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Latin name	Charianthus nodosus (Desr.) Triana
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Martinique)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel hyg
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Synonym	Melastoma aculeatum C.Presl Melastoma crenata Vahl Melastoma nodosa Desr.
English name	knotty charianthus
French name	charianthe noueux; crécré rouge, fuschia montagne
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Latin name	Chascotheca Urb.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
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English name	chascotheca
French name	chascotheca
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Latin name	Chascotheca neopeltandra (Griseb.) Urb.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Hispaniola)
North America distribution zone	SE
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Synonym	Chaenotheca domingensis Urb. Chaenotheca neopeltandra Urb. Chascotheca domingensis Urb. Diasperus neopeltandrus Kuntze Phyllanthus neopeltandrus Griseb.
English name	DominicanRepublic chascotheca
French name	chascotheca de la République Dominicaine
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Latin name	Chaunochiton Benth.
Family	Olacaceae
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Synonym	Heisteria sect. Aulacacarpae Engl. Sagotanthus Tieg.
English name	chaunochiton
French name	chaunochite
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Latin name	Chaunochiton kappleri (Sagot ex Engl.) Ducke
Family	Olacaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica) NC MC South America (Suriname, French Guiana, Bolivia, Brazil: Pará)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Ecology	mes
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Synonym	Chaunochiton breviflorum Ducke Chaunochiton purpurascens Rizzini Heisteria kappleri Sagot ex Engl. Sagotanthus kappleri (Sagot ex Engl.) Tiegh.
English name	Kappler chaunochiton
French name	chaunochite de Kappler
Spanish name	caraño, manglillo, ninguno volador (Costa Rica)
Other name	patakoewana; hiwaradan (arawak, Guyana and Suriname); bofro-oedoe (sranan)
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Latin name	Cheiloclinium Miers
Family	Celastraceae
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English name	cheiloclinium
French name	cheiloclinium
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Latin name	Cheiloclinium cognatum (Miers) A.C.Sm.
Family	Celastraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) N M South America (Colombia to Guianas, Ecuador: Coast, Amazonas; Peru, Bolivia, Brazil)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Synonym	Cheiloclinium lineolatum (A.C.Sm.) A.C.Sm. Kippistia cognata Miers Salacia cognata (Miers) Peyr. Salacia lineolata A.C.Sm. Salacia sphaerocarpa Rusby
English name	cocora cheiloclinium
French name	cheiloclinium cocora
Spanish name	chuchuhuaso (Bolivia); cocora (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Cheiloclinium hippocrateoides (Peyr.) A.C.Sm.
Family	Celastraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) N MW MC South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador: Napo, Pastaza; Peru, Brazil: Pará)
North America distribution zone	SE
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Synonym	Cheiloclinium gleasonianum A.C.Sm. Salacia divaricata A.C.Sm. Salacia gleasoniana A.C.Sm. Salacia hippocrateoides Peyr.
English name	hippocratealike cheiloclinium
French name	cheiloclinium faux-hippocratea
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Latin name	Chilopsis D.Don
Family	Bignoniaceae
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English name	desertwillow; desert willow, desert-willow
French name	chilopsis
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Latin name	Chilopsis linearis (Cav.) Sweet
Family	Bignoniaceae
Distribution	MW MC SC North America (USA: Nevada to Kansas, California to Texas; Mexico: Baja California, Sonora to Tamaulipas to Puebla)
North America distribution zone	MW MC SC
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel mes->xer
Use	dr (dried flowers are sold in Mexico to make a decoction for cough, the powdered leaves and bark are antiseptic and antifungal) fw ma (baskets are done with slender branches) pl (ornamental) ti (fence posts)
Synonym	Chilopsis saligna D.Don
English name	narrowleaf desertwillow; desert willow, desert-catalpa, flowering willow, spanish willow; catalpa willow (USA)
French name	chilopsis à feuilles linéaires
Spanish name	mimbre (Mexico)
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Latin name	Chilopsis linearis ssp. arcuta (Fosberg) Henr.
Family	Bignoniaceae
Distribution	MW MC SC North America (USA: Nevada, Utah, California to Texas; Mexico)
North America distribution zone	MW MC SC
Height	S?
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Ecology	sili
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Synonym	Chilopsis linearis var. arcuta Fosberg
English name	curved narrowleaf desertwillow
French name	chilopsis à feuilles linéaires courbées
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Latin name	Chilopsis linearis (Cav.) Sweet ssp. linearis
Family	Bignoniaceae
Distribution	MC SC North America (USA: New Mexico to Kansas to Texas; Mexico: Chihuahua)
North America distribution zone	MC SC
Height	S?
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Ecology	sili
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Synonym	Bignonia linearis Cav. Chilopsis glutinosa Engelm. Chilopsis linearis var. glutinosa (Engelm.) Fosberg Chilopsis linearis var. originaria Fosberg
English name	typical narrowleaf desertwillow
French name	chilopsis à feuilles linéaires typique
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Latin name	Chimarrhis Jacq.
Family	Rubiaceae
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Synonym	Chimarhis Raf. Pseudochimarrhis Ducke
English name	chimarrhis
French name	chimarrhis
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Latin name	Chimarrhis cubensis Steyerm.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	acid
Use	ex
Synonym	Chimarrhis cymosa ssp. microcarpa Urb. Chimarrhis cymosa var. microcarpa (Urb.) Standl.
English name	Cuban chimarrhis
French name	chimarrhis de Cuba
Spanish name	cera, hilacho, jilacho, penda, roble amarillo (Cuba)
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Latin name	Chimarrhis cymosa Jacq.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Lesser Antilles)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S[L]
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel hyg calc
Use	ma ti
Synonym	Chimarrhis corymbosa A.Rich. Chimarrhis cymosa ssp. cymosa var. genuina Jacq. Chimarrhis cymosa ssp. genuina Urb. Chimarrhis cyrrhosa Steud. Macrocnemum longifolium A.Rich.
English name	waterwood chimarrhis; river wood (Martinique); water wood (St. Vincent); wild fiddle wood
French name	chimarrhis de rivière; bois de bams jaunes (Guadeloupe); bois de rivière (Martinique); bois résolu (Lesser Antilles); bois rivière (Dominica, Lesser Antilles, Trinidad and Tobago); bois rivière résolu (Martinique); bois-résolu, bois-rivière; quinoyer (Dominica); résolu (Lesser Antilles); résolu de montagne, résolu de rivière (Guadeloupe)
Spanish name	penda (Cuba)
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Latin name	Chimarrhis jamaicensis (Urb.) Steyerm.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Jamaica, Haiti)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Ecology	calc
Use	ex ti
Synonym	Chimarrhis cymosa ssp. jamaicensis Urb. Chimarrhis cymosa var. jamaicensis (Urb.) Standl.
English name	Jamaica chimarrhis; wild fiddlewood; wild fiddle wood (Jamaica)
French name	chimarrhis de la Jamaïque
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Latin name	Chimarrhis latifolia Standl.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Use	fw ti (cabinet work, dragline mats, fence posts, flooring, furniture, railroad ties)
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English name	broadleaf chimarrhis
French name	chimarrhis à feuilles larges
Spanish name	jagua amarilla (Panama); jagua amarillo; yema, yema de huevo (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Chimarrhis parviflora Standl.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	xer
Use	ti (furniture, house construction, parquet)
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English name	smallflower chimarrhis; fiddlewood (Panama)
French name	chimarrhis à petites fleurs
Spanish name	fruta funi (Honduras); higueron (Costa Rica); llema de huevo (Panama); pejiballito (Costa Rica); platano (Nicaragua, Panama); yema de huevo (Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama)
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Latin name	Chiococca P.Browne
Family	Rubiaceae
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Synonym	Chiococca L.
English name	milkberry
French name	chiococca
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Latin name	Chiococca alba (L.) Hitchc.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	MC ME S North America (Mexico to Panama, USA: Texas and S Florida, West Indies) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	MC ME SW SC SE
Height	[S]
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Ecology	calc
Use	dr (roots are pounded and used as purgative and abortifacient, used for snakebites) fd (roots pounded and made into a decoction bush tea) pl (ornamental)
Synonym	Chiococca anguifuga Mart. Chiococca brachiata Ruiz & Pav. Chiococca brachiata var. grandifolia Müll.Arg. Chiococca filipes Lundell Chiococca macrocarpa M.Martens & Galeotti Chiococca racemosa L. Chiococca racemosa Sessé & Moç. Chiococca racemosa var. yucatana Loes. Chiococca trisperma Hook.f. Lonicera alba L.
English name	Davids milkberry; briny roots; David's root (Jamaica); shunk root (Belize); snakeroot; snowberry (Jamaica); Tim-Tom bush, West Indian snowberry
French name	chiococca blanc; croc souris (Hispaniola); quimaque (Haiti)
Spanish name	aceitillo, arito frio de tierra fria (El Salvador); bejuco de barraco, bejuco timaque (Dominican Republic); cainca, canchache (Mexico); dama de la noche (Belize); lagrimas de Maria; lágrimas de Guadalupe (El Salvador, Guatemala); lágrimas de San Pedro (El Salvador); quimaque, timacle, timaque (Dominican Republic); zorillo (Belize)
Other name	drok souri, kimak (creole, Haiti); pax-che, pay-che (maya, Belize)
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Latin name	Chiococca belizensis Lundell
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
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Synonym	Chiococca durifolia Dwyer
English name	Belize milkberry; night bloom, snowberry (Belize)
French name	chiococca du Belize
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Latin name	Chiococca pachyphylla Wernham
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
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English name	thickleaf milkberry
French name	chiococca à feuilles épaisses
Spanish name	comida de culebra (Nicaragua)
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Latin name	Chiococca phaenostemon Schltdl.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
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Ecology	hyg->xer
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Synonym	Chiococca staminea M.Martens & Galeotti
English name	darkstamen milkberry
French name	chiococca à étamines foncées
Spanish name	chiraquilla (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Chiococca semipilosa Standl. & Steyerm.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SE
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Synonym	Chiococca vestita Lundell Chiococca vestita var. glaberrima Lundell
English name	halfpilose milkberry
French name	chiococca mi-poilu
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Latin name	Chionanthus L.
Family	Oleaceae
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Synonym	Ceranthus Schreb. Chionanthus Royen ex L. Linociera Sw. ex Schreb. Mayepea Aubl. Thouinia Thunb. ex L.f. non Poit.
English name	fringetree; fringe tree, fringe-flowers
French name	chionanthe; arbre de neige
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Other name	Schneeflockenstrauch (german); albero della neve (italian)
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Latin name	Chionanthus axilliflorus (Griseb.) Stearn
Family	Oleaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	calc
Use	ma ti
Synonym	Linociera axilliflora Griseb. Mayepea axilliflora (Griseb.) Krug & Urb.
English name	axillaryflower fringetree
French name	chionanthe à fleurs axillaires
Spanish name	guaney negro (Cuba); hueso (Puerto Rico); jicotea (Cuba)
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Latin name	Chionanthus bakeri (Urb.) Stearn
Family	Oleaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Linociera bakeri Urb.
English name	Baker fringetree
French name	chionanthe de Baker
Spanish name	guaney (Cuba)
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Latin name	Chionanthus bumelioides (Griseb.) Stearn
Family	Oleaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola)
North America distribution zone	SE
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Synonym	Chionanthus bumelioides (Griseb.) Stearn var. bumelioides Chionanthus bumelioides var. lanceolatus (Knobl.) Alain Chionantus lanceolatus (Knobl.) J.Jiménez Alm. Linociera bumelioides Griseb. Linociera ekmanii Urb. Linociera lanceolata Knobl. Mayepea bumelioides (Griseb.) Krug & Urb.
English name	blackebony fringetree; black ebony, boar mastic (Bahamas)
French name	chionanthe bumelioïde
Spanish name	jiquicillo, ramón de costa (Cuba)
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Latin name	Chionanthus compactus Sw.
Family	Oleaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Lesser Antilles) N South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Use	fw ma ti
Synonym	Chionanthus caribaeus Jacq. Linociera caribaea (Jacq.) Knobl. Linociera compacta R.Br. non Griseb. Mayepea caribaea (Jacq.) Kuntze
English name	whiteironwood fringetree; bridgotree (Puerto Rico); bridgo-tree (Netherlands Antilles); mountain, parry, white iron wood (Lesser Antilles); white ironwood (Montserrat)
French name	chionanthe bois-de-fer-blanc; bois de fer (Martinique); bois de fer blanc (Guadeloupe); bois poisson, de basse fer? (Lesser Antilles)
Spanish name	avispillo, hueso (Puerto Rico); tárana (Dominican Republic)
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Latin name	Chionanthus cubensis (P.Wilson) Stearn
Family	Oleaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
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Synonym	Linociera bumelioides var. cubensis Camp & Monach. Linociera cubensis (P.Wilson) Urb. Mayepea cubensis P.Wilson
English name	Cuban fringetree
French name	chionanthe de Cuba
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