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Latin name	Chloroleucon mangense var. vincentis (Benth.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Martinique, St. Vincent) N South America (Colombia, Venezuela)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Acacia vincentis (Benth.) Griseb. Cathormium caraboboense (Harms) Pittier Chloroleucon bogotense Britton & Killip Chloroleucon caraboboense (Harms) Pittier Chloroleucon vincentis (Benth.) Britton & Rose Pithecellobium caraboboense Harms Pithecolobium tortum Pittier non Mart. Pithecolobium vincentis Benth.
English name	St.Vincent Manga chloroleucon
French name	chloroleucon de Manga de Saint-Vincent
Spanish name	angarillo (Colombia); cogicillo, quebrado, quiebra-hacha (Venezuela); raspayuco (Colombia)
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Latin name	Chomelia Jacq.
Family	Rubiaceae
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Synonym	Anisomeris C.Presl
English name	chomelia
French name	chomélie
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Latin name	Chomelia barbellata Standl.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) N M South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador: Napo; Peru, Bolivia, Brazil)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Ecology	hyg
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Synonym	Chomelia atlantica Dwyer
English name	barbellate chomelia
French name	chomélie barbelée
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Latin name	Chomelia brachypoda Donn.Sm.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
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Synonym	Anisomeris brachypoda (Donn.Sm.) Standl.
English name	shortstalked chomelia
French name	chomélie à tige courte
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Latin name	Chomelia grandicarpa Dwyer
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	fd
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English name	bigfruit chomelia
French name	chomélie à gros fruits
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Latin name	Chomelia microloba Donn.Sm.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Use	ti (axe handles, interior construction, paddles)
Synonym	Anisomeris microloba (Donn.Sm.) Standl. Antirhea panamensis Standl. Chione chambersii Dwyer & M.V.Hayden Chione panamensis (Standl.) Dwyer Chomelia panamensis (Standl.) Dwyer Chomelia peninsularis Dwyer
English name	smalllobed chomelia
French name	chomélie à petits lobes
Spanish name	tablis, tapaliso, tapalizo (Panama)
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Latin name	Chomelia protracta (Bartl. ex DC.) Standl.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Nicaragua) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Ecology	hyg
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Synonym	Anisomeris protracta (Bartl. ex DC.) Standl. Antirhea protracta (Griseb.) Hemsl. Chione protracta (Bartl. ex DC.) Steyerm. Chomelia protracta (Bartl. ex DC.) Steyerm. Guettarda galeottii Standl. Guettarda protracta Bartl. ex DC. Guettarda protracta var. brevipes DC. Guettarda protracta var. longipes DC. Pittoniotis protracta (Bartl. ex DC.) Griseb.
English name	lengthened chomelia; pine ridge coffee, wild coffee (Belize)
French name	chomélie allongée
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Other name	chechém (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Chomelia recordii Standl.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala to Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
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Synonym	Anisomeris englesingii (Standl.) Standl. Anisomeris recordii (Standl.) Standl. Chomelia englesingii Standl. Chomelia recordii var. paucipubescens Dwyer
English name	Record chomelia
French name	chomélie de Record
Spanish name	rompebotas (Nicaragua)
Other name	cahamikia (Nicaragua)
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Latin name	Chomelia rudis (Standl.) Lorence
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Anisomeris rudis Standl.
English name	formless chomelia
French name	chomélie informe
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Latin name	Chomelia spinosa Jacq.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) N MW MC South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador: Napo; Peru, Bolivia, N Brazil)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Use	pp ti (agricultural goods, fence posts, general construction, turned work)
Synonym	Anisomeris brachyloba (Standl.) Rusby Anisomeris purpusii Brandegee Anisomeris spinosa K.Schum. Caryelina filipes (Benth.) Kuntze Chomelia brachyloba Standl. Chomelia filipes Benth. Chomelia longicaudata Rusby Chomelia purpusii (Brandegee) Rusby Guettarda armata Bartl. Guettarda costaricensis K.Schum. ex Tonduz Ixora spinosa (Jacq.) Lam.
English name	spiny chomelia
French name	chomélie épineuse
Spanish name	chocolatico (Costa Rica); limoncillo; malacaguité (Costa Rica); malacahuité, pata de palome
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Latin name	Chomelia venulosa W.C.Burger & C.M.Taylor
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	finelyveined chomelia
French name	chomélie à nervures fines
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Latin name	Christiana DC.
Family	Tiliaceae
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English name	christiana
French name	christiana
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Latin name	Christiana africana DC.
Family	Tiliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua, Costa Rica) NC ME South America (Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil: Alagôas, Bahia) Africa (tropics and Madagascar)
North America distribution zone	SE
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English name	Africa christiana
French name	christiana d'Afrique
Spanish name	algodón (Nicaragua); piedra (Costa Rica)
Other name	asa (yoruba); kobohia (ciu); mongasa (bambindjere, Central African Republic); mongasa ti mai (bambindjere, Cameroon)
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Latin name	Chromolaena DC.
Family	Compositae
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English name	chromolaena
French name	chromoléna
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Latin name	Chromolaena collina (DC.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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Use	ma
Synonym	Chromolaena mendezii (DC.) R.M.King & H.Rob. Eupatorium collinum DC. Eupatorium collinum var. mendezii (DC.) McVaugh Eupatorium mendezii DC. Eupatorium neaeanum DC. Kyrstenia collina (DC.) Greene
English name	hills chromolaena
French name	chromoléna des collines
Spanish name	barriquete (Guatemala); candelilla, crucita, majiteros, tatascán colorado (Honduras); vara blanca, vara de cama (El Salvador); vara negra (Honduras)
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Latin name	Chrysobalanus L.
Family	Chrysobalanaceae
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Synonym	Icaco Adans.
English name	cocoplum
French name	icaquier
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Latin name	Chrysobalanus cuspidatus Griseb. ex Duss
Family	Chrysobalanaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Lesser Antilles)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg sci
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Synonym	Licania oligantha A.C.Sm.
English name	cuspidate cocoplum
French name	icaquier des bois; icaque grand bois; icaque montagne (Guadeloupe); ti feuilles (Martinique); z'icaque-bois; zicac des bois (Martinique); zicaque, zicaque à poils, zicaque montagne
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Latin name	Chrysobalanus icaco L.
Family	Chrysobalanaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama; USA: Florida; Bahamas, West Indies) South America (general) W SC Africa (tropics) int SE Eurasia (Vietnam) and ME Oceania (Fiji)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S[M]
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel hyg->[xer] sili
Use	dr fd (edible fruits) fr fw ma (seed oil used for candles) pl ti
Synonym	Chrysobalanus ellipticus Sol. ex Sabine Chrysobalanus guianensis Klotzsch Chrysobalanus icaco ssp. pellocarpus (G.Mey.) E.Murray Chrysobalanus icaco L. ssp. icaco Chrysobalanus icaco var. ellipticus (Sol. ex Sabine) Hook.f. Chrysobalanus icaco var. genuina Stehlé Chrysobalanus icaco var. genuinus Stehlé & Quentin Chrysobalanus icaco var. pellocarpus (G.Mey.) DC. Chrysobalanus icaco var. pellocarpus (G.Mey.) Hook.f. Chrysobalanus interior Small Chrysobalanus luteus Sabine Chrysobalanus orbicularis Schumach. Chrysobalanus pellocarpus G.Mey. Chrysobalanus purpureus Mill. Chrysobalanus savannarum Britton Prunus icaco Labat Sorbus aucuparia L.
English name	icaco cocoplum; caye caulker plum, coco plum, coco-plum (Belize); cocoa plum, cocoa-plum; cocoplum (Bahamas, Belize, Jamaica, Virgin Gorda); Everglades cocoplum; fat apple pork (tropical America, W Africa); fat pork, gopher-plum; hicoco plum, icaco, jicaco plum (Belize); pigeon-plum (USA); small fruit cocoplum, smallfruit
French name	icaquier d'Amérique; gros icaque, icaque, icaque blanc, icaque bleue, icaque noire; icaquier (Central America, USA, West Indies); icaquier à petits fruits, petit z'icaque, pomme z'icaque, pomme zicaque, prune coton; prune d'anse (French Guiana); prune z'icaque, prune zicaque, prunier d'anse, z'icaque; zicaque (Haiti)
Spanish name	caramio (Guyana); carib ikaku; eg cacco (Mexico); hicaco (Cuba, Puerto Rico); hicaco cimarrón (Cuba); hikaku; icacillo, icaco (Venezuela); icaco de costa (Cuba); icaco dulce, icaco dúlce; jicaco, jicaco plum (Dominican Republic); micaco, nalubuno
Other name	awonrinwan (yoruba); erejoeroe (karihna, Suriname); guajurú (portuguese, Brazil); ikak (creole, Haiti); ikatee (yoruba); ka-ka-tà, kocho-rhum (maya, Belize); kodibiassiballi, kodibiussiballi, koelimiro, koenatepie (arawak); koenoto-epoe (karihna, Suriname); pruim (sranan)
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Latin name	Chrysochlamys Poepp.
Family	Guttiferae
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Synonym	Balboa Planch. & Triana Dystovomita (Engl.) D'Arcy p.p. Tomovita Aubl. p.p. Tovomitopsis Planch. & Triana p.p.
English name	chrysochlamys
French name	chrysochlamys
Spanish name	coloradito, colorado, fierrillo (Honduras)
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Latin name	Chrysochlamys allenii (Maguire) Hammel
Family	Guttiferae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Synonym	Tovomitopsis allenii Maguire Tovomitopsis centistaminibus D'Arcy
English name	Allen chrysochlamys
French name	chrysochlamys d'Allen
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Latin name	Chrysochlamys balboa Hammel
Family	Guttiferae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) N M South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador: Coast, Andes, Amazonas; Peru, Brazil)
North America distribution zone	SE
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Synonym	Balboa membranacea Planch. & Triana Chrysochlamys membranacea (Planch. & Triana) Planch. & Triana Tovomitopsis membranacea (Planch. & Triana) D'Arcy
English name	Balboa chrysochlamys
French name	chrysochlamys de Balboa
Spanish name	coloradito (Venezuela); manzano colorado (Ecuador)
Other name	quilli caspi (Ecuador); uacayamuiyé (arecuna, Venezuela)
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Latin name	Chrysochlamys caribaea Urb.
Family	Guttiferae
Distribution	SE North America (end St. Lucia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg sci
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English name	Caribbean chrysochlamys
French name	chrysochlamys des Caraïbes; bois mang
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Latin name	Chrysochlamys eclipes L.O.Williams
Family	Guttiferae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	Panama chrysochlamys
French name	chrysochlamys du Panama
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Other name	yar ali (kuna, Panama)
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Latin name	Chrysochlamys floribunda Cuatrec.
Family	Guttiferae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
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English name	flowering chrysochlamys
French name	chrysochlamys fleuri
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Latin name	Chrysochlamys glauca (Oerst., Planch. & Triana) Hemsl.
Family	Guttiferae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) MC South America (Brazil)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Tovomita glauca (Oerst., Planch. & Triana) L.O.Williams Tovomita gracilis L.O.Williams Tovomita martiana Engl. Tovomitopsis glauca Oerst., Planch. & Triana Tovomitopsis multiflora Standl.
English name	glaucous chrysochlamys
French name	chrysochlamys glauque
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Latin name	Chrysochlamys grandifolia (L.O.Williams) Hammel
Family	Guttiferae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Ecology	mes?
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Synonym	Tovomita grandifolia L.O.Williams Tovomita macrophylla L.O.Williams non (Poepp.) Walp. Tovomitopsis grandifolia L.O.Williams
English name	bigleaf chrysochlamys
French name	chrysochlamys à grandes feuilles
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Latin name	Chrysochlamys guatemaltecana Donn.Sm.
Family	Guttiferae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala, Belize, Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Tovomitopsis guatemaltecana (Donn.Sm.) Standl. & Steyerm.
English name	Guatemala chrysochlamys
French name	chrysochlamys du Guatemala
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Latin name	Chrysochlamys membrillensis (D'Arcy) Hammel
Family	Guttiferae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) NW MW MC South America (Colombia, Peru, Brazil: Amazonas)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Tovomita krukovii A.C.Sm. Tovomitopsis membrillensis D'Arcy
English name	RioMembrillo chrysochlamys
French name	chrysochlamys du Río Membrillo
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Latin name	Chrysochlamys micrantha Engl.
Family	Guttiferae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) MW South America (Ecuador, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
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Synonym	Tovomitopsis micrantha (Engl.) D'Arcy
English name	smallflower chrysochlamys
French name	chrysochlamys à petites fleurs
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Other name	menitamé (waorani, Ecuador)
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Latin name	Chrysochlamys myrcioides Planch. & Triana
Family	Guttiferae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Ecology	sci
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Synonym	Tovomitopsis myrcioides (Planch. & Triana) D'Arcy
English name	pimentalike chrysochlamys
French name	chrysochlamys faux-pimenta
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