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Latin name	Duranta repens L.
Family	Verbenaceae
Distribution	S North America (USA: California to Florida, tropics) South America (tropics) int Eurasia (tropics) and Oceania (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SW SC SE
Height	S[M]
Foliage	E
Ecology	xer
Use	dr ma pl tx
Synonym	Duranta angustifolia Salisb. Duranta ellisia Jacq. Duranta erecta L. Duranta erecta var. alba (Mast.) Caro Duranta erecta L. var. erecta Duranta latifolia Salisb. Duranta microphylla Desf. Duranta peruviana var. longipedicellata Moldenke Duranta plumieri Jacq. Duranta plumieri var. alba Mast. Duranta plumieri var. ellisia (L.) Woodrow Duranta plumieri var. glabra Hieron. ex Niederl. Duranta plumieri var. strigillosa Schauer Duranta racemosa Mill. Duranta repens var. alba (Mast.) L.H.Bailey Duranta repens var. canescens Moldenke Duranta repens var. grandiflora Moldenke Duranta repens var. lopez-palacii Moldenke Duranta repens var. microphylla (Desf.) Moldenke Duranta repens L. var. repens Duranta repens var. variegata L.H.Bailey Duranta xalapensis Kunth Ellisia acuta L.
English name	creeping skyflower; angel's-whisper (Jamaica); duranta (Bahamas); golddrop skyflower, golden dewdrop, golden dewdrops, golden-dewdrop; Persian lilac (Netherlands Antilles); pigeon-berry (Puerto Rico); pigeonberry (Bahamas); poison macca (Jamaica); sky flower (USA); skyflower (Puerto Rico); vanilla
French name	duranta vanillier; bois jambette, maïs bouilli (Haiti); vanillier (Guadeloupe); vanillier de Cayenne, vanillier marron
Spanish name	adonis (Dominican Republic); adonis morado (Colombia); azota-caballo (Puerto Rico); capocoche (Mexico); celosa (Cuba); chulada (El Salvador); corazón de paloma (Dominican Republic); cuenta de oro, cuento de oro; duranta, espina blanca (Mexico); espina de paloma; espino negro (Colombia); fruta de iguana (Cuba); fruta de laloma, fruta de paloma (Dominican Republic); garbancillo (Cuba); heliotropio (El Salvador); heliotropo morado (Nicaragua); leira; lila (Puerto Rico); limoncillo cimarrón (Dominican Republic); lluvia (Puerto Rico); lora (Panama); melero (Venezuela); no me olvides (Cuba); pensamiento (Nicaragua); varita de San José (Panama); velo de viruda (Mexico); villa fermín (Dominican Republic); violetina (Cuba)
Other name	adonis (Netherlands Antilles); bwa jambet (creole, Haiti); grão de galo (Brazil); mayi bonyi (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Duroia L.f.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution
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English name	duroia
French name	duroia
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Latin name	Duroia costaricensis Standl.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	CostaRica duroia
French name	duroia du Costa Rica
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Latin name	Duroia hirsuta (Poepp. & Endl.) K.Schum.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia to Peru)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
Foliage
Ecology	hyg
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Synonym	Amaioua hirsuta Poepp. & Endl. Amajoua hirsuta Poepp. & Endl.
English name	hairy duroia
French name	duroia hirsute
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Latin name	Dussia Krug & Urb. ex Taub.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution
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Synonym	Cashalia Standl. Vexillifera Ducke
English name	dussia
French name	dussia
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Latin name	Dussia cuscatlanica (Standl.) Standl. & Steyerm.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
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Synonym	Cashalia cuscatlanica Standl. Dussia grandifrons I.M.Johnst.
English name	Cuscatlán dussia
French name	dussia de Cuscatlán
Spanish name	cashal (El Salvador); matabuey (Mexico); palo de tigre (Guatemala); pizárro (Panama)
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Latin name	Dussia lehmannii Harms
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Ecology	hyg
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English name	Lehmann dussia
French name	dussia de Lehmann
Spanish name	bagatá, bagatillo, embagado, embagatao, fruta de sábalo (Colombia)
Other name	poo (crossbred, Colombia)
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Latin name	Dussia macroprophyllata (Donn.Sm.) Harms
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology	hyg
Use	ex ti (plywood, poles)
Synonym	Cashalia panamensis Standl. Diplotropis macroprophyllata Donn.Sm.
English name	bigprophyll dussia
French name	dussia à grandes bractéoles
Spanish name	citron (Panama); sangregao, targuayugo, targuayugo blanco (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Dussia martinicensis Krug & Urb. ex Taub.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Guadeloupe, Martinique)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Ecology
Use	ti
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English name	Martinique dussia
French name	dussia caconnier; bois-gamelle; caconnier blanc (Guadeloupe); grande-savonnette, pommier
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Latin name	Dussia mexicana (Standl.) Harms
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico, Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	D
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Synonym	Ormosia mexicana Standl.
English name	Mexican dussia
French name	dussia du Mexique
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Latin name	Dussia munda C.H.Stirt.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	clean dussia
French name	dussia propre
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Latin name	Dussia sanguinea Urb. & Ekman
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (end Haiti and Dominican Republic)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	bloody dussia
French name	dussia sanguinaire
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Latin name	Dussia tessmannii Harms
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica) MW South America (Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	Tessmann dussia
French name	dussia de Tessmann
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Latin name	Dystovomita (Engl.) D'Arcy
Family	Guttiferae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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English name	dystovomita
French name	dystovomita
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Latin name	Dystovomita paniculata (Donn.Sm.) Hammel
Family	Guttiferae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia to Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Chrysochlamys clusiaefolia ssp. panamensis Maguire Dystovomita pittieri (Engl.) D'Arcy Rheedia paniculata Donn.Sm. Tovomita pittieri Engl.
English name	paniculate dystovomita
French name	dystovomita paniculé
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Latin name	Ebenopsis Britton & Rose
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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English name	ebenopsis
French name	ébénopsis
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Latin name	Ebenopsis caesalpinioides (Standl.) Britton & Rose
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Sinaloa)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
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Use	fd
Synonym	Pithecellobium caesalpinioides Standl.
English name	caesalpinialike ebenopsis
French name	ébénopsis faux-césalpinie
Spanish name	guaypinole, tempisque (Mexico)
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Latin name	Ebenopsis ebano (Berland.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	MC SC North America (USA: Texas; Mexico)
North America distribution zone	MC SC
Height	M
Foliage	E[D]
Ecology	hel mes calc
Use	fd fr (turkey consume large seeds) fw ti (decorative cabinet work, furniture)
Synonym	Acacia flexicaulis Benth. Calliandra geniculata H.Wendl. ex Benth. Chloroleucon ebano (Berland.) L.Rico Ebenopsis flexicaulis (Benth.) Britton & Rose Hoopesia arborea Buckley p.p. Mimosa ebano Berland. Pithecellobium ebano (Berland.) C.H.Müll. Pithecellobium flexicaule (Benth.) J.M.Coult. Pithecellobium texense J.M.Coult. Pithecolobium texense J.M.Coult. Samanea flexicaulis (Benth.) J.F.Macbr. Siderocarpos flexicaulis (Benth.) Small Zygia flexicaulis (Benth.) Sudw.
English name	ebony ebenopsis; apes-earring, ebony apes-earring, ebony blackbead, Texas ebony, Texas-ebony
French name	ébénopsis faux-ébénier; acacie ébénier
Spanish name	acte, ajcte, ébano (Mexico); ebony ebano; guaypinole (Mexico); palofierro
Other name	ya'ax-k'iik (maya, Mexico)
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Latin name	Ecclinusa Mart.
Family	Sapotaceae
Distribution
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Synonym	Chrysophyllum L. p.p. Ecclinusa sect. Passaveria (Mart. & Eichler) Baill. Passaveria Mart. & Eichler
English name	ecclinusa
French name	ecclinusa
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Latin name	Ecclinusa lanceolata (Mart. & Eichler) Pierre
Family	Sapotaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) N MW MC South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador to Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg
Use	fd ti
Synonym	Passaveria lanceolata Mart. & Eichler
English name	lanceolate ecclinusa
French name	ecclinusa lancéolé
Spanish name	coquirana, coquirana braba, coquirana do igapó (Brazil); quinilla blanca (Peru)
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Latin name	Ehretia P.Browne
Family	Boraginaceae
Distribution
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English name	ehretia; knockaway
French name	cabrillet; ehrétia, éhrétie
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Other name	Ehretia (german); ehretia (italian)
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Latin name	Ehretia anacua (Terán & Berland.) I.M.Johnst.
Family	Boraginaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (USA: Texas, Florida; Mexico)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	E[D]
Ecology	xer
Use	pl ti
Synonym	Ehretia elliptica DC. Gaza anacua Terán & Berland.
English name	anacua ehretia; anacua, anaqua, knackaway, knockaway, sugarberry
French name	cabrillet anacua; éhrétie
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Latin name	Ehretia latifolia DC.
Family	Boraginaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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English name	broadleaf ehretia
French name	cabrillet à feuilles larges
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Latin name	Ehretia luxiana Donn.Sm.
Family	Boraginaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas to El Salvador)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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English name	Guatemala ehretia
French name	cabrillet du Guatemala
Spanish name	pepenance (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Ehretia tinifolia L.
Family	Boraginaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama, West Indies)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
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Ecology	hel calc
Use	dr (flower tea and leaves decoction taken orally for bloody vomit, leaves decoction taken orally for kidney infection)
Synonym	Ehretia acanthophora DC. Ehretia spinosa Spreng.
English name	cherry ehretia; bastard cherry (Jamaica)
French name	cabrillet bois-chapeau; blis noir; bois chapeau, bois noir, chêne noir p.p., filière (Haiti)
Spanish name	arrayan, capa prieto (Dominican Republic); guayo prieto (Cuba); meón, muñeco, muñeco baboso (Dominican Republic); roble prieto (Cuba, Dominican Republic); roblecillo, roblillo (Dominican Republic)
Other name	bwa chapo, chenn nwa (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Eirmocephala H.Rob.
Family	Compositae
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English name	eirmocephala
French name	eirmocéphale
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Latin name	Eirmocephala brachiata (Benth. ex Oerst.) H.Rob.
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) N MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Cacalia brachiata (Benth.) Kuntze Vernonia brachiata Benth. ex Oerst.
English name	armlike eirmocephala
French name	eirmocéphale décussé
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Latin name	Ekmanianthe Urb.
Family	Bignoniaceae
Distribution
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English name	ekmanianthe
French name	ekmanianthe
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Latin name	Ekmanianthe actinophylla (Griseb.) Urb.
Family	Bignoniaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Tabebuia actinophylla (Griseb.) Britton Tecoma actinophylla Griseb.
English name	Cuban ekmanianthe
French name	ekmanianthe de Cuba
Spanish name	roble caimán (Cuba)
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Latin name	Ekmanianthe longiflora (Griseb.) Urb.
Family	Bignoniaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Hispaniola)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology	xer acid
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Synonym	Bygnonia caerulea L. Jacaranda bahamensis R.Br. Jacaranda sagraeana DC. Tabebuia grisebachii Urb. Tabebuia longiflora Greenm. Tecoma longiflora Griseb. non Bureau & K.Schum.
English name	longflower ekmanianthe
French name	ekmanianthe à fleurs longues; chêne à glands (Haiti)
Spanish name	roble; roble de Puerto Rico (Dominican Republic); roble real (Cuba); roblillo
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