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Latin name	Chionanthus dussii (Krug & Urb.) Stearn
Family	Oleaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Guadeloupe and Martinique)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Linociera dussii (Krug & Urb.) Knobl. Mayepea dussii Krug & Urb.
English name	Duss fringetree
French name	chionanthe acomat-pays; acomat-pays
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Latin name	Chionanthus holdridgii (Camp & Monach.) Stearn
Family	Oleaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Puerto Rico)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	xer
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Synonym	Linociera holdridgii Camp & Monach.
English name	Holdridge fringetree
French name	chionanthe de Holdridge
Spanish name	espejuelo, hueso, hueso prieto, palo de hueso (Puerto Rico)
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Latin name	Chionanthus jamaicensis (Urb.) Stearn
Family	Oleaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Linociera jamaicensis Urb.
English name	Jamaica fringetree
French name	chionanthe de la Jamaïque
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Latin name	Chionanthus ligustrinus (Sw.) Pers.
Family	Oleaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Greater Antilles)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	calc
Use	ma ti
Synonym	Chionanthus domingensis Lam. Chionanthus incrassatus Sw. Haenianthus incrassatus (Sw.) Griseb. Linociera compacta Griseb. non R.Br. Linociera domingensis (Lam.) Knobl. Linociera latifolia Vahl Linociera ligustrina Sw. Linociera phylliraeoides C.F.Gaertn. Mayepea domingensis (Lam.) Krug & Urb. Mayepea latifolia (Vahl) Kuntze Mayepea ligustrina (Sw.) Kuntze Thouinia ligustrina Sw.
English name	privetlike fringetree; bridge-tree (Netherlands Antilles); ironwood (Belize, Jamaica); pine-ridge (Belize); white rosewood (Jamaica)
French name	chionanthe bois-sagine; bois de fer (Martinique); bois de fer blanc (Guadeloupe); bois sagine, cayepon (Haiti)
Spanish name	avispillo (Puerto Rico); bayito (Cuba); brojo (St. Croix); cabra blanca (Dominican Republic); cabra santa; caney, careicillo (Cuba); cayepón; guaney (Cuba); huesillo (Cuba, Puerto Rico); hueso (Cuba, Puerto Rico); hueso blanco (Dominican Republic); lirio (Dominican Republic); palo de hueso (Puerto Rico); perenqueta (Cuba); tárana (Dominican Republic)
Other name	bwa saginn, kaypon (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Chionanthus miragoane (Urb.) J.Jiménez Alm.
Family	Oleaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Haiti)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Linociera miragoane Urb.
English name	Miragoane fringetree
French name	chionanthe de Miragoâne
Spanish name	lino
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Latin name	Chionanthus oblanceolatus (B.L.Rob.) P.S.Green
Family	Oleaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
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Synonym	Linociera oblanceolata B.L.Rob.
English name	oblanceolate fringetree
French name	chionanthe oblancéolé
Spanish name	cachicha macho (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Chionanthus panamensis (Standl.) Stearn
Family	Oleaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
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Use	ti (carved objects, tool handles, turned work)
Synonym	Linociera panamensis Standl.
English name	Panama fringetree; pine ridge ironwood (Belize)
French name	chionanthe du Panama
Spanish name	comenegro (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Chionanthus virginicus L.
Family	Oleaceae
Distribution	MC ME SC SE North America (USA: Missouri to New York, Texas to Florida)
North America distribution zone	MC ME SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	hyg->xer sci
Use	dr (bark) fr pl (ornamental)
Synonym	Chionanthus henryae H.L.Li
English name	white fringetree; fringe tree, fringetree, old man's beard, old-mans-beard
French name	chionanthe de Virginie; arbre à fleurs de neige, arbre à franges, arbre à neige, arbre de neige
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Other name	Schneeflockenstrauch, Virginische Schneeblume, Giftesche (german ); albero della neve (italian)
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Latin name	Chione DC.
Family	Rubiaceae
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Synonym	Oregandra Standl. Sacconia Endl.
English name	chione
French name	chione
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Latin name	Chione buxifolia Dwyer & M.V.Hayden
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	boxleaf chione
French name	chione à feuilles de buis
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Latin name	Chione campanensis Dwyer
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	Campana chione
French name	chione de Campana
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Latin name	Chione chiapensis Standl.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SC North America (S Mexico)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
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English name	Chiapas chione
French name	chione du Chiapas
Spanish name	palo de Chile (Mexico)
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Latin name	Chione cubensis A.Rich
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Ecology	acid
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Synonym	Chione elliptica Griseb.
English name	Cuban chione
French name	chione de Cuba
Spanish name	icaguillo, naranjillo, vigueta naranjo (Cuba)
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Latin name	Chione darienensis Dwyer
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama: Darién)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	Darién chione
French name	chione de Darién
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Latin name	Chione exserta (DC.) Urb.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Hispaniola)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Chione coriacea Urb. Chione lucida Griseb. Psychotria coriacea Spreng. non Poir. non Glaz. Psychotria exserta DC. Uragoga exserta (DC.) Urb.
English name	exserted chione
French name	chione exsert
Spanish name	lino, lino amarillo (Dominican Republic); lirio, lirio amarillo (Hispaniola); palo amarillo (Dominican Republic)
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Latin name	Chione guatemalensis Standl. & Steyerm.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala: Izabal)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	Guatemala chione
French name	chione du Guatemala
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Latin name	Chione impressa Urb.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Hispaniola)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M?
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English name	impressed chione
French name	chione gravé
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Latin name	Chione mexicana Standl.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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English name	Mexican chione
French name	chione du Mexique
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Latin name	Chione myrtifolia Griseb.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	myrtlefeaf chione
French name	chione à feuilles de myrte
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Latin name	Chione seminervis Urb. & Ekman
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Hispaniola, Puerto Rico)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	halfnerved chione
French name	chione seminervuré
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Other name	puntaj-jayuja (Puerto Rico)
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Latin name	Chione sylvicola (Standl.) W.C.Burger
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
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Use	ti (axe and tool handles)
Synonym	Anisomeris sylvatica (Standl.) Standl. Anisomeris sylvicola (Standl.) Standl. Chione allenii L.O.Williams Chione costaricensis Standl. Chione panamensis Steyerm. non (Standl.) Dwyer Chomelia sylvicola Standl. Oregandra panamensis Standl.
English name	silvicolous chione
French name	chione sylvicole
Spanish name	fruta de pava (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Chione tetramera Alain
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Dominican Republic: Río Comate, Bayaguana)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	fourpart chione
French name	chione tétramère
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Latin name	Chione venosa (Sw.) Urb.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Lesser Antilles) NC South America (Trinidad, Guyana)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M[L]
Foliage	E
Ecology	[sci] calc
Use	ti
Synonym	Chione glabra DC. Crusea glabra A.Rich. Jacquinia venosa Sw. Psychotria megalosperma V. sec. DC. Sacconia glabra Endl.
English name	smooth chione; fatpork (Puerto Rico); fat-pork (Montserrat); mastic, white mastic (St. Vincent)
French name	chione bois-anda; bois anda, branda (Lesser Antilles); grand branda; violette (Lesser Antilles)
Spanish name	martin avila, palo blanco, Santa Olalla (Puerto Rico)
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Latin name	Chiranthodendron Larreat.
Family	Bombacaceae
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English name	chiranthodendron
French name	chiranthodendron
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Latin name	Chiranthodendron pentadactylon Larreat.
Family	Bombacaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Guerrero, Oaxaca, Chiapas; Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel mes calc [sili]
Use	dr (flower for eye disorders) ti (pile)
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English name	fivelobed chiranthodendron; handflower tree (Mexico)
French name	chiranthodendron à cinq lobes
Spanish name	árbol de las manitas, flor de manito, flora de manito (Mexico)
Other name	macpalxochitl (Mexico)
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Latin name	Chloroleucon Britton & Rose
Family	Leguminosae
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Synonym	Chloroleucum Britton & Rose ex Record
English name	chloroleucon
French name	chloroleucon
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Latin name	Chloroleucon mangense (Jacq.) Britton & Rose
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama; Cuba, Jamaica) South America (general)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Ecology	xer calc
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English name	Manga chloroleucon
French name	chloroleucon de Manga
Spanish name	cacho de venado (Nicaragua); caschá (Costa Rica); cola de iguana (Nicaragua); espino amarillo, pino amárillo (Panama)
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Latin name	Chloroleucon mangense var. lentiscifolium (A.Rich.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Belize, Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	calc
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Synonym	Acacia lentiscifolia A.Rich. Chloroleucon lentiscifolium (A.Rich.) Britton & Rose Chloroleucum lentiscifolium (A.Rich.) Britton & Rose Pithecellobium lentiscifolium (A.Rich.) C.Wright Pithecellobium lentiscifolium (A.Rich.) C.Wright ex Sauvalle
English name	lentiscusleaf Manga chloroleucon
French name	chloroleucon de Manga losange; losange (Haiti)
Spanish name	guayabillo (Cuba)
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Latin name	Chloroleucon mangense var. leucospermum (Brandegee) Barneby & J.W.Grimes
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	S North America (Mexico: S Baja California, Sonora, Islas Tres Marias, Nayarit, Yucatán; Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Haiti, Jamaica, Virgin Islands)
North America distribution zone	SW SC SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Chloroleucon guatemalense Britton & Rose ex Record Chloroleucon langlassei Britton & Rose Chloroleucon leucospermum (Brandegee) Britton & Rose Chloroleucon undulatum Britton & Rose Pithecellobium guatemalense (Record) Standl. Pithecellobium leucospermum Brandegee Pithecellobium undulatum (Britton & Rose) Gentry Pithecolobium langlassei (Britton & Rose) Standl. Pithecolobium leucospermum Brandegee
English name	whiteseed Manga chloroleucon
French name	chloroleucon de Manga à graines blanches
Spanish name	borcelano, cachi de toro, chucaro, ebano, ebano blanco (Mexico); espino verde (Honduras); guayacán, palo ebán, palo fierro, palo pinto (Mexico)
Other name	yax-ec (Mexico)
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Latin name	Chloroleucon mangense (Jacq.) Britton & Rose var. mangense
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Honduras, Panama, Jamaica) N MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
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Synonym	Acacia micrantha Desv. Acacia parvifolia (Sw.) Willd. Albizia marthae Britton & Killip Cathormion mangensis (Jacq.) Dugand Enterolobium mangense (Jacq.) Fawc. & Rendle Feuilleea mangensis (Jacq.) Kuntze Inga marthae Spreng. ex DC. Mimosa antillarum Lam. ex Poir. Mimosa mangensis Jacq. Mimosa parvifolia Sw. Pithecellobium marthae (Britton & Killip) Niezgoda & Nevling Pithecolobium mangense (Jacq.) J.F.Macbr. Pithecolobium parvifolium (Sw.) Benth.
English name	typical Manga chloroleucon
French name	chloroleucon de Manga typique
Spanish name	carbonero (Colombia); caudero (Venezuela); hojo de zorra (Colombia); quebrahacha (Venezuela); vainillo (Colombia)
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