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Latin name	Critonia sexangularis (Klatt) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Eupatorium sexangulare (Klatt) B.L.Rob. Piptocarpha sexangularis Klatt
English name	sixangular critonia
French name	critonie hexagonale
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Latin name	Critoniadelphus R.M.King & H.Rob.
Family	Compositae
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North America distribution zone
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English name	critoniadelphus
French name	critoniadelphus
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Latin name	Critoniadelphus nubigenus (Benth.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas to Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Eupatorium nubigenum Benth.
English name	cloudyplaces critoniadelphus
French name	critoniadelphus des brouillards
Spanish name	varilla blanca
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Latin name	Critoniopsis Sch.Bip.
Family	Compositae
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English name	critoniopsis
French name	critoniopsis
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Latin name	Critoniopsis angusta (Gleason) H.Rob.
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala: Gualán)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Eremosis angusta Gleason Vernonia angusta (Gleason) Standl.
English name	narrow critoniopsis
French name	critoniopsis étroit
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Latin name	Critoniopsis leiocarpa (DC.) H.Rob.
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S[M]
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Ecology	hyg->xer?
Use	dr
Synonym	Cacalia leiocarpa (DC.) Kuntze Eremosis leiocarpa (DC.) Gleason Eremosis melanocarpa Gleason Vernonia leiocarpa DC. Vernonia melanocarpa (Gleason) S.F.Blake
English name	smoothfruit critoniopsis
French name	critoniopsis à fruits glabres
Spanish name	acerillo, hoja blanca (Honduras); palo de asma (El Salvador); suquinay (Guatemala)
Other name	qán¢a'ax, supup (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Critoniopsis shannonii (J.M.Coult.) H.Rob.
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
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Synonym	Eremosis shannoni Gleason Vernonia shannonii J.M.Coult.
English name	Shannon critoniopsis
French name	critoniopsis de Shannon
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Latin name	Critoniopsis triflosculosa (Kunth) H.Rob.
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Cacalia triflosculosa (Kunth) Kuntze Eremosis triflosculosa (Kunth) Gleason Vernonia chacalana S.F.Blake Vernonia dumeta Klatt Vernonia luxensis J.M.Coult. Vernonia triflosculosa Kunth
English name	threeflorets critoniopsis
French name	critoniopsis à trois fleurets
Spanish name	pic de paloma (Guatemala); tubú negro (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Crossopetalum P.Browne
Family	Celastraceae
Distribution
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Synonym	Crossopetalum Roth Myginda Jacq. Rhacoma L.
English name	crossopetalum; Christmas-berry, rhacoma
French name	crossopétalum
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Latin name	Crossopetalum enervium Hammel
Family	Celastraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	lackingnerves crossopetalum
French name	crossopétalum sans nervures
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Latin name	Crossopetalum eucymosum (Loes. & Pittier) Lundell
Family	Celastraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
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Synonym	Myginda eucymosa Loes. & Pittier Rhacoma eucymosa (Loes. & Pittier) Standl.
English name	cymeflowers crossopetalum
French name	crossopétalum à cymes
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Other name	xi-lik (maya, Belize)
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Latin name	Crossopetalum parviflorum (Hemsl.) Lundell
Family	Celastraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Euonymus parviflorus Hemsl. Microtropis parviflora (Hemsl.) Sprague Myginda parviflora (Hemsl.) Loes. Rhacoma parviflora (Hemsl.) Lundell
English name	smallflower crossopetalum
French name	crossopétalum à petites fleurs
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Latin name	Crossopetalum panamense Lundell
Family	Celastraceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	Panama crossopetalum
French name	crossopétalum du Panama
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Latin name	Crossopetalum rhacoma Crantz
Family	Celastraceae
Distribution	SE North America (SE Mexico, Belize; USA: Florida; Bahamas, West Indies) N South America (Colombia, Venezuela)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
Foliage	E[D]
Ecology	hel mes xer calc
Use	dr (leaves and bark decoction taken orally as diurectic and for infected kidney)
Synonym	Crossopetalum pallens (Sm.) Kuntze Crossopetalum rhacoma (Sw.) Hitchc. Crossopetalum rotundatum (Lam.) Kuntze Myginda crossopetalum Schult. Myginda glossopetalum Rauscher Myginda latifolia Vahl non Sw. Myginda latifolia var. stylifera Griseb. Myginda pallens Sm. Myginda rhacoma Sw. Myginda rotundata Lam. Rhacoma crossopetalum L. Rhacoma crossopetalum f. rotundata Urb. Rhacoma pallens M.Gómez
English name	Florida crossopetalum; maiden-berry, maravedi rhacoma; poison cherry (Bahamas); poison-cherry (Jamaica); rhacoma, snake berry, tobaco berry; wild cherry (Bahamas, Jamaica); wild tobaco
French name	crossopétalum rouge; bonbon rouge (Martinique); ti bonbon rouge (Guadeloupe); ti-bonbon
Spanish name	coral (Puerto Rico); limonejo (Cuba); manto, maravedi (Puerto Rico); membrillo (Venezuela); palo de paloma, pico de paloma (Puerto Rico); placa chiquitu (Netherlands Antilles)
Other name	palu di pushi (Netherlands Antilles); sewal (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Crossopetalum subsessile L.O.Williams
Family	Celastraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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English name	subsessile crossopetalum
French name	crossopétalum subsessile
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Latin name	Crossopetalum tonduzii (Loes.) Lundell
Family	Celastraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Gyminda tonduzii Loes. Rhacoma tonduzii (Loes.) Standl. & Steyerm.
English name	Tonduz crossopetalum
French name	crossopétalum de Tonduz
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Latin name	Croton L.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution
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Synonym	Julocroton Mart.
English name	croton
French name	croton
Spanish name	croton, palo de berraco, tremolina
Other name	croton (italian); Krebsblume (german)
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Latin name	Croton astroites Dryand.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel xer
Use	dr (home remedies) fr
Synonym	Croton guadeloupensis Desv. Croton phlomoides Pers. Croton venosus Spreng. Lasiogyne astroites Griseb. Oxydectes astroites Kuntze
English name	balsam croton; balsam (Barbuda, St. Barthélemy); wild marrow (Puerto Rico, St. Eustatius, St. Maarten)
French name	croton noir; baume, copahu noir; ti-baume (Guadeloupe)
Spanish name	marán; mana, maná (Puerto Rico)
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Latin name	Croton billbergianus Müll.Arg.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Croton billbergianus ssp. pyramidalis (Donn.Sm.) G.L.Webster Croton grosseri Pax Croton pyramidalis Donn.Sm. Oxydectes billbergiana Kuntze
English name	Billberg croton; wild spice (Belize)
French name	croton de Billberg
Spanish name	baguero; barra blanca (Belize); sangrillo
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Latin name	Croton bixoides Geiseler
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Lesser Antilles)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	hel xer
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English name	bixalike croton
French name	croton blanc; baume blanc, ti baume blanc
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Latin name	Croton brevipes Pax
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Veracruz; Nicaragua to Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
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English name	shortstalk croton
French name	croton à court pédoncule
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Latin name	Croton citrifolius Lam.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Haiti: Massif de la Hotte, Fond de Baudin, Léogane)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Oxydectes citrifolia Kuntze
English name	citrusleaf croton
French name	croton à feuilles de citron
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Latin name	Croton corylifolius Lam.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (West Indies) N South America (Venezuela)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
Foliage	D
Ecology	[hel] mes xer calc
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Synonym	Croton cubanus Müll.Arg. Croton montanus Geiseler Oxydectes coryfolia Kuntze Oxydectes cubana Kuntze
English name	hazelleaf croton
French name	croton rouge; bois-pays, grand baume; ti baume rouge (St. Lucia)
Spanish name	guásima roja (Cuba, Dominican Republic); hueledor, palo de perico (Dominican Republic)
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Latin name	Croton draco Schltdl. & Cham.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel hyg->mes calc sili
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Synonym	Croton draco ssp. panamensis (Klotzsch) G.L.Webster Croton panamensis (Klotzsch) Müll.Arg. Croton steyermarkianus Croizat Croton triumfettoides Croizat Cyclostigma denticulatum Klotzsch Cyclostigma panamensis Klotzsch Oxydectes draco Kuntze
English name	bloody croton
French name	croton sanguinaire
Spanish name	chorro de sangre, cuate, llorasangre, palo muela, sangre de drago, sangre de perro, sangregrado (Mexico); targua, targua colorado (Costa Rica)
Other name	chichbat (tzotzil); chichté (tzeltal); chucum (lacandon); escuáhuitl (nahuatl); peesnum-quini, pocsnum-quini (totonaco); tescuáhuitl (nahuatl); xixte, xizte (huasteco)
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Latin name	Croton flavens L.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (West Indies)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	hel calc
Use	dr ma ti
Synonym	Croton balsamifer Jacq. Croton balsamiferum Jacq. Croton flavens var. balsamifer (Jacq.) Müll.Arg. Oxydectes flavens Kuntze
English name	copaiba croton; bitter shrub, copaïba, ramgoat bush, seaside sage, yellow balsam (Jamaica)
French name	croton copaie; baume, copahu, copahu bâtard, copaie, petit baume, ti baume, ti baume cocoyer
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Latin name	Croton glabellus L.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, West Indies) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador) int MC Africa (Nigeria)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Ecology	hyg->xer calc
Use	fd (the bark is used in liquors) ma ti (flooring, house construction)
Synonym	Clutia cascarilla L. Clutia eluteria L. Croton cascarilla Benn. Croton cascarilloides Geiseler Croton eluteria (L.) Sw. Croton nitens Sw. Oxydectes cascarilloides Kuntze Oxydectes eluteria Kuntze Oxydectes glabella Kuntze Phyllanthus glabellus Fawc. & Rendle
English name	smootish croton; cascarilla; cascarilla bark (Jamaica); sweet wood bark (Bahamas)
French name	croton gris; bois blanc, bois guêpes, cascarille, faux quinquina gris aromatique (Haiti)
Spanish name	barrenillo (Honduras); cache (Guatemala); cascarilian (Honduras); cascarille; copalchi (Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama); fruta de chancha (Guatemala); lian (Honduras); palo bellaco, palo berraco; palo casero (Mexico); quizarra copalchi (Costa Rica); San Juan de arocho (Honduras)
Other name	bwa blan, bwa gèp (creole, Haiti); canoh (Guatemala); croton (italian); kaskari (creole, Haiti); Kaskarillabaum (german); paujil, perescuch (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Croton gossypiifolius Vahl
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Honduras, Costa Rica) N MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology
Use	dr (latex against toothache)
Synonym	Croton gossypifolius Vahl Oxydectes gossypifolia Kuntze
English name	candletree croton; bloodwood (Trinidad and Tobago)
French name	croton bois-sang; bois sang (Trinidad and Tobago)
Spanish name	drago (Ecuador); grado, juandearocho (Honduras); mosquera, sangre de drago (Ecuador); sangre drago (Venezuela)
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Latin name	Croton guatemalensis Lotsy
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	Guatemala croton
French name	croton du Guatemala
Spanish name	muñeco (Nicaragua)
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Latin name	Croton hoffmannii Müll.Arg.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Croton hoffmannii var. incana Müll.Arg. Croton hoffmannii var. viridis Müll.Arg. Croton turrialva Kuntze Oxydectes hoffmannii Kuntze Oxydectes turrialva Kuntze
English name	Hoffmann croton
French name	croton de Hoffmann
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Latin name	Croton jimenezii Standl. & Valerio
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	Jiménez croton
French name	croton de Jiménez
Spanish name	targa (Costa Rica)
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