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Latin name	Cryosophila stauracantha (Heynh.) R.Evans
Family	Palmae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, Belize)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	sci calc
Use	dr ma ti
Synonym	Acanthorrhiza collinsii O.F.Cook Acanthorrhiza stauracantha (Heynh.) Linden Chamaerops stauracantha Heynh. Cryosophila argentea Bartlett Cryosophila bifurcata Lundell
English name	cruciformspine rootspinepalm; give-and-take, give-and-take palm (Belize)
French name	cryosophile à épines cruciformes
Spanish name	escoba (Belize)
Other name	akuum (maya, Belize)
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Latin name	Cryosophila warszewiczii (H.Wendl.) Bartlett
Family	Palmae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	sci hyg
Use	ma (leaves used for thatch)
Synonym	Acanthorrhiza warscewiczii H.Wendl. Cryosophila albida Bartlett
English name	Warszewicz rootspinpalm
French name	cryosophile de Warszewicz
Spanish name	guagara, guagra (Costa Rica); noli, palma de escoba (Panama); palmera de escoba (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Cryosophila williamsii P.H.Allen
Family	Palmae
Distribution	SE North America (Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology
Use	fd (palm hearts) pl
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English name	Williams rootspinepalm
French name	cryosophile de Williams
Spanish name	amargo, mojarilla (Honduras)
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Latin name	Cryptorhiza Urb.
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution
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English name	cryptorhiza
French name	cryptorhize
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Latin name	Cryptorhiza haitiensis Urb.
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Haiti: Anse à Pitre; Dominican Republic: Barahona to Pedernales)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
Foliage
Ecology	xer calc
Use	dr fd
Synonym	Pimenta haitiensis Landrum Pimenta haitiensis (Urb.) Landrum
English name	Haiti cryptorhiza
French name	cryptorhize d'Haïti; maguette, malaguette (Haiti)
Spanish name	canelilla, canelillo, malagueta (Dominican Republic)
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Latin name	Cuatresia Hunz.
Family	Solanaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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English name	cuatresia
French name	cuatresie
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Latin name	Cuatresia exiguiflora (D'Arcy) Hunz.
Family	Solanaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Witheringia exiguiflora D'Arcy
English name	verysmallflower cuatresia
French name	cuatresie à très petites fleurs
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Latin name	Cuatresia riparia (Kunth) Hunz.
Family	Solanaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Belize to Panama) N MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	riparian cuatresia
French name	cuatresie riveraine
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Latin name	Cuatresia riparia var. cuspidata (Dunal) Hunz.
Family	Solanaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica) N MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Brachistus cuspidatus (Dunal) Werdermann & Diels Brachistus lindenii (Dunal) Pittier Cuatresia cuspidata (Dunal) Hunz. Fregirardia lindenii Dunal Sicklera cuspidata Dunal Witheringia lindenii (Dunal) Steyerm.
English name	cuspidate riparian cuatresia
French name	cuatresie riveraine cuspidée
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Latin name	Cuatresia riparia (Kunth) Hunz. var. riparia
Family	Solanaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica) MW South America (Ecuador)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Athenaea physocalycia (Donn.Sm.) Standl. & Steyerm. Bassovia calceolarioides Rusby Brachistus physocalycius Donn.Sm. Brachistus riparius (Kunth) Miers Capsicum riparium (Kunth) Kuntze Cuatresia physocalycia (Donn.Sm.) Hunz. Dunalia riparia (Kunth) Benítez Fregirardia riparia (Kunth) Dunal Lycianthes oligantha Standl. Lycianthes valeri C.V.Morton & Standl. Solanum davidsoniae Standl. Witheringia physocalycia (Donn.Sm.) J.L.Gentry Witheringia riparia Kunth
English name	typical riparian cuatresia
French name	cuatresie riveraine typique
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Latin name	Cubanola Aiello
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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English name	cubanola
French name	cubanola
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Latin name	Cubanola domingensis (Britton) Aiello
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Dominican Republic: E Santo Domingo, Puerto Plata)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology	calc
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Synonym	Portlandia domingensis Britton
English name	SantoDomingo cubanola
French name	cubanola de Saint-Domingue
Spanish name	campanita, campanitas (Dominican Republic)
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Latin name	Cupania L.
Family	Sapindaceae
Distribution
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Synonym	Trigonis Jacq. Trigonocarpus Vell.
English name	cupania; toadwood
French name	cupanie
Spanish name	guara; gorgojo blanco (Panama)
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Latin name	Cupania americana L.
Family	Sapindaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama, West Indies) N MW MC South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Ecuador: Coast, Andes; Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel hyg
Use	dr (bladder weakness, chest pain: massage on the diaphragm with crushed leaves, disentry: powered seed in chocolate drink, headache and backache: leaves compress applied to affected area, intestinal disorders, kidney stones: leaves and bark tea taken orally, swollen vesicles) fd ma ti
Synonym	Cupania tomentosa Sw. Trigonis tomentosa Jacq.
English name	candlewood cupania; candlewood tree; candlewood-tree (Barbados); loblolly tree, wild ackee (Jamaica)
French name	cupanie satanier; bois de santanier, bois de satanico, chatague, châtaignier, satanier, satanju, trois côtes (Haiti); yeux-crabes, zyeux à crabes
Spanish name	guacharaco (Colombia); guamo matías (Venezuela); guanara, guanarita (Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); guara (Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); guara blanca (Puerto Rico); guara común (Cuba); guarana hembra, guarana macho (Cuba); guárana (Dominican Republic); guárano (Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); maraquil
Other name	bwa satanye, chatag, chatanye (creole, Haiti); maraquil (Trinidad); satanjou, satanye, twazokòt (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Cupania belizensis Standl.
Family	Sapindaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Ecology
Use	dr fd fw ma sa (shade tree for coffee) ti
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English name	Belize cupania; bastard grandy betty, carbone, grande betty, grandy betty, granny betty (Belize)
French name	cupanie du Belize
Spanish name	paleto colorado, palo carbon, palo de carbon (Belize)
Other name	chac-pom, crabu-nance (maya, Belize)
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Latin name	Cupania cinerea Poepp. & Endl.
Family	Sapindaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Honduras to Panama, West Indies) NW NC MW MC South America (Colombia, Ecuador: Coast, Andes, Amazonas; Peru, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology	hel hyg->xer
Use	dr fr fw ma ti (used in construction)
Synonym	Cupania alba Griseb.
English name	ashgrey cupania
French name	cupanie gris-cendre
Spanish name	carbón (Honduras); chaparillo (Venezuela); cola de pavo (Costa Rica); come pano (Ecuador); fuapina (Peru); gorgojero, gorgojo, gorojo blanco (Panama); guacharaco (Colombia); guambula (Ecuador); guapina (Peru); guilde (Ecuador); huapina, juapina (Peru); mestizo (Colombia); pawa, pialde (Ecuador); puca yacu (Peru); sabaleta (Ecuador); sama (Peru); sama blanca, sama-colorada (Bolivia)
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Latin name	Cupania clavelligera Lundell
Family	Sapindaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	Izabal cupania
French name	cupanie d'Izabal
Spanish name	copal colorado (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Cupania costaricensis Radlk.
Family	Sapindaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	CostaRica cupania
French name	cupanie du Costa Rica
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Latin name	Cupania dentata DC.
Family	Sapindaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel [sci] hyg->mes calc sili
Use	ti
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English name	dentate cupania
French name	cupanie dentée
Spanish name	ahuate; agua al ojo blanco, cola de pava, copal colorado, cosalcahuite, cuachichile rojo, cuisal (Mexico); frutilla (Nicaragua); guacamayo, huanchal, huanchal colorado, leche de gallo, palo verde, quiebrahacha, rabo de cojolite, tepesín, tres lomos (Mexico)
Other name	chech-chon (Mexico); cuásel (nahuatl, Mexico); tzau (huasteco, Mexico)
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Latin name	Cupania dukei Croat
Family	Sapindaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Ecology	hyg->mes
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English name	Duke cupania
French name	cupanie de Duke
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Latin name	Cupania glabra Sw.
Family	Sapindaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (USA: S Florida; C Mexico to Costa Rica, Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel calc
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English name	Florida cupania; Florida toadwood (USA); toadwood, wild ackee (Jamaica)
French name	cupanie de Floride
Spanish name	carbón (Honduras); cascua (Costa Rica); cola de pomo (Guatemala); guara (Cuba, West Indies); guara blanca (Cuba); guara de costa (Cuba, West Indies); guara macho (Cuba); guarana (Cuba); guárana (Dominican Republic); huesillo (Costa Rica)
Other name	sac-pom (maya, Belize)
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Latin name	Cupania grandiflora T.D.Penn.
Family	Sapindaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	bigflower cupania
French name	cupanie à grandes fleurs
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Latin name	Cupania guatemalensis (Turcz.) Radlk.
Family	Sapindaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (N Mexico to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology	hyg->mes
Use	fw ma pl (living fences)
Synonym	Paullinia guatemalensis Turcz.
English name	Guatemala cupania; grande betty (Belize)
French name	cupanie du Guatemala
Spanish name	camarón del grande (El Salvador); cantarillo, (Costa Rica); carbón (Honduras); carboncillo (Guatemala); carne asada (Costa Rica); cedrillo (El Salvador); chirrión (Nicaragua); cola de pava (Guatemala, Nicaragua); coterré, huesillo (Costa Rica); huesito (El Salvador); manteco (Costa Rica); miacaguite (El Salvador); pozolillo (Costa Rica); quebracillo (Mexico)
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Latin name	Cupania hirsuta Radlk.
Family	Sapindaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) N MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Ecology	mes
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English name	hairy cupania
French name	cupanie hirsute
Spanish name	guamo árbol (Colombia)
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Latin name	Cupania largifolia Radlk.
Family	Sapindaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	manyleaf cupania
French name	cupanie feuillée
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Latin name	Cupania latifolia Kunth
Family	Sapindaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Honduras, Panama) N M South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador: Manabí, Los Ríos, Loja; Peru, Brazil)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology	hyg->mes
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Synonym	Cupania americana ssp. latifolia (Kunth) T.D.Penn. Cupania papillosa Radlk. Cupania semidentata Radlk.
English name	broadleaf cupania
French name	cupanie à feuilles larges
Spanish name	carbón colorado, carbón negro (Honduras); changue (Ecuador); pahualque (Peru)
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Latin name	Cupania livida (Radlk.) Croat
Family	Sapindaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador: Napo; Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology	mes->hyg
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Synonym	Matayba livida Radlk.
English name	leaden cupania
French name	cupanie couleur-de-plomb
Spanish name	carbón (Honduras); gorgojero (Panama)
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Latin name	Cupania longicaudata Lundell
Family	Sapindaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	longcaudate cupania
French name	cupanie longicaudée
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Latin name	Cupania macropoda Standl.
Family	Sapindaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	bigstalk cupania
French name	cupanie d'Amérique centrale
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Latin name	Cupania mayana Lundell
Family	Sapindaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	Maya cupania
French name	cupanie des Mayas
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Other name	dzopolte (Guatemala)
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