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Latin name	Celtis caudata Planch.
Family	Ulmaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
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English name	caudate hackberry
French name	micocoulier caudé
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Latin name	Celtis ehrenbergiana (Klotzsch) Liebm.
Family	Ulmaceae
Distribution	MW MC S North America (USA: Arizona, New Mexico, Texas; Mexico, Haiti, Puerto Rico) MC ME SC SE South America (Bolivia, Brazil: Mato Grosso, Ceará to Rio Grande do Sul; Paraguay, N and C Argentina, Uruguay)
North America distribution zone	MW MC SW SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	mes
Use	dr (used as mild tobacco) fd (fruits) fr (fruits are eaten by birds, coyotes, foxes and javalin) fw (the wood is used for fuel) ti (fence posts, tool handles)
Synonym	Celtis bonplandiana Planch. Celtis flexuosa var. glabrifolia Griseb. Celtis lancifolia (Wedd.) Miq. Celtis pallida Torr. Celtis punctata (Urb. & Ekman) Urb. & Ekman Celtis sellowiana Miq. Celtis spinosa var. pallida (Torr.) M.C.Johnst. Celtis spinosa var. weddelliana (Planch.) Baehni Celtis tala Gillies ex Planch. Celtis tala var. chichape f. subpilosa Kuntze Celtis tala var. chichape f. subtomentosa Kuntze Celtis tala var. gaudichaudiana Planch. Celtis tala var. gilliesiana Planch. Celtis tala var. pallida (Torr.) Planch. Celtis tala var. sellowiana (Miq.) Kuntze Celtis tala var. tala f. obtusata Chodat & Hassl. Celtis tala var. weddelliana Planch. Celtis weddelliana (Planch.) Romanczuk Momisia ehrenbergiana Klotzsch Momisia integrifolia Wedd. Momisia lancifolia Wedd. Momisia pallida (Torr.) Planch. Sarcomphalus punctatus Urb. & Ekman
English name	spiny hackberry; desert hackberry (USA)
French name	micocoulier épineux
Spanish name	acebuche, baimoro, capul, garabato, garambullo, granjeno, huasteco, palo de águila, rompecapa (Mexico); tala, tala árbol (Argentina)
Other name	tsáxintex (manxuj, Paraguay); yoasí-y, yaosí-y guasú (Argentina)
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Latin name	Celtis iguanaea (Jacq.) Sarg.
Family	Ulmaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, West Indies) South America (general)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	E[D]
Ecology	hyg [xer]
Use	dr fd (fruits) fr (eaten by coyotes, foxes, coatimundis, birds and iguanas) tx
Synonym	Celtis aculeata Sw. Celtis aculeatus Sw. Celtis bonplandiana Planch. Celtis glycycarpa Mart. ex Miq. Celtis morifolia Planch. Celtis sellowiana Miq. Celtis spinosa Spreng. Celtis tala var. gaudichaudiana Planch. Celtis triflora (Klotzsch) Miq. Celtis williamsii Rusby Mertensia laevigata Kunth Momisia iguanaea (Jacq.) Rose & Standl. Momisia triflora Klotzsch Rhamnus iguanaea Jacq. Rhamnus iguaneus Jacq.
English name	iguana hackberry; wild cherry (Belize)
French name	micocoulier iguane
Spanish name	bejuco cagalera (Costa Rica); bejuco espino del diablo (El Salvador); cagalera (Honduras, Nicaragua); chaparro blanco (Mexico); chichapí, chichipí (Bolivia); garabato, granjeno, nainoro, palo de areo (Mexico)
Other name	yahuataó (chácobo, Bolivia); huipuy (huasteco, Mexico)
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Latin name	Celtis jamaicensis Planch.
Family	Ulmaceae
Distribution	SE North America end (Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology	calc
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Synonym	Celtis trinervia Fawc. & Rendle non Lam.
English name	Jamaica hackberry
French name	micocoulier de la Jamaïque
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Latin name	Celtis laevigata Willd.
Family	Ulmaceae
Distribution	MC ME SC SE North America (USA: Kansas to Virginia, Texas to Florida; Mexico: Coahuila to Tamaulipas)
North America distribution zone	MC ME SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	sci->hel hyg [mes] [xer]
Use	dr (bark infusion to sore troats and venereal disease) fr pl (ornamental) sa (shade) ti
Synonym	Celtis laevigata var. anomala Sarg. Celtis laevigata var. brachyphilla Sarg. Celtis laevigata Willd. var. laevigata Celtis laevigata var. smallii (Beadle) Sarg. Celtis laevigata var. texana (Scheele) Sarg. Celtis mississipiensis Bosc Celtis smallii Beadle Celtis texana Scheele
English name	sugar hackberry; Central American cedar, hackberry, lowland hackberry, Mississipi hackberry, southern hackberry, sugarberry, Texas sugarberry, western hackberry
French name	micocoulier lisse; micocoulier du Mississipi
Spanish name	palo blanco
Other name	Mississipi-Zürgelbaum (german); bagolaro zuccherino (italian)
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Latin name	Celtis lindheimeri Engelm. ex K.Koch
Family	Ulmaceae
Distribution	MC SC North America (USA: S Texas, N Mexico)
North America distribution zone	MC SC
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology
Use	ex fr fw pl (ornamental) sa (shade)
Synonym	Celtis helleri Small
English name	Lindheimer hackberry
French name	micocoulier de Lindheimer
Spanish name	palo blanco
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Latin name	Celtis occidentalis L.
Family	Ulmaceae
Distribution	MC ME SE North America (Canada: S Manitoba to S Quebec; USA: North Dakota to Maine, Colorado to Mississippi to Virginia) int MW Eurasia
North America distribution zone	MC ME SE
Height	M[L]
Foliage	D
Ecology	sci->[hel] hyg->mes [xer] neut calc
Use	dr (bark decoction as an aid in menses and to treat sore troat) dr(ob) fd fr fw (fuel) pl (ornamental) sa (shade) ti (cabinet work, construction, fence, furniture, plywood, sports equipment, veneer)
Synonym	Celtis canina Raf. Celtis crassifolia Lam. Celtis occidentalis var. canina (Raf.) Sarg. Celtis occidentalis var. crassifolia (Lam.) A.Gray Celtis occidentalis L. var. occidentalis Celtis occidentalis var. pumila (Pursh) A.Gray Celtis pumila A.Gray Celtis pumila Pursh Celtis pumila var. deamii Sarg.
English name	common hackberry; American hackberry, bastard elm, beaver wood, beaverwood; hackberry (Canada, USA); hacktree, loop ash, nettle tree, nettletree, North American hackberry, northern hackberry; sugarberry (Canada); sugarberry tree
French name	micocoulier occidental; bois connu, bois inconnu (Canada); micocoulier d'Amérique; micocoulier de Virginie (France); orme bâtard (Canada)
Spanish name	almez americano, ramón (Cuba)
Other name	bagolaro occidentale (italian); Nord-Amerikanischer Zürgelbaum (german)
Trade name	hackberry

Latin name	Celtis reticulata Torr.
Family	Ulmaceae
Distribution	MW MC SW SC North America (USA: Washington to Oklahoma, California to Texas; Mexico: Baja California, Sonora and Chihuahua to Michoacán and Morelos)
North America distribution zone	MW MC SW SC
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	sci->hel hyg [mes] xer
Use	dr (for treatment of indigestion) fr pl (ornamental) sa (shade)
Synonym	Celtis brevipes S.Watson Celtis douglasii Planch. Celtis laevigata var. brevipes (S.Watson) Sarg. Celtis laevigata var. reticulata (Torr.) L.D.Benson Celtis mississipiensis var. reticulata (Torr.) Sarg. Celtis occidentalis var. reticulata (Torr.) Sarg. Celtis reticulata var. vestita Sarg. Celtis rugulosa Rydb.
English name	netleaf hackberry; hackberry, sugarberry, western hackberry
French name	micocoulier réticulé
Spanish name	palo blanco
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Latin name	Celtis schippii Standl.
Family	Ulmaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Belize, Nicaragua to Panama) NW MW MC South America (Colombia to Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology	hyg
Use	ma ti
Synonym	Sparrea schippii (Standl.) Hunz. & Dottori
English name	Schipp hackberry; female bullhoof (Belize)
French name	micocoulier de Schipp
Spanish name	ajisillo (Bolivia); camaroncillo (Ecuador); farina seca (Bolivia); gallinaza (Ecuador); ojoso blanco, ojoso negro, palo aji, palo chonta, rucuí (Bolivia); tillo, tillo blanco (Ecuador); urco machinga (Peru)
Other name	biduqui (tacana, Bolivia); kaiyetayewe (waorani, Ecuador); sacha shalipu (quichua, Ecuador); tsamítiqui (campa asháninca, Peru)
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Latin name	Celtis tenuifolia Nutt.
Family	Ulmaceae
Distribution	MC ME SC SE North America (Canada: S Ontario; USA: Kansas to Michigan to New Jersey, Texas to Florida)
North America distribution zone	MC ME SC SE
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel xer
Use	fr pl (ornamental) sa (shade) ti
Synonym	Celtis georgiana Small Celtis occidentalis var. georgiana (Small) Ahles Celtis pumila var. georgiana (Small) Sarg. Celtis tenuifolia var. georgiana (Small) Fernald & B.G.Schub. Celtis tenuifolia var. soperi B.Boivin
English name	Georgia hackberry; dwarf hackberry (Canada, USA); hackberry; sugar hackberry p.p. (USA); sugarberry, upland hackberry
French name	micocoulier de Georgie; micocoulier de Soper (Canada); micocoulier rabougri
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Latin name	Celtis tikalana Lundell
Family	Ulmaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala: Petén)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	Tikal hackberry
French name	micocoulier de Tikal
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Latin name	Celtis trinervia Lam.
Family	Ulmaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, Greater Antilles, Grand Cayman, Virgin Islands) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	D[E]
Ecology	hyg calc
Use	fd fw pp ti
Synonym	Celtis swartzii Planch. Sponia trinervia Decne.
English name	threenerved hackberry; bastard fustie (Jamaica); hack-berry (USA)
French name	micocoulier à trois nervures; bois feuilles blanches, bois raie (Haiti); casser hâche gris
Spanish name	almez (Puerto Rico); amarguillo, anisillo (Dominican Republic); cagalera (Colombia); gageda de gallina (Cuba); guacimilla (Puerto Rico); guanasa, hueso, guasiriano (Cuba, Dominican Republic); guisacillo (Cuba); lejío, palo amargo (Dominican Republic); ramón de costa (Cuba, Dominican Republic); ramón de sierra (Cuba); raspador (Central America, Puerto Rico); ruiseñor (Puerto Rico); surrumbo (Central America)
Other name	bwa fèy blanch, amo rai (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Centrolobium Mart. ex Benth.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution
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English name	porcupinepodtree; canarywood
French name	centrolobium
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Latin name	Centrolobium paraense Tul.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) N MW MC South America (Colombia to Guianas, Peru, Brazil)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology
Use	fw ma ti (cabinet work, flooring and ship components, furniture, heavy construction, veneer)
Synonym	Centrolobium orinocense Benth. Centrolobium paraense var. orinocense Benth. Centrolobium patinenses Pittier
English name	Pará porcupinepodtree
French name	centrolobium de Pará
Spanish name	amarillo (Colombia, Ecuador); amarillo de Guayaquil (Colombia, Ecuador, Panama); amarillo lagarto (Colombia, Ecuador); balauste (Colombia); cartán (Venezuela); guayacán jobo (Colombia)
Other name	bozhezhe (Colombia); pau-rainha (Brazil)
Trade name	canarywood

Latin name	Centrolobium yavizanum Pittier
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) N South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	Yaviza porcupinepodtree
French name	centrolobium de Yaviza
Spanish name	amarillo de Guayaquil (Panama)
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Latin name	Centropogon C.Presl
Family	Campanulaceae
Distribution
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English name	centropogon
French name	centropogon
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Latin name	Centropogon smithii E.Wimm.
Family	Campanulaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	[S]?
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English name	Smith centropogon
French name	centropogon de Smith
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Latin name	Cephalanthus L.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution
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English name	buttonbush
French name	céphalante; bois noir
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Other name	Knopfbusch, Kopfblume (german); cefalanto (italian)
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Latin name	Cephalanthus occidentalis L.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	M SC SE North America (Canada: S Ontario to Nova Scotia; USA: Minnesota to Maine, California to Florida; Mexico to Honduras, Cuba) int S Eurasia?
North America distribution zone	MW MC ME SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	sci hyg
Use	dr (laxative) fr pl (ornamental tree)
Synonym	Cephalanthus occidentalis ssp. californicus (Benth.) E.Murray Cephalanthus occidentalis var. californicus Benth. Cephalanthus occidentalis var. pubescens Raf.
English name	common buttonbush; button bush; button willow (USA); button-bush, buttonbush, globe-flowers, globeflowers, honey-balls
French name	céphalante commun; bois bouton, bois bouton commun, céphalante
Spanish name	aroma de laguna; clavelina de ciénaga (Cuba)
Other name	cefalanto occidentale (italian); Knopfbusch (german)
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Latin name	Cercidium Tul.
Family	Leguminosae
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Synonym	Cercidiopsis Britton & Rose Parkinsonia L. p.p.
English name	paloverde
French name	cercidium; paloverdi
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Latin name	Cercidium floridum Benth. ex A.Gray
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	MW MC SW SC North America (USA: California, Arizona; Mexico: Baja California, Sonora, Sinaloa)
North America distribution zone	MW MC SW SC
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel xer
Use	cl (emblem tree of Arizona State of USA) fd fd(ob) (Indians ate the seeds, flowers and immature pods) fr pl
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English name	blue paloverde; greenbarked-acacia, paloverde
French name	cercidium bleu; paloverdi bleu
Spanish name	paloverde azul
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Latin name	Cercidium floridum Benth. ex A.Gray ssp. floridum
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	MW MC SW SC North America (USA: California, Arizona; Mexico: Baja California, Sonora, Sinaloa)
North America distribution zone	MW MC SW SC
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel
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Synonym	Cercidium torreyanum (S.Watson) Sarg. Parkinsonia florida (Benth. ex A.Gray) S.Watson Parkinsonia torreyana S.Watson
English name	typical blue paloverde
French name	cercidium bleu typique
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Latin name	Cercidium floridum ssp. peninsulare (Rose) A.M.Carter
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SW North America (end Mexico: S Baja California)
North America distribution zone	SW
Height	M?
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Synonym	Cercidium peninsulare Rose
English name	peninsula blue paloverde
French name	cercidium bleu péninsulaire
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Latin name	Cercidium microphyllum (Torr.) Rose & I.M.Johnst. ex I.M.Johnst.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	MW MC SC North America (USA: California and Arizona; Mexico: Baja California and Sonora)
North America distribution zone	MW MC SC
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	mes xer
Use	fd (seeds, immature pods and flowers are edible) fr (livestock) pl (ornamental tree)
Synonym	Cercidiopsis microphylla (Torr.) Britton & Rose Parkinsonia microphylla Torr.
English name	smallleaf paloverde; foothill paloverde, leattleleaf horsebean, paloverde, yellow paloverde
French name	cercidium à petites feuilles; paloverdi jaune
Spanish name	dipúa; palo verde (Mexico)
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Latin name	Cercidium praecox (Ruiz & Pav.) Harms
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	S North America (Mexico to Panama, Hispaniola) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SW SC SE
Height	S[M]
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel xer
Use	fw ma (the wax is scraped from branches, melted, and used as glue) sa? ti
Synonym	Caesalpinia praecox Ruiz & Pav. Cercidium andicola var. petiolata Chodat & Hassl. Cercidium australe I.M.Johnst. Cercidium goldmanii Rose Cercidium plurifoliolatum Micheli Cercidium praecox (Ruiz & Pav.) Hauman Cercidium spinosum Tul. Cercidium unijugum Rose Cercidium viride (H.Karst.) H.Karst. Pomaria glauca Cav. Retinophloeum viride H.Karst.
English name	precocius paloverde
French name	cercidium précoce; baie à ondes, printemps (Haiti)
Spanish name	baya honda, bayahonda de la Virgén (Dominican Republic); brea (Paraguay); chivatero (Peru); cuica (Venezuela); espino verde, mantecosa, palo brea, palo mantescoso (Mexico); palo verde (Mexico, Paraguay); retama (Mexico); yabo (Venezuela); yuobi (Bolivia)
Other name	bayawonn, prentan (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Cercis L.
Family	Leguminosae
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English name	redbud; Judas-tree (Canada)
French name	gainier
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Other name	Judasbaum (german); albero di Giuda (italian)
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Latin name	Cercis canadensis L.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	MC ME SC SE North America (Canada: S Ontario?; USA: Nebraska to Michigan to New Jersey, Texas to Florida; Mexico: Chihuahua to Tamaulipas to Hidalgo)
North America distribution zone	MC ME SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	sci [hel] hyg mes->xer calc acid basi
Use	cl (accorging to a legend, Judas have been hangeg to a species of this tree and its white flowers have turned to red because of dishonour, emblem tree of Oklahoma State of USA) fd (flower) pl (ornamental tree) ti
Synonym	Cercis canadensis var. typica M.Hopkins Cercis canadensis f. alba Rehder Cercis canadensis f. glabrifolia Fernald
English name	eastern redbud; Judas tree, June bud; Judas-tree, redbud (Canada, USA); American redbud (USA)
French name	gainier rouge; gainier du Canada; bouton rouge, arbre de Judée (Canada)
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Other name	Kanadischer Judasbaum (german); albero di Giuda canadese (italian)
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Latin name	Cercis canadensis L. var. canadensis
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	MC ME SE North America (Canada: S Ontario?; USA: Nebraska to Michigan to New Jersey, Texas to Florida)
North America distribution zone	MC ME SE
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	sci hyg
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English name	typical eastern redbud
French name	gainier rouge typique
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Latin name	Cercis canadensis var. mexicana (Rose) M.Hopkins
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC North America (USA: Texas; Mexico: Chihuahua to Tamaulipas to Hidalgo)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
Foliage	D
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Synonym	Cercis canadensis ssp. mexicana (Rose) E.Murray Cercis mexicana Rose
English name	Mexican eastern redbud
French name	gainier rouge du Mexique
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Latin name	Cercis canadensis var. texensis (S.Watson) M.Hopkins
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	MW MC North America (USA: California to Utah to Texas)
North America distribution zone	MW MC
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	mes->xer
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Synonym	Cercis californica Torr. Cercis nitida Greene Cercis occidentalis Torr. ex A.Gray Cercis occidentalis var. texensis S.Watson Cercis reniformis Engelm. ex A.Gray Cercis reniformis Engelm. ex Scheele Cercis reniformis Engelm. ex S.Watson Cercis texensis (S.Watson) Sarg.
English name	Texas eastern redbud; Arizona redbud, California redbud, Mexican redbud, Texas redbud, western redbud
French name	gainier rouge du Texas; gainier de Californie
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