gray) Moran & Felger
Family	Simaroubaceae
Distribution	SW MW North America (USA: S California, S Arizona; Mexico: NW Sonora)
North America distribution zone	SW MW
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	mes->xer
Use	dr (extracts from the branches can be used as an insecticide or to inhibit intestinal protozoa) ex (waning)
Synonym	Holacantha emoryi A.Gray
English name	cruicifixionthorn castela; crucifixion-thorn, holacantha, thorn-of-Christ (USA)
French name	castela couronne-du-Christ
Spanish name	corona de Cristo, rosario (Mexico)
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Latin name	Castela erecta Turpin
Family	Simaroubaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands) N South America (Aruba, Curaçao, Colombia, Venezuela, Suriname)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel xer
Use	pl (potential)
Synonym	Castelaria erecta (Turpin) Small
English name	goatbush castela; coat bush, goat bush (Antigua)
French name	castela dressé
Spanish name	retama (Venezuela)
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Latin name	Castela erecta Turpin ssp. erecta
Family	Simaroubaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands) N South America (Colombia, Venezuela)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel xer
Use
Synonym	Castela nicholsonii Hook. Castelaria nicholsonii (Hook.) Small
English name	typical goatbush castela
French name	castela dressé typique
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Latin name	Castilla Sessé
Family	Moraceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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English name	gumtree
French name	castilla
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Latin name	Castilla elastica Sessé
Family	Moraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama) NW MW South America (W Colombia, W Ecuador) int S Eurasia, Africa and N M Oceania (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	E SD
Ecology	hyg->mes calc?
Use	dr (leaves decoction taken orally for sore throat) fr fw ma (source of the rubber balls Columbus saw) pl sa
Synonym
English name	Panama gumtree; castilla rubber, castilloa rubber, Central American rubber; Panama rubber (Panama); Panamagum, rubber; rubber tree (Panama)
French name	castilla élastique
Spanish name	arbol de hule (Cuba); arbol de l'huile; arbol del hule (Ecuador); árbol del hule (Mexico); cauchera (Puerto Rico); caucho (Cuba, Honduras, Panama, Venezuela); caucho blanco (Colombia); caucho castilla (Ecuador); caucho chasa (Venezuela); caucho negro (Colombia); goma (Puerto Rico); hule (Central America); mastate blanco (Panama); palo de goma (Puerto Rico); palo de hule (Honduras, Nicaragua); palo de l'huile (Panama); trijala (Dominican Republic); tuno (Honduras); ule, ulli (Panama)
Other name	caucho (indian); k'ük-ché, lacú, ma-thi-ña, niasé; olacahuite (Mexico); pem; qiikché (Mexico); tarantacua, thi-ñag, tiniag, tsacat; uli (nahuatl, Mexico); yaga-latzi; yaxha (Mexico)
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Latin name	Castilla elastica ssp. costaricana (Liebm.) C.C.Berg
Family	Moraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology
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Synonym	Castilla daguensis Pittier Castilla panamensis O.F.Cook Castilloa costaricana Liebm.
English name	CostaRica Panama gumtree
French name	castilla élastique du Costa Rica
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Latin name	Castilla elastica Sessé ssp. elastica
Family	Moraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Nayarit to Costa Rica) int MW South America (Peru)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology
Use	ma (latex) pl
Synonym	Castilla guatemalensis Pittier Castilla gummifera (Bertol.) Standl. Castilla lactiflua O.F.Cook Castilla nicoyensis O.F.Cook Castilloa elastica var. liga J.Poiss. Ficus gummifera Bertol.
English name	typical Panama gumtree; castilla rubber (Puerto Rico); castilloa rubber (Belize); Central American rubber (Puerto Rico)
French name	castilla élastique typique
Spanish name	cauchera (Puerto Rico); caucho (Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); goma (Puerto Rico); hule (Belize); palo de goma (Puerto Rico); tirajala (Dominican Republic)
Other name	kiikche, kikiche, kukche, yaxha (maya, Belize)
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Latin name	Castilla elastica ssp. gummifera (Miq.) C.C.Berg
Family	Moraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology
Use
Synonym	Ficus gummifera (Miq.) Miq. Urostigma gummiferum Miq.
English name	gummiferous Panama gumtree
French name	castilla élastique gommeux
Spanish name	caoucho, caucho (Ecuador)
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Latin name	Castilla tunu Hemsl.
Family	Moraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Belize to Panama) NW MW MC South America (Colombia, Ecuador: Coast; Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology
Use	ma (resinous latex used for caulking boats, and bark for tissue)
Synonym	Castilla fallax O.F.Cook
English name	tunu gumtree; rubber tree (Panama)
French name	castilla tunu
Spanish name	cauchillo (Ecuador, Panama); caucho (Colombia, Costa Rica); hule (Honduras); hule blanco, hule macho, mastate blanco (Costa Rica); murure gigante (Bolivia); palo de hule (Honduras); tuna, tuno (Nicaragua); ule (Panama)
Other name	tunu (mískito, Honduras)
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Latin name	Catalpa Scop.
Family	Bignoniaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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Synonym	Catalpium Raf. Cumbalu Adans. Macrocatalpa Britton
English name	catalpa; catawba, Indian-bean
French name	catalpa
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Other name	Trompetenbaum (german); catalpa (italian)
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Latin name	Catalpa bignonioides Walter
Family	Bignoniaceae
Distribution	ME North America (USA: Mississippi, Alabama, NW Florida, Georgia) int MW Eurasia
North America distribution zone	MC ME
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	hyg? mes?
Use	pl (ornamental tree) ti (railroad ties)
Synonym	Bignonia catalpa L. Catalpa catalpa (L.) H.Karst.
English name	southern catalpa; catalpa, catawba, cigartree, common catalpa, Indian bean, Indian bean tree, Indian cigartree, Indian-bean; southern cigar-tree (USA)
French name	catalpa commun; arbre aux haricots, catalpa de Caroline, catalpa du Sud
Spanish name	catalpa (Spain)
Other name	Amerikanischer Trompetenbaum, Gemeiner Trompetenbaum (german); catalpa americana, catalpa comune (italian)
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Latin name	Catalpa brevipes Urb.
Family	Bignoniaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Hispaniola)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology	sili
Use
Synonym	Catalpa brevipes var. ekmaniana (Urb.) Paclt Catalpa brevipes var. oblongata (Urb. & Ekman) Paclt Catalpa ekmaniana Urb. Catalpa oblongata Urb. & Ekman
English name	shortstalk catalpa
French name	catalpa à tige courte
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Latin name	Catalpa longissima (Jacq.) Dum.Cours.
Family	Bignoniaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Jamaica, Hispaniola, Guadeloupe, Martinique) int Oceania
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel calc neut->basi
Use	dr (leaves are used in a decoction for fever, dysentery, hemorrhoids and respiratory problems) fw (fuel) ma sa (shade tree) ti (beams, fishing boats, furniture, poles for the pouring of concrete ceiling and multi-story buildings, posts, rafters, rural house construction, woodcarvings)
Synonym	Bignonia longisiliqua Jacq. non Vell. non Bertero Bignonia longissima Jacq. Bignonia pseudo-quercus Tuss. Bignonia quercus Lam. Bignonia tenuisiliqua Vahl Catalpa longisiliqua Cham. Catalpa longissima (Jacq.) Sims Macrocatalpa longissima (Jacq.) Britton
English name	Haiti catalpa; French-oak (Jamaica); Haitian catalpa (Puerto Rico); Haitian oak (USA); Jamaica-oak, mass wood, mast-wood, mastwood, yoke wood, yokewood (Jamaica)
French name	catalpa radégonde; bois chêne (Dominican Republic, Haiti); bois chien (Dominican Republic); bois-radégonde; chêne (Dominican Republic, Haiti); chêne d'Amérique (Martinique); chêne haïtien (Dominican Republic, Haiti); chêne noir p.p. (Haiti, Martinique); chêne noir-pays; chenier (Dominican Republic, Haiti); poix doux marron, radégonde (Martinique)
Spanish name	pendola, roble, roble de color, roble de olor (Dominican Republic); roble dominicano (Puerto Rico); roble prieto, roble tubano (Dominican Republic)
Other name	bwa chenn, chenn, chenn nwa, chenn peyi (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Catalpa macrocarpa (A.Rich.) Ekman ex Urb.
Family	Bignoniaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology	hel calc
Use
Synonym	Catalpa domingensis Urb. & Ekman Catalpa obovata Urb. Catalpa punctata Griseb. Catalpa punctata var. domingensis Paclt Catalpa punctata var. domingensis (Urb. & Ekman) Paclt Catalpa punctata var. domingensis f. urbanii Paclt Catalpa punctata var. lepidota Bureau Catalpa punctata var. pubescens Griseb. Catalpa punctata var. tomentosa Griseb. Echites macrocarpa A.Rich. non Wall. Macrocatalpa macrocarpa (A.Rich.) Ekman ex Urb. Macrocatalpa punctata (Griseb.) Britton Macrocatalpa tomentosa (Griseb.) Bisse Robbia macrocarpa (A.Rich.) Miers
English name	bigfruit catalpa; Cuban catalpa, marigold (Bahamas)
French name	catalpa à gros fruits
Spanish name	roble de oloe, roble de olor, roblecillo, roblillo (Cuba)
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Latin name	Catalpa purpurea Griseb.
Family	Bignoniaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Haiti)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology	calc
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Synonym	Catalpa denticulata Urb. Catalpa purpurea f. denticulata (Urb.) Paclt Macrocatalpa purpurea (Griseb.) Britton
English name	purple catalpa
French name	catalpa pourpre
Spanish name	palo florido, roble de olor (Cuba)
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Latin name	Catalpa speciosa Warder ex Engelm.
Family	Bignoniaceae
Distribution	MC ME North America (USA: Illinois to Indiana, Arkansas to Tennessee) int MW Eurasia and ME SE Oceania
North America distribution zone	MC ME
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel hyg mes calc basi
Use	pl (ornamental tree) ti (cabinet work, wood carving, fence posts, rail, turned work)
Synonym	Catalpa bignonioides var. speciosa Warder ex Barney Catalpa cordifolia J.St.-Hil.
English name	northern catalpa; catawba, catawbatree, cigar-tree, cigartree, hardy catalpa, Indian bean, Indian bean tree, Indian cigartree, Indian-bean, trompettree, western catalpa, western catalpa cigartree, western catawba
French name	catalpa du Nord; bois chavanon, catalpa à feuilles cordées, catalpa chavanon, catalpa de l'Ouest, catalpa du Nord, catalpa élégant, catalpa remarquable, chavanon; bois shavanon (USA)
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Other name	Harten Catalpa, Prächtiger Trompetenbaum (german); catalpa cordifolia, catalpa occidentale (italian)
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Latin name	Cavanillesia Ruiz & Pav.
Family	Bombacaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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English name	cavanillesia
French name	cavanillesia
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Other name	Cavanillesia (german); cavanillesia (italian)
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Latin name	Cavanillesia platanifolia (Bonpl.) Kunth
Family	Bombacaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia to Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L[G]
Foliage	D
Ecology	calc
Use	ma pl sa ti (balsa substitute possibly, canoe, floating raft)
Synonym	Pourretia platanifolia Humb. & Bonpl.
English name	sycamoreleaf cavanillesia
French name	cavanillesia à feuilles de platane
Spanish name	bonga (Colombia); bongo (Panama); bruya, ceiba, ceiba guipa (Colombia); cuipo (Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama); guipo, hamat, hamati (Panama); lupuna colorada (Peru); macando, malambo (Colombia); palo borracho (Peru); pigio (Ecuador); pretino (Peru)
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Latin name	Cavendishia Lindl.
Family	Ericaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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Synonym	Chupalon Adans. Polyboea Klotzsch Proclesia Klotzsch Socratesia Klotzsch
English name	cavendishia
French name	cavendishia
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Latin name	Cavendishia bracteata (Ruiz & Pav. ex J.St.-Hil.) Hoerold
Family	Ericaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) N MW MC South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador: Andes; Peru, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology
Use	dr fd
Synonym	Cavendishia acuminata (Hook.) Hemsl. Cavendishia beckmanniana Hoerold Cavendishia benthamiana (Klotzsch) Hoerold Cavendishia campii A.C.Sm. Cavendishia chiapensis Brandegee Cavendishia cordata (Klotzsch) Hoerold Cavendishia cordifolia (Kunth) Hoerold Cavendishia costaricensis Hoerold Cavendishia crassifolia (Benth.) Hemsl. Cavendishia dichroa A. C.Sm. Cavendishia dugandiana A. C.Sm. Cavendishia durifolia A. C.Sm. Cavendishia gracilis A. C.Sm. Cavendishia guatemalensis Loes. Cavendishia guatemalensis var. chiapensis (Brandegee) L.O.Williams Cavendishia hartwegiana (Klotzsch) Hoerold Cavendishia hendersoni (Regel) Hoerold Cavendishia hoffmannii Hoerold Cavendishia killipii A.C.Sm. Cavendishia latifolia Hemsl. Cavendishia lehmannii Hoerold Cavendishia melastomoides (Kunth) Hoerold Cavendishia miconioides A C.Sm. Cavendishia montana A.C.Sm. Cavendishia peruviana Hoerold Cavendishia pilgeriana Hoerold Cavendishia pseudopubescens (Klotzsch) Hoerold Cavendishia pubescens var. microphylla Hoerold Cavendishia rigidifolia A.C.Sm. Cavendishia sandemanii A.C.Sm. Cavendishia scabriuscula (Kunth) Hoerold Cavendishia secundiflora Hoerold Cavendishia sillarensis Herzog Cavendishia skutchii A.C.Sm. Cavendishia smithii Hoerold Cavendishia splendens (Klotzsch) Hoerold Cavendishia strobilifera (Kunth) Hoerold Cavendishia tolimensis Cuatrec. Cavendishia tubiflora A.C.Sm. Cavendishia ulbrichiana Hoerold Cavendishia ulei Hoerold Cavendishia veraguensis (Klotzsch) Hemsl. Cavendishia warszewiczii (Klotzsch) Hemsl. Chupalon acuminatum (Hook.) Kuntze Chupalon benthamianum (Klotzsch) Kuntze Chupalon bracteatum (Ruiz & Pav. ex J.St.-Hil.) Kuntze Chupalon cordatum (Klotzsch) Kuntze Chupalon cordifolium (Kunth) Kuntze Chupalon crassifolium (Benth.) Kuntze Chupalon hartwegianum (Klotzsch) Kuntze Chupalon latifolium (Hemsl.) Kuntze Chupalon pseudopubescens (Klotzsch) Kuntze Chupalon scabriusculum (Kunth) Kuntze Chupalon splendens (Klotzsch) Kuntze Chupalon strobiliferum (Kunth) Kuntze Chupalon veraguense (Klotzsch) Kuntze Chupalon warszewiczii (Klotzsch) Kuntze Polyboea crassifolia (Benth.) Klotzsch Polyboea velutina Griseb. Proclesia acuminata (Hook.) Klotzsch Proclesia benthamiana Klotzsch Proclesia bracteata (Ruiz & Pav. ex J.St.-Hil.) Klotzsch Proclesia cordata Klotzsch Proclesia cordifolia (Kunth) Klotzsch Proclesia hartwegiana Klotzsch Proclesia melastomoides (Kunth) Klotzsch Proclesia pseudo-pubescens Klotzsch Proclesia scabriuscula (Kunth) Klotzsch Proclesia splendens Klotzsch Proclesia strobilifera (Kunth) Klotzsch Proclesia veraguensis Klotzsch Proclesia warszewiczii Klotzsch Thibaudia acuminata Dunal Thibaudia acuminata Hook. Thibaudia bracteata Ruiz & Pav. ex J.St.-Hil. Thibaudia cordifolia Kunth Thibaudia crassifolia Benth. Thibaudia hendersoni Regel Thibaudia hookeri Walp. Thibaudia melastomoides Kunth Thibaudia mexicana M.Martens & Galeotti Thibaudia pubescens var. parvifolia Benth. Thibaudia scabriuscula Kunth Thibaudia strobilifera Kunth
English name	beacteate cavendishia
French name	cavendishia à bractées
Spanish name	anizo (Colombia); arrayán (Costa Rica); botón-botón (Peru); chaquilulo (Colombia); clavel georgino (Guatemala); cobetilla (Bolivia); colmillo (Costa Rica); coral (Venezuela); esmeraldo (Colombia); flor de montaña, flor del niño (Honduras); gualicón, joyapa (Ecuador); muñuño, muyana (Peru); quemadero, quinoy (Venezuela); sagalita, salapa (Ecuador); San Miguel (Costa Rica); siete cueros, tullá, uva de anís, uva de camarona, uvito, uvito macho, uvo, zarcillejo (Colombia)
Other name	maichcha, maycha, mozgal, muyuña, pipino-ccora, puchato, pucsato, puksato del monte (Peru); shash (Mexico); yew-ya-may (Peru)
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Latin name	Cavendishia calycina A.C.Sm.
Family	Ericaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Panama: Chiriqui Province)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology
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English name	Panama cavendishia
French name	cavendishia du Panama
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Latin name	Cavendishia pubescens (Kunth) Hemsl.
Family	Ericaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) N MW MC South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador: Andes, Amazonas; Peru, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology
Use	fd (fruits)
Synonym	Cavendishia pubescens var. boliviensis Hoerold Chupalon pubescens (Kunth) Kuntze Proclesia pubescens (Kunth) Klotzsch Thibaudia cinnamomifolia Willd. ex Walp. Thibaudia oblongifolia Remy Thibaudia pubescens Kunth Thibaudia septemnervia Willd. ex Walp.
English name	pubescent cavendishia
French name	cavendishia pubescent
Spanish name	camarón (Venezuela); camarona (Colombia); manzana, manzanito (Venezuela); quemadera, quereme (Colombia); uva (Colombia, Venezuela); uva de monte, uvito, uvito de borrancos, uvito de monte, uvito noble (Colombia)
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Latin name	Ceanothus L.
Family	Rhamnaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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English name	ceanothus; redroot
French name	céanothe
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Other name	Säckelblume (german); ceanoto (italian)
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Latin name	Ceanothus arboreus Greene
Family	Rhamnaceae
Distribution	MW North America (USA: California)
North America distribution zone	MW
Height	S
Foliage	E
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Synonym	Ceanothus arboreus var. glaber Jeps. Ceanothus arboreus var. glabra Jeps. Ceanothus velutinus var. arboreus (Greene) Sarg.
English name	feltleaf ceanothus; Californian lilac, Catalina ceanothus; feltleaf (USA); island-myrtle
French name	céanothe arborescent; céanothe à feuilles feutrées, céanothe en arbre
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Other name	Sächelblumebaum (german); ceanoto (italian)
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Latin name	Ceanothus spinosus Nutt.
Family	Rhamnaceae
Distribution	MW North America (USA: SW California; Mexico: N Baja California)
North America distribution zone	MW
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	xer
Use
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English name	redheart ceanothus; California-lilac, greenbark ceanothus, redheart, spiny ceanothus, spiny-myrtle
French name	céanothe épineux; bois rouge de Californie
Spanish name	chaquira (Mexico)
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Latin name	Ceanothus thyrsiflorus Eschsch.
Family	Rhamnaceae
Distribution	MW North America (USA: SW Oregon, W California)
North America distribution zone	MW
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	sci
Use
Synonym	Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. chandleri Jeps. Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. repens McMinn
English name	blueblossom ceanothus; blue-brush, blue-myrtle, blueblossom, bluebrush?, Californian-lilac
French name	céanothe thyrsiflore; lilas bleu de Californie
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