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Latin name	Cupania mollis Standl.
Family	Sapindaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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English name	soft cupania
French name	cupanie soyeuse
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Latin name	Cupania multijuga A.Rich.
Family	Sapindaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	pinnate cupania
French name	cupanie pennée
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Latin name	Cupania rufescens Triana & Planch.
Family	Sapindaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) N M South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Ecuador: Napo; Peru, Brazil)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology	hyg->mes
Use	fr ti
Synonym	Cupania andina Steyerm. Cupania asperula Standl. Cupania fulvida Triana & Planch.
English name	reddish cupania
French name	cupanie rougeâtre
Spanish name	candelillo (Panama)
Other name	xucoroi (maya, Belize)
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Latin name	Cupania scrobiculata Rich.
Family	Sapindaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) N M South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Ecuador: Napo; Peru, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology	hyg->mes
Use	fd (aril)
Synonym	Cupania auriculata Standl. Cupania frondosa Benth. Cupania guianensis Miq. Cupania porosa Miq. Cupania reticulata Cambess. Cupania triloba Triana & Planch.
English name	pitted cupania; broad leaf grande betty, grande betty (Belize)
French name	cupanie alvéolée
Spanish name	chipo (Venezuela); mestizo (Colombia)
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Latin name	Cupania seemanni Triana & Planch.
Family	Sapindaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	hyg->mes
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Synonym	Cupania sylvatica Seem. Talisia svensonii Standl.
English name	Seemann cupania
French name	cupanie de Seemann
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Latin name	Cupania seemannii var. fosteri (Croat) Acev.-Rodr.
Family	Sapindaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Cupania sylvatica var. fosteri Croat
English name	Foster Seemann cupania
French name	cupanie de Seemann de Foster
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Latin name	Cupania spectabilis Radlk.
Family	Sapindaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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Ecology
Use	ma ti
Synonym	Cupania schippii Standl.
English name	spectacular cupania; mountain grade betty (Belize)
French name	cupanie éclatante
Spanish name	camarón blanco (El Salvador)
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Latin name	Cupania triquetra A.Rich.
Family	Sapindaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guadeloupe, Martinique)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	sci mes xer
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Synonym	Cupania americana Stahl. non L.
English name	threeangled cupania; candle wood tree
French name	cupanie triangulaire; bois-châtaignier, caconnier rouge p.p.; maraquil, zyeux crabe (Lesser Antilles)
Spanish name	guara, guara blanca (Puerto Rico)
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Latin name	Cupressus L.
Family	Cupressaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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English name	cypress
French name	cyprès; cèdre
Spanish name	cedro blanco, ciprés; cedro blanco (Mexico)
Other name	siprè (creole, Haiti); Zypresse (german); chuche (huasteco, Mexico); cipresso (italian)
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Latin name	Cupressus abramsiana C.B.Wolf
Family	Cupressaceae
Distribution	MW North America (USA: C California)
North America distribution zone	MW
Height	M
Foliage	E
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Synonym	Cupressus goveniana var. abramsiana (C.B.Wolf) Little
English name	SantaCruz cypress; Santa Cruz cypress, Santa Cruz island cypress (USA)
French name	cyprès de Santa Cruz
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Other name	cipresso di Santa Cruz (italian); Santa Cruz-Cypresse (german)
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Latin name	Cupressus arizonica Greene
Family	Cupressaceae
Distribution	MW MC SC North America (USA: California to Utah to Texas; Mexico: Baja California Norte, Sonora to Tamaulipas)
North America distribution zone	MW MC SC
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	sci hyg->xer calc sili neut->basi
Use	cl ex fw (charcoal, fuel) pl sa (anti-erosion, windbreaks) ti (boxes, fence posts, furniture, mine props)
Synonym	Cupressus arizonica var. bonita Lemmon Cupressus benthamii var. arizonica (Greene) Mast.
English name	Arizona cypress; Arizona rough cypress, rough-barked Arizona cypress, roughed-barked Arizona cypress (USA)
French name	cyprès de l'Arizona
Spanish name	arizónica, cedro, cedro blanco, ciprés de Arizona
Other name	Arizona-Zypresse (german); cipresso dell'Arizona (italian); Rauhe Arizona-Zypresse (german)
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Latin name	Cupressus arizonica Greene ssp. arizonica
Family	Cupressaceae
Distribution	MW MC SC North America (USA: California to Utah to Texas; Mexico: Sonora to Tamaulipas) int M and S Eurasia
North America distribution zone	MW MC SC
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	xer calc
Use	pl
Synonym	Cupressus arizonica var. arizonica Greene Cupressus arizonica var. glabra (Sudw.) Little Cupressus arizonica var. glomerata Martínez Cupressus arizonica var. minor Martínez Cupressus glabra Sudw.
English name	typical Arizona cypress; Arizona rough cypress, Arizona smooth cypress, smooth Arizona cypress, smooth bark Arizona cypress, smooth barked cypress, smooth cypress (USA)
French name	cyprès de l'Arizona typique; cyprès blanc de l'Arizona, cyprès de l'Arizona; cyprès glabre (Morocco); cyprès lisse
Spanish name	cedro, cedro blanco
Other name	cipresso glabro (italian); Glätte Arizona-Zypresse (german)
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Latin name	Cupressus arizonica ssp. montana (Wiggins) E.Murray
Family	Cupressaceae
Distribution	MW North America (end Mexico: Baja California Norte)
North America distribution zone	MW
Height	M
Foliage	E
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Synonym	Cupressus arizonica var. montana (Wiggins) Little Cupressus montana Wiggins
English name	mountain Arizona cypress; SanPedroMártir cypress
French name	cyprès de l'Arizona montagnard
Spanish name	cedro blanco
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Latin name	Cupressus arizonica ssp. nevadensis (Abrams) E.Murray
Family	Cupressaceae
Distribution	MW North America (USA: SC California)
North America distribution zone	MW
Height	M
Foliage	E
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Synonym	Cupressus arizonica var. nevadensis (Abrams) Little Cupressus macnabiana var. nevadensis (Abrams) Abrams Cupressus nevadensis Abrams
English name	Piute Arizona cypress
French name	cyprès de l'Arizona de la Sierra Nevada
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Latin name	Cupressus arizonica ssp. stephensonii (C.B.Wolf) R.M.Beauch.
Family	Cupressaceae
Distribution	MW North America (USA: S California; Mexico: N Baja California Norte)
North America distribution zone	MW
Height	S
Foliage	E
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Synonym	Cupressus arizonica var. stephensonii (C.B.Wolf) Little Cupressus stephensonii C.B.Wolf
English name	Cuyamaca Arizona cypress; Cuyamaca cypress
French name	cyprès de l'Arizona de Stephenson; cyprès de Stephenson
Spanish name	cedro blanco
Other name	cipresso di Stephenson (italian); Stephensons Zypresse (german)
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Latin name	Cupressus bakeri Jeps.
Family	Cupressaceae
Distribution	MW North America (USA: S Oregon, N California) int MW Eurasia (Yugoslavia)
North America distribution zone	MW
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology
Use	ex
Synonym	Cupressus bakeri ssp. matthewsii C.B.Wolf Cupressus macnabiana var. bakeri (Jeps.)Jeps.
English name	Baker cypress; Modoc cypress, Siskiyou cypress
French name	cyprès de Baker; cyprès de Modoc
Spanish name	Bakers Zypresse (german); cipresso di Baker (italian)
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Latin name	Cupressus benthamii Endl.
Family	Cupressaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Hidalgo, Veracruz, Puebla) int MW MC South America (Ecuador, Bolivia), MW Eurasia, S and E Africa
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg mes
Use	pl ti
Synonym	Cupressus lusitanica ssp. benthamii (Endl.) Franco Cupressus lusitanica var. benthamii (Endl.) Carrière Cupressus lusitanica var. skinneri Henry Cupressus thurifera Schltdl. non Kunth
English name	Bentham cypress
French name	cyprès de Bentham; cyprès de Goa (Morocco)
Spanish name	cedro blanco (Costa Rica); ciprés (Costa Rica, Nicaragua)
Other name	Benthams Zypresse (german); cipresso di Bentham (italian)
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Latin name	Cupressus forbesii Jeps.
Family	Cupressaceae
Distribution	MW SW North America (USA: S California; Mexico: N Baja California) int MW Eurasia (Europe)
North America distribution zone	MW SW
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	mes
Use	ex (conservation concern)
Synonym	Cupressus guadalupensis ssp. forbesii (Jeps.) R.M.Beauch. Cupressus guadalupensis var. forbesii (Jeps.) Little
English name	Tecate cypress; Forbes cypress
French name	cyprès de Forbes
Spanish name	cedro blanco, madroño
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Latin name	Cupressus goveniana Gordon
Family	Cupressaceae
Distribution	MW North America (USA: NW and C California) int MC South America (Bolivia), MW Eurasia (UK, Europe)
North America distribution zone	MW
Height	M[L]
Foliage	E
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Synonym	Cupressus californica Carrière Cupressus cornuta Carrière Cupressus goveniana var. parva Lemmon
English name	Gowen cypress; Californian cypress
French name	cyprès de Gowen; cyprès de Californie
Spanish name	ciprés, pino (Bolivia)
Other name	cipresso della California (italian); Gowens Zypresse, Kalifornien-Zypresse (german)
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Latin name	Cupressus goveniana Gordon ssp. goveniana
Family	Cupressaceae
Distribution	MW North America (USA: C California)
North America distribution zone	MW
Height	S
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Ecology	xer
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Synonym	Cupressus goveniana Gordon var. goveniana
English name	typical Gowen cypress
French name	cyprès de Gowen typique
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Latin name	Cupressus goveniana ssp. pygmaea (Lemmon) Bartel
Family	Cupressaceae
Distribution	MW North America (USA: NW California)
North America distribution zone	MW
Height	L
Foliage	E
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Synonym	Cupressus goveniana var. pygmaea Lemmon Cupressus pygmaea (Lemmon) Sarg.
English name	pygmy Gowen cypress; Mendocino cypress, pygmy cypress (USA)
French name	cyprès de Gowen pygmé
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Latin name	Cupressus guadalupensis S.Watson
Family	Cupressaceae
Distribution	MW SW North America (USA: S California; Mexico: Guadalupe Island) int MW Eurasia (Europe)
North America distribution zone	MW SW
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	mes->xer
Use	ex pl
Synonym	Cupressus macrocarpa var. guadalupensis (S.Watson) Mast.
English name	Guadalupe cypress
French name	cyprès de Guadalupe; cyprès de la Guadeloupe
Spanish name	cedro blanco
Other name	Guadalupe-Zypresse (german); cipresso della Guadalupa (italian)
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Latin name	Cupressus lusitanica Mill.
Family	Cupressaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Honduras) int South America (general), MW C and E Eurasia (Spain, Italy, UK, France, Portugal, China, Asia), MC ME SC Africa (Burundi, Tanzania, Ethiopia, South Africa) and NE Oceania
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	sci hyg mes acid->neut
Use	cl (potential) dr fw (fuel) pl (quickset edge, hedging) pp (longfibre pulp) sa (shade and shelter, windbreaks) ti (boxes, building poles, cabinet work, carpentry, decorative construction of wagons of train, decorative paneling, fence posts, flooring, furniture, heavy construction, interior and exterior construction, joinery, piling, plywood, railroad ties, roots, roofing tiles, poles, turned work, windows)
Synonym	Cupressus benthamii var. lindleyi (Klotzsch ex Endl.) Mast. Cupressus coulteri Forbes Cupressus excelsa Scott Cupressus glauca Lam. Cupressus karwinskiana Regel Cupressus lindleyi Klotzsch ex Endl. Cupressus lusitanica var. lindleyi (Klotzsch ex Endl.) Carrière Cupressus pendula L'Hér. Cupressus sinensis Hort
English name	Mexican cypress; cedar of Goa, Kenya cypress, Portuguese cedar, Portuguese cypress
French name	cyprès du Mexique; cyprès (Haiti); cyprès de Bentham, cyprès de Busaco; cyprès de Goa (Maroc); cyprès de Mexico (Haiti); cyprès de Mexique, cyprès du Portugal
Spanish name	cedro, cedro blanco, cedro de busaco; cedro-de-Goa (Spain); ciprés (Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala); ciprés de México; ciprés mexicano (Puerto Rico); pino (Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela); pino ciprés (Colombia); táscate, tlascal
Other name	Blaugrüne Zypresse (german); cedro-do-Buçaco; chinchac (Guatemala); cipresso del Portogallo, cipresso messicano (italian); falso-cedro-do-Buçaco; ksis (Guatemala); Mexikanische Zypresse (german); paxaque, quisís, tsicap, tzis (Guatemala)
Trade name	Mexican cypress

Latin name	Cupressus macnabiana A.Murray bis
Family	Cupressaceae
Distribution	MW North America (USA: N California) int MW Eurasia (UK, Italia)
North America distribution zone	MW
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	xer serp
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Synonym	Cupressus glandulosa Henkel & Hochst.
English name	MacNab cypress; MacNab's cypress, McNab's cypress
French name	cyprès de MacNab; cyprès de Macnab, cyprès de Mc Nab
Spanish name	Mc Nabs Zypresse (german); cipresso di Mc Nab (italian)
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Latin name	Cupressus macrocarpa Hartw.
Family	Cupressaceae
Distribution	MW North America (USA: Monterey county of California) int South America (Ecuador, Bolivia), MW SC Eurasia (UK to Italy), ME SC Africa and NE M SE Oceania
North America distribution zone	MW
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	sci->hel hyg mes acid->basi
Use	ex (conservation concern) fw (charcoal, fuel) pl sa (dune fixation, windbreaks) ti (building poles, fence posts, light construction, plywood, veneer)
Synonym	Cupressus hartwegii Carrière Cupressus lambertina Carrière Cupressus macrocarpa var. lambertiana Mast. Cupressus reinwardtii Meisn.
English name	Monterey cypress; macrocarpa (New Zealand)
French name	cyprès de Monterey; cyprès à gros fruits, cyprès de l'Arizona p.p.; cyprès de Lambert (France); cyprès Lambert (Maroc)
Spanish name	ciprès de Montery, ciprés Monterrey, cyprès de Lambert; ciprés (Bolivia); cyprès de Monterey, pino (Bolivia); cyprés de Monterrey (Spain)
Other name	Grossfrüchtige Zypresse, Monterey-Zypresse (german); cipresso americano, cipresso di Lambert, cipresso di Monterey (italian)
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Latin name	Cupressus sargentii Jeps.
Family	Cupressaceae
Distribution	MW North America (USA: coastal California) int MC South America (Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	MW
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	serp
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Synonym	Cupressus goveniana var. sargentii (Jeps.) Henry Cupressus sargentii var. duttonii Jeps.
English name	Sargent cypress; Sargent's cypress
French name	cyprès de Sargent
Spanish name	ciprés, pino (Bolivia)
Other name	Sargents Zypresse (german); cipresso di Sargent (italian)
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Latin name	Curatella Loefl.
Family	Dilleniaceae
Distribution
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English name	curatella
French name	curatella
Spanish name	curatella
Other name	Curatella (german ); curatella (italian)
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Latin name	Curatella americana L.
Family	Dilleniaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, West Indies) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	E SD
Ecology	hel hyg->xer acid
Use	cl dr (arthritis, blood pressure and diabetes: leaves and stem decoction taken orally, skin rash and sore: leaves decoction bath) fd fw ma (leaves are used for scouring and polishing kitchen utensils) ti (carpentry, fence posts, turned work)
Synonym	Curatella americana var. pentagyna Donn.Sm. Curatella cambaiba A.St.-Hil. Curatella glabra Spruce Curatella grisebachiana Eichler
English name	sandpaper curatella; rough-leaf tree (USA); sand paper tree; sand-paper tree (Panama); sandpaper tree (Belize, Panama)
French name	curatella aderno; aderno, arbre à papier de verre; curatahie (French Guiana); curatella (Haiti); feuille à polir; pomme torche (Haiti)
Spanish name	aperalejo (Dominican Republic); azufre (Panama); bacabuay (Cuba); cacaíto; carne de fiambre (Costa Rica); caticón (Mexico); chaáco (Bolivia); chaparal llanero (Venezuela); chaparro (Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Venezuela); chaparro colorado, chaparro di sabana, chaparro sabanero (Venezuela); chumico, chumico de palo (Costa Rica, Panama); curata (Venezuela); curatela (Panama); hoja chigue (Costa Rica); hoja chigüe (Nicaragua); hoja chique (Costa Rica); hoja de chigüe (Nicaragua); hojamán (Mexico); lengua de vaca (El Salvador, Guatemala); limpiahacal (Honduras); malcaharo, malcajaco (El Salvador); parica (Venezuela); peralejo, peralejo de sabana (Dominican Republic); peralejo macho (Cuba); peraljo macho (Costa Rica); racta-panga (Peru); rasca la vieja; raspa guacal, raspa-huacal (Costa Rica); raspaviejo, tachicón; vacabuey (Cuba); yahal (Costa Rica); yaja (Belize)
Other name	Aderno (german); caimbe (italian); caimbé, cajueiro-bravo, cajueiro-bravo-do-campo, cajueiro-do-mato, cambarba (portuguese, Brazil); kiratèla (creole, Haiti); lixa, lixeira, marajoara, pentieira (portuguese, Brazil); pòm tòch (creole, Haiti); saha (maya, Guatemala and Belize); sambaíba, sobro (portuguese, Brazil); ya-ha, yaha (maya, Belize)
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Latin name	Cyathea Sm.
Family	Cyatheaceae
Distribution
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Synonym	Alsophila R.Br. p.p. Amphicosmia Gardner Chnoophora Kaulf. Cormophyllum Newman Disphenia C.Presl Gymnosphaera Blume Hemitelia R.Br. p.p. Nephelea R.M.Tryon p.p. Sphaeropteris Bernh. p.p. Sphaeropteris subgen. Sclephropteris P.G.Windisch Trichipteris C.Presl Trichopteris Spreng.
English name	treefern; tree fern
French name	cyathée
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Other name	Becherfarn (german); cyathea (italian)
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Latin name	Cyathea andina (H.Karst.) Domin
Family	Cyatheaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Honduras, Puerto Rico) N South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador: Sucumbíos, Napo; Peru, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
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Synonym	Cyathea escuquensis (H.Karst.) Domin Hemitelia andina H.Karst. Hemitelia escuquensis H.Karst
English name	Andes treefern; Parrot-feather tree fern, tree-fern
French name	cyathée des Andes
Spanish name	helecho gigante
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