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Latin name	Conchocarpus guyanensis (Pulle) Kallunki & Pirani
Family	Rutaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) N MW MC South America (Colombia, Suriname, Peru, Brazil: Pará)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Almeidea guyanensis Pulle Angostura trombetensis (Ducke) Albuq. Cusparia trombetensis Ducke Ticorea unifoliata T.S.Elias
English name	Guianas conchocarpus
French name	conchocarpe des Guyanes
Spanish name	naranjo (Nicaragua)
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Latin name	Conchocarpus longifolius (A.St.-Hil.) Kallunki & Pirani
Family	Rutaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua, Costa Rica) M? South America (Brazil)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Galipea longifolia A.St.-Hil.
English name	longleaf conchocarpus
French name	conchocarpe à feuilles longues
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Latin name	Conchocarpus nicaraguensis (Standl. & L.O.Williams) Kallunki & Pirani
Family	Rutaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	sci
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Synonym	Angustura nicaraguensis (Standl. & L.O.Williams) T.S.Elias Galipea nicaraguensis Standl. & L.O.Williams
English name	Nicaragua conchocarpus
French name	conchocarpe du Nicaragua
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Latin name	Condalia Cav.
Family	Rhamnaceae
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Synonym	Condaliopsis (Weberb.) Suess.
English name	condalia; bluewood, logwood, purple haw (USA)
French name	condalie
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Latin name	Condalia globosa I.M.Johnst.
Family	Rhamnaceae
Distribution	MW SW SC North America (USA: California and Arizona, Mexico: Baja California and Sonora)
North America distribution zone	MW SW SC
Height	[S]
Foliage	D
Ecology	xer
Use	fr (bees) fw ma (Seri Indians used the mashed leaves and thorn-tipped twigs in tattoing)
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English name	bitter condalia; bitter snakewood (USA); spiny abrojo
French name	condalie amère
Spanish name	crucillo; crucerilla (Mexico)
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Latin name	Condalia globosa I.M.Johnst. var. globosa
Family	Rhamnaceae
Distribution	SC SW North America (Mexico: Baja California; Sonora)
North America distribution zone	SC SW
Height	S?
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English name	typical bitter condalia
French name	condalie amère typique
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Latin name	Condalia globosa var. pubescens I.M.Johnst.
Family	Rhamnaceae
Distribution	MW MC SW SC North America (USA: California and Arizona; Mexico: Baja California and Sonora)
North America distribution zone	MW MC SW SC
Height	S?
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Use	ex
Synonym	Condalia globosa ssp. pubescens (I.M.Jonhst.) E.Murray
English name	pubescent bitter condalia; spiny crucillo, spinyabrojo (USA)
French name	condalie amère pubescente
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Latin name	Condalia hookeri M.C.Johnst.
Family	Rhamnaceae
Distribution	SC North America (USA: Texas; Mexico: Coahuila to San Luis Potosi and Tamaulipas)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	xer
Use	fr fw
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English name	bluewood condalia; blue wood, Brazilian bluewood (USA); logwood
French name	condalie de Hooker
Spanish name	brasil, capul negro (Mexico, USA)
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Latin name	Condaminea DC.
Family	Rubiaceae
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English name	condaminea
French name	condaminea
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Latin name	Condaminea corymbosa (Ruiz & Pav.) DC.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) South America (general)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Use	ma (leaves used for wrapping food) ti (sugar mills)
Synonym	Condaminea angustifolia Rusby Condaminea breviflora Standl. Condaminea corymbosa var. pubescens Spruce Condaminea corymbosum Ruiz & Pav. Macrocnemum corymbosum Ruiz & Pav.
English name	corymbose condaminea
French name	condaminea à corymbes
Spanish name	anime chiquita (Venezuela); azuceno (Colombia); cacahuito (Venezuela); caspi blanco, chullachasqui (Peru); guamo (Venezuela); larangui (Peru); lengua de vaca (Colombia); sauce (Peru)
Other name	mun baikuanin (Peru)
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Latin name	Connarus L.
Family	Connaraceae
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Synonym	Anisostemon Turcz. Canicidia Vell. Castanola Llanos Connarus DC. Erythrostigma Hassk. Omphalobium Gaertn. Tali Adans. Tapomana Adans. Thysanus Lour. Tricholobus Blume
English name	zebrawood
French name	connarus
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Latin name	Connarus brachybotryosus Donn.Sm.
Family	Connaraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	shortgrape zebrawood
French name	connarus à grappes courtes
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Latin name	Connarus lambertii (DC.) Sagot
Family	Connaraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas to Panama) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
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Use	tx
Synonym	Connarus guianensis Lambert ex DC. Connarus laevis G.Schellenb. Connarus lambertii (DC.) Britton Connarus lonchotus S.F.Blake Connarus merizaldinus Cuatrec. Connarus schomburgkii Planch. Omphalobium lambertii DC.
English name	Lambert zebrawood
French name	connarus de Lambert
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Other name	can-shúl (maya, Belize)
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Latin name	Connarus lentiginosus Brandegee
Family	Connaraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas to Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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English name	motteled zebrawood
French name	connarus tacheté
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Latin name	Connarus panamensis Griseb.
Family	Connaraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) N South America (Colombia, Venezuela)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Connarus cooksii Pittier ex G.Schellenb. Connarus haemorrhoeus H.Karst.
English name	Panama zebrawood
French name	connarus du Panama
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Latin name	Connarus popenoei Standl.
Family	Connaraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	Popenoe zebrawood
French name	connarus de Popenoe
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Latin name	Connarus silvanensis Cuatrec.
Family	Connaraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	sylvan zebrawood
French name	connarus sylvestre
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Latin name	Connarus williamsii Britton
Family	Connaraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) NW MC South America (Colombia, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Ecology	sci
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English name	Williams zebrawood
French name	connarus de Williams
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Latin name	Connarus williamsii var. allenii (Steyerm.) Forero
Family	Connaraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Connarus allenii Steyerm.
English name	Allen Williams zebrawood
French name	connarus de Williams d'Allen
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Latin name	Connarus williamsii Britton var. williamsii
Family	Connaraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	typical Williams zebrawood
French name	connarus de Williams typique
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Latin name	Conocarpus L.
Family	Combretaceae
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Synonym	Conocarpus Adans.
English name	buttonmangrove; button-mangrove
French name	conocarpe; palétuvier (Haiti)
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Latin name	Conocarpus erectus L.
Family	Combretaceae
Distribution	S North America (tropics) South America (tropics) Africa (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SW SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg mes calc
Use	dr (diarrhea, intestinal irritation, colic: bark tea taken orally, bleeding gums: bark tea rinse) fw (charcoal) ma (tannin) pl (ornamental) ti (construction, post, turned work)
Synonym	Conocarpus acutifolius Humbl. & Bonpl. ex Roem. & Schult. Conocarpus erectus var. arboreus DC. Conocarpus erectus var. procumbens DC. Conocarpus procumbens L. Conocarpus pubescens K.Schum. Conocarpus supinus Crantz Terminalia erecta (L.) Baill.
English name	silver buttonmangrove; button mangrove (Panama); button tree; button wood, button-bush (Belize); button-mangrove (Jamaica, Puerto Rico, UK); buttonbush (Belize); buttonwood (Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Jamaica, Lesser Antilles, UK); Florida-button-wood, silver button mangrove, silver buttonwood; white mangrove (Belize)
French name	conocarpe dressé; arbre bouton; chêne Guadeloupe (Guadeloupe); mangle (Haiti); mangle gris, mangle rouge (Lesser Antilles); manglier (Haiti); manglier gris (France); manglier noir (Haiti); olivier bord de mer (Lesser Antilles); palétuvier (France, Haiti); palétuvier gris (Guadeloupe); palétuvier rouge (Lesser Antilles)
Spanish name	boton (El Salvador); botoncillo (Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Panama, Venezuela); botoncillo de costa, bottonville (Dominican Republic); canche (Guatemala); jelé (El Salvador); jeli botón (Colombia); mangle (Dominican Republic); mangle blanco (Guatemala); mangle boton (Dominican Republic); mangle botón (Puerto Rico); mangle botonceillo (Venezuela); mangle botoncillo (Mexico, Panama, Venezuela); mangle de botoncillo, mangle garbancillo; mangle jeli (Ecuador, El Salvador); mangle lloroso (Venezuela); mangle macho (El Salvador); mangle marequita, mangle marquita (Costa Rica); mangle negro (Costa Rica, Mexico); mangle piñuelo (Colombia, Cuba, Panama); mangle piñulo; mangle prieto (Dominican Republic); mangle zaragoza; mangleprieto (Mexico); mangletorcido (Panama); marequito, mariquito, marquito (Costa Rica); palo salado, saragosa; yana, yanilla (Cuba); zaragosa, zaragoza (Panama)
Other name	botoncahui, estachahuite (Panama); grijze mangel (Netherlands Antilles); iles-so (kuna, Panama); iztac-cuahuitl, jelé? (Panama); kanche (maya, Belize); kanché (Panama); mang, mang nwa (creole, Haiti); mangel, mangel blancu (Netherlands Antilles); mangliye (creole, Haiti); mangue, mangue branco, mangue de botão (Brazil); paletiviye (creole, Haiti); taabche (maya, Mexico); taabché (Panama); tabche (maya, Mexico); witte mangel (Netherlands Antilles); xkanché, xtabché (Panama)
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Latin name	Conocarpus erectus L. var. erectus
Family	Combretaceae
Distribution	S North America (tropics) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SW SC SE
Height	S
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English name	typical silver buttonmangrove
French name	conocarpe dressé typique
Spanish name	saragosa (Colombia)
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Latin name	Conocarpus erectus var. sericeus Forst. ex DC.
Family	Combretaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Conocarpus sericeus Forst.
English name	silky silver buttonmangrove
French name	conocarpe dressé soyeux
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Latin name	Conostegia D.Don
Family	Melastomataceae
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English name	conostegia
French name	conostégie
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Latin name	Conostegia balbisiana Ser.
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	calc
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Synonym	Conostegia procera var. balbisiana (Ser.) Griseb.
English name	Balbis conostegia
French name	conostégie de Balbis
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Latin name	Conostegia bigibbosa Cogn.
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	gibbous conostegia
French name	conostégie gibbeuse
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Latin name	Conostegia bracteata Triana
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	bracteate conostegia
French name	conostégie à bractées
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Latin name	Conostegia brenesii Standl.
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	Brenes conostegia
French name	conostégie de Brenes
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Latin name	Conostegia caelestis Standl.
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Conostegia hondurensis Standl.
English name	heavenlyblue conostegia
French name	conostégie bleue-ciel
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