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Latin name	Cinnamodendron cubense Urb.
Family	Canellaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	Cuban cinnamodendron
French name	cinnamodendron de Cuba
Spanish name	curbana (Cuba)
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Latin name	Cinnamodendron ekmanii Sleumer
Family	Canellaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Dominican Republic: Cabevete, Laguna Samaná, Los Haitises)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	hyg
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English name	Ekman cinnamodendron
French name	cinnamodendron d'Ekman
Spanish name	canelilla (Dominican Republic)
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Latin name	Cinnamomum Schaeff.
Family	Lauraceae
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Synonym	Phoebe Nees p.p.
English name	cinnamon; camphor tree, phoebe
French name	cannelier; camphrier
Spanish name	alcarfero; aguacatillo, aguacatón, bambito, ensibe, jigua, sigua (Panama)
Other name	cannella (italian); Kampferbaum (german); lorie (creole, Haiti); Zimlorbeer, Zimtbaum (german)
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Latin name	Cinnamomum alainii (C.K.Allen) Alain
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Dominican Republic: Alto Casabito, Loma de la Sal)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	hyg
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Synonym	Cinnamomum alainii (C.K.Allen) Kosterm. Phoebe alainii C.K.Allen
English name	Alain cinnamon
French name	cannelier d'Alain
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Latin name	Cinnamomum areolatum (Lundell) Kosterm.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, El Salvador)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
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Synonym	Phoebe areolata Lundell
English name	areolate cinnamon
French name	cannelier aréolé
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Latin name	Cinnamomum breedlovei (Lundell) Kosterm.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SC North America (S Mexico)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
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Synonym	Phoebe breedlovei Lundell
English name	Breedlove cinnamon
French name	cannelier de Breedlove
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Latin name	Cinnamomum brenesii (Standl.) Kosterm.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Synonym	Phoebe brenesii Standl.
English name	Brenes cinnamon
French name	cannelier de Brenes
Spanish name	aguacatillo
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Latin name	Cinnamomum chavarrianum (Hammel) Kosterm.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Synonym	Phoebe chavarriana Hammel
English name	Chavarría cinnamon
French name	cannelier de Chavarría
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Latin name	Cinnamomum costaricanum (Mez & Pittier) Kosterm.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Synonym	Phoebe costaricana Mez & Pittier
English name	CostaRica cinnamon
French name	cannelier du Costa Rica
Spanish name	aguacate canelo, sombrero de mico, sombrero de pija (Nicaragua)
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Latin name	Cinnamomum effusum (Meisn.) Kosterm.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Persea effusa (Meisn.) Hemsl. Phoebe effusa Meisn.
English name	scattered cinnamon
French name	cannelier épars
Spanish name	aguacate de Andillas (Mexico)
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Latin name	Cinnamomum falcatum (Mez) R.A.Howard
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Lesser Antilles)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	sci mes
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Synonym	Cinnamomum falcatifolium Kosterm. Ocotea falcata Mez Phoebe falcata (Mez) Mez
English name	falcate cinnamon
French name	cannelier mabonne; bois doux des bonnes, bois doux Mabonne, bois doux mabonne, bois-doux Desbonnes, laurier mabonne, laurier-Mabonne
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Latin name	Cinnamomum grisebachii Lorea-Hern.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SC North America (S Mexico)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	L
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English name	Grisebach cinnamon
French name	cannelier de Grisebach
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Latin name	Cinnamomum hammelianum (W.C.Burger) Lorea-Hern.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Synonym	Phoebe hammeliana W.C.Burger
English name	Hammel cinnamon
French name	cannelier de Hammel
Spanish name	aguacatillo (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Cinnamomum hartmannii (I.M.Johnst.) Kosterm.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Nayarit, Jalisco)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
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Synonym	Phoebe hartmannii I.M.Johnst.
English name	Hartmann cinnamon
French name	cannelier de Hartmann
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Latin name	Cinnamomum montanum (Sw.) Bercht. & J.Presl
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Greater Antilles) NC South America (Trinidad and Tobago)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg calc
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Synonym	Laurus montana Sw. Persea montana (J.Presl) Spreng. Phoebe montana (Sw.) Griseb.
English name	mountain cinnamon
French name	cannelier de montagne; laurier rose (Dominican Republic, Haiti)
Spanish name	avispillo (Puerto Rico); boniato del pinar (Cuba); cigua blanca, cigua laurel (Dominican Republic, Haiti); laurel (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); leviza (Cuba); sigua boba, sigua laurel (Dominican Republic)
Other name	lorie wòz (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Cinnamomum neurophyllum (Mez & Pittier) Kosterm.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
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Synonym	Phoebe neurophylla Mez & Pittier
English name	nervedleaf cinnamon
French name	cannelier à feuilles nervurées
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Latin name	Cinnamomum padiforme (Standl. & Steyerm.) Kosterm.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Synonym	Phoebe padiformis Standl. & Steyerm.
English name	cherrylike cinnamon
French name	cannelier faux-cerisier
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Latin name	Cinnamomum paratriplinerve Lorea-Hern.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	paratriplenerved cinnamon
French name	cannelier triplenervoïde
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Latin name	Cinnamomum parviflorum (Nees) Kosterm.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Hispaniola)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Phoebe parviflora Nees
English name	smallflower cinnamon
French name	cannelier à petites fleurs
Spanish name	boniato blanco (Cuba)
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Latin name	Cinnamomum parvulum (Lundell) Kosterm.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas)
North America distribution zone	SC
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Synonym	Phoebe parvula Lundell
English name	verysmall cinnamon
French name	cannelier très petit
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Latin name	Cinnamomum psychotrioides (Kunth) Kosterm.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Querétaro, Puebla, Veracruz)
North America distribution zone	SC
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Synonym	Ocotea psychotrioides Kunth Oreodaphne psychotrioides (Kunth) Nees Persea psychotrioides (Kunth) Spreng. Phoebe psychotrioides (Kunth) Mez
English name	Mexican cinnamon
French name	cannelier du Mexique
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Latin name	Cinnamomum siltepecanum (Lundell) Kosterm.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas)
North America distribution zone	SC
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Synonym	Phoebe siltepecana Lundell
English name	Siltepec cinnamon
French name	cannelier de Siltepec
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Latin name	Cinnamomum triplinerve (Ruiz & Pav.) Kosterm.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, Cuba, Dominican Republic) N M SC South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	E[SD]
Ecology	hel hyg mes
Use	fr ma ti (house construction)
Synonym	Cinnamomum brasiliense (Mez) Kosterm. Cinnamomum cinnamomifolium (Kunth) Kosterm. Cinnamomum cubense Kosterm. Cinnamomum elongatum (Vahl ex Nees) Kosterm. Cinnamomum heteropetalum (Mez) Kosterm. Cinnamomum mayense (Nees) Kosterm. Cinnamomum mexicanum (Meisn.) Kosterm. Cinnamomum paraguariense (Hassl.) Kosterm. Cinnamomum peruvianum (Meisn.) Kosterm. Cinnamomum pichisense (A.C.Sm.) Kosterm. Cinnamomum tonduzii (Mez) Kosterm. Laurus elongata Vahl ex Nees Laurus triplinervis Ruiz & Pav. Ocotea flavescens Rusby Persea cinnamomifolia Kunth Persea mexicana (Meisn.) Hemsl. Persea triplinervis (Griseb.) M.Gómez Phoebe antillana var. cubensis (Nees) Meisn. Phoebe antillana var. genuina Meisn. Phoebe antillana var. portoricensis Meisn. Phoebe brasiliensis Mez Phoebe cinnamomifolia (Kunth) Nees Phoebe cubensis Nees Phoebe elongata Vahl ex Nees Phoebe granatensis Meisn. Phoebe grisebachiana Mez Phoebe heterotepala Mez Phoebe maynensis Nees Phoebe mexicana Meisn. Phoebe paraguariensis Hassl. Phoebe peruviana Meisn. Phoebe peruviana var. glabriflora Meisn. Phoebe pichisensis A.C.Sm. Phoebe poeppigii Meisn. Phoebe tonduzii Mez Phoebe triplinervis (Ruiz & Pav.) Mez Phoebe triplinervis Griseb. Phoebe triplinervis var. cubensis (Nees) Wright ex Sauv.
English name	triplenerved cinnamon; mabelle (Trinidad and Tobago)
French name	cannelier à triple nervure; bois doux; bois doux chypre (Guadeloupe); bois-chypre, cannelier sauvage, cannellier sauvage, cypblanc; laurier (Haiti); laurier canelle, laurier cannelle, laurier mama z'enfants, laurier rose, laurier senti, laurier-cannelle, laurier-mabonne
Spanish name	aguacatillo (Colombia); aguacatillo blanco (Honduras); amarillo laurel (Colombia); avispillo (Puerto Rico); boniatillo, boniato blanco (Cuba); laurel (Colombia); laurel avispillo; laurel bobo (Puerto Rico); laurel colorado (Colombia); laurel espado; moena, muena, pischo-moena (Peru); sigua, sigua blanca, sigua blanco (Panama)
Other name	lorie kanèl, lorie ti fèy (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Citharexylum L.
Family	Verbenaceae
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Synonym	Citharexylon L.
English name	fiddlewood
French name	bois-guitare; bois fidèle (West Indies)
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Other name	kafe mawon (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Citharexylum affine D.Don
Family	Verbenaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Nayarit to Guatemala; Belize)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
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Synonym	Citharexylum pterocladum Donn.Sm.
English name	affine fiddlewood; John Crow wood (Belize)
French name	bois-guitare affin
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Latin name	Citharexylum berlandieri B.L.Rob.
Family	Verbenaceae
Distribution	SC North America (USA: S Texas; Mexico: San Luis Potosí)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
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Ecology	xer calc
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English name	Berlandier fiddlewood
French name	bois-guitare de Berlandier
Spanish name	escorba gallina (USA); negrito, orcajuela
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Latin name	Citharexylum caudatum L.
Family	Verbenaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama; Bahamas, West Indies) N MW South America (Colombia, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg calc
Use	dr (interior bark infused is considered as a powerful substance helping menstrual flow and can become an abortifacient, flowers infused can cure sexual infections, leaves infused are good for hoarseness) fw ma pl (ornamental) sa ti (construction)
Synonym	Citharexylum album Mill. Citharexylum berterii Spreng. Citharexylum erectum Sw. Citharexylum lindenii Turcz. Citharexylum lucidum Schltdl. & Cham. Citharexylum quadrangulare auct. non Jacq. Citharexylum surrectum Griseb.
English name	racemose fiddlewood; berry Jamaica, bird seed (Belize); fiddle wood, fiddlewood (Bahamas); janifer berry (Jamaica); juniper-berry; pigeon berry, pigeon plum, pigeon-feed (Belize); white wild cherry
French name	bois-guitare caudé; bois carré (Haiti); bois-côtelette; bois-guitare, café marron, café sauvage (Haiti)
Spanish name	café cimarrón (Dominican Republic); canilla de venado, collarete (Cuba); dama (Costa Rica); guairo santo, guayo blanco (Cuba); higuerillo (Puerto Rico); huele noche (Honduras); manglillo (Panama); palo de dama, palo guitarre; penda (Cuba, Dominican Republic); pendola (Dominican Republic); pendolla de sierra, pénduia blanca (Puerto Rico); pendula de sierra, roble amarallo, roble amarillo (Nicaragua); roble blanco
Other name	kafe mawon, kafe sovaj (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Citharexylum cooperi Standl.
Family	Verbenaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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English name	Cooper fiddlewood; wild lime (Panama)
French name	bois-guitare de Cooper
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Latin name	Citharexylum costaricensis Moldenke
Family	Verbenaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua, Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	CostaRica fiddlewood
French name	bois-guitare du Costa Rica
Spanish name	cucaracha (Nicaragua)
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Latin name	Citharexylum crassifolium Greenm.
Family	Verbenaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas to Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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English name	thickleaf fiddlewood
French name	bois-guitare à feuilles épaisses
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