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Latin name	Elaeagia Wedd.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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Synonym	Holtonia Standl.
English name	elaeagia
French name	éléagie
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Latin name	Elaeagia auriculata Hemsl.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Honduras to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	auriculate elaeagia
French name	éléagie auriculée
Spanish name	jagua (Honduras)
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Latin name	Elaeagia chiriquina C.M.Taylor
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	Chiriquí elaeagia
French name	éléagie de Chiriquí
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Latin name	Elaeagia glossostipula C.M.Taylor
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) M
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	stipulate elaeagia
French name	éléagie stipulée
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Latin name	Elaeagia karstenii Standl.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica) N MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador: Andes, Amazonas; Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	Karsten elaeagia
French name	éléagie de Karsten
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Latin name	Elaeagia myriantha (Standl.) C.M.Taylor & Hammel
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia to Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Synonym	Deppea panamensis Dwyer Holtonia myriantha (Standl.) Standl. Sickingia myriantha Standl. Simira myriantha (Standl.) Steyerm.
English name	manyflower elaeagia
French name	éléagie multiflore
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Latin name	Elaeagia nitidifolia Dwyer
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	Panama elaeagia
French name	éléagie du Panama
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Latin name	Elaeagia utilis (Goudot) Wedd.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico) NW MW South America (Colombia to Peru)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M?
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Synonym	Condaminea utilis Goudot
English name	useful elaeagia
French name	éléagie utile
Spanish name	arbol de cera, barniz de pasto, mopa (Colombia)
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Latin name	Elaeis Jacq.
Family	Palmae
Distribution
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Synonym	Corozo Jacq. ex Giseke
English name	oilpalm; oil palm
French name	palmier-à-huile
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Other name	Ölpalme (german); palma da olio (italian)
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Latin name	Elaeis oleifera (Kunth) Cortés
Family	Palmae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) N MW MC? South America (Colombia to Peru, Venezuela)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology	hyg
Use	fd (oil)
Synonym	Alfonsia oleifera Kunth Corozo oleifera (Kunth) L.H.Bailey Elaeis oleifera (Kunth) Wess.Boer
English name	American oilpalm; American oil palm
French name	palmier-à-huile d'Amérique
Spanish name	coquito (Costa Rica); corocito (Panama); corozo (Costa Rica); corozo colorado (Panama); palmiche (Costa Rica)
Other name	tuskra (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Elaeodendron J.Jacq.
Family	Celastraceae
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Synonym	Cassine L. p.p. Elaeodendrum Murray
English name	falseolive
French name	faux-olivier
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Latin name	Elaeodendron trichotomum (Turcz.) Lundell
Family	Celastraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Maytenus trichotomus Turcz.
English name	trichotomous falseolive
French name	faux-olivier trichotomique
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Latin name	Elaeodendron xylocarpum (Vent.) DC.
Family	Celastraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico, Belize, Panama, Bahamas, West Indies) NC MC South America (Venezuela: Delta Amacuro, Bolivar, Miranda; Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel hyg->xer
Use	dr (plant parts and edible fruits as stimulant)
Synonym	Cassine attenuata (A.Rich.) Kuntze Cassine dioica (Griseb.) Lobr.-Callen Cassine laneanum (A.H.Moore) J.W.Ingram Cassine xylocarpa Vent. Cassine xylocarpa var. attenuata (A.Rich.) Kuntze Cassine xylocarpa var. caribaea Urb. Elaeodendron attenuatum A.Rich. Elaeodendron dioecum Griseb. Elaeodendron dioecum var. acuminatum Fawc. & Rendle Elaeodendron dioecum var. dolichocarpum Fawc. & Rendle Elaeodendron dioecum var. obovatum Fawc. & Rendle Elaeodendron laneanum A.H.Moore Elaeodendron xylocarpum var. acuminatum Urb. Elaeodendron xylocarpum var. attenuatum Urb. Elaeodendron xylocarpum var. bermudense Urb. Elaeodendron xylocarpum var. caribaeum Urb. Elaeodendron xylocarpum var. dioecum Urb. Elaeodendron xylocarpum var. dolichocarpum Urb. Elaeodendron xylocarpum var. obovatum Urb.
English name	olivewood falseolive; Bermuda olive-wood bark; marble tree (Puerto Rico); marble-tree, nut muscat; olive wood (Bahamas); olive-wood, olive-woods; poisontree (UK Virgin Islands); spoon tree (Puerto Rico); spoon-tree; wild nutmeg (UK Virgin Islands)
French name	faux-olivier bois-tan; bois tan (Guadeloupe, Martinique); bois-tan (Guadeloupe); grosse-peau (Martinique); prune bord de mer (Guadeloupe, Martinique); prune bord-de-mer (Guadeloupe, Martinique)
Spanish name	coscorrón, guayabote, guayarote (Puerto Rico); laurel de costa, mate prieto, palo blanco (Cuba); pilón, pilón morado (Venezuela); piñi-piñí, pinipeniche de sabana, pinipiní, pinipiniche de sabana, roñoso, sangre de doncella (Cuba)
Other name	gosco, gospo (creole, Martinique)
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Latin name	Elaeoluma Baill.
Family	Sapotaceae
Distribution
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Synonym	Amorphospermum Müll.Arg. p.p. Gymnoluma Baill. Lucuma sect. Gymnoluma (Baill.) Engl.
English name	elaeoluma
French name	éléoluma
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Latin name	Elaeoluma glabrescens (Mart. & Eichler) Aubrév.
Family	Sapotaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) N M South America (Colombia to Peru, Venezuela to Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology	hyg
Use	fd
Synonym	Gymnoluma glabrescens (Mart. & Eichler) Baill. Lucuma glabrescens Mart. & Eichler Oxythece ferreirii Cronquist Oxythece glabrescens (Miq. & Eichler) Monach. Pouteria glabrescens (Miq. & Eichler) Baehni Vitellaria glabrescens (Mart. & Eichler) Radlk.
English name	glabrescent elaeoluma
French name	éléoluma glabrescent
Spanish name	boya de mono, yuquito banero (Venezuela)
Other name	abiurana, lombrigueira, mangue, pau de rato (Brazil)
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Latin name	Elliottia Muhl. ex Elliott
Family	Ericaceae
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English name	elliottia; copperbush, Georgia plume, southern plume
French name	elliottie
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Latin name	Elliottia racemosa Muhl. ex Elliott
Family	Ericaceae
Distribution	ME North America (USA: South Carolina, Georgia)
North America distribution zone	ME
Height	S[M]
Foliage	D
Ecology	mes
Use	ex
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English name	southernplume elliottia; elliottia, Georgia plume, southern-plume
French name	elliottie racémiforme; elliottia
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Latin name	Elvasia DC.
Family	Ochnaceae
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English name	elvasia
French name	elvasie
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Latin name	Elvasia bisepala Sastre & Whitefoord
Family	Ochnaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Belize, Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SE
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English name	twosepal elvasia
French name	elvasie à deux sépales
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Latin name	Elvasia elvasioides (Planch.) Gilg
Family	Ochnaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) NC South America (Venezuela, Suriname, French Guiana)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Elvasia hostmannia Planch. Hostmannia elvasioides Planch.
English name	true elvasia
French name	elvasie vraie
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Latin name	Endlicheria Nees
Family	Lauraceae
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English name	endlicheria
French name	endlichérie
Spanish name	laurel negro
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Latin name	Endlicheria formosa A.C.Sm.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica) MW South America (Colombia to Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	beautiful endlicheria
French name	endlichérie magnifique
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Latin name	Endlicheria guadalupensis Mez
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Guadeloupe)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Endlicheria guadaloupensis Mez
English name	Guadeloupe endlicheria
French name	endlichérie de la Guadeloupe
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Latin name	Endlicheria paniculata (Spreng.) J.F.Macbr.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) South America
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M?
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Synonym	Aniba hirsuta (Schott) Pax ex Samp. Citrosma paniculata Spreng. Cryptocarya hirsuta Schott Endlicheria hirsuta (Schott) Nees Endlicheria longifolia (Nees) Mez Endlicheria poeppigii Kosterm. Goeppertia hirsuta var. hirsutior Meisn. Goeppertia longifolia Nees
English name	paniculate endlicheria
French name	endlichérie paniculée
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Latin name	Endlicheria sericea Nees
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama, West Indies) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	[hel] mes
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Synonym	Aydendron sericeum Griseb. Endlicheria lhotzkyi (Nees) Mez Goeppertia sericea Nees Ocotea lhotzkii Nees
English name	white endlicheria; white sweet wood (St. Vincent)
French name	endlichérie blanc; bois doux blanc, bois doux grosse panse, bois doux-grandes-feuilles, bois marble, bois-montagne, bois pété, cayali-cayari, laurier bois de mer, laurier caca, laurier caille, laurier feuille blanche, laurier pété, laurier-cannelle, laurier-grand bois, marbuy
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Latin name	Enterolobium Mart.
Family	Leguminosae
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English name	earpodtree; ear-pod-tree
French name	entérolobium
Spanish name	piñon de oreja
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Latin name	Enterolobium cyclocarpum (Jacq.) Griseb.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	S North America (Mexico to Panama, West Indies) South America (tropics) int MW Africa
North America distribution zone	SW SC SE
Height	L[G]
Foliage	D[E]
Ecology	hel sci hyg->xer
Use	cl (emblem tree of Costa Rica) dr (bark bath for hemorrhoids, bark and flower syrup taken orally for tuberculosis and chronic bronchial infections, bark and fruits decoction taken orally or gargled for lung congestion, greenfruits used as astringent in cases of diarrhea, gum used as medicine for bronchitis, snake bite, the trunk exudes a liquid which is used against bronchitis) fd (fruits, wood, alcool made with fruits) fr (supplement for animal foragecrop, livestock) fw (charcoal, firewood) ma (bark and fruits used as soap substitute, bark used to tannin hides, brown die made with bark) pl (ornamental, shade tree, used as urban decoration in parks and avenues) pp (very good for paper pulp) sa (shade tree for cattle) ti (beams, boat, boxes, bridges, cabinet work, canoe, car wheel, dugout, fence posts, furniture, general construction, general inside carpentry, gunstock, marquetry, interior trim, ornamental boxes, oxcart wheels, paneling, planks, playwood, railroad ties, steam-chest, tablet, veneer, wheels of chariots, wood working, wrapping) tx (sawdust poisonous for fish and cattle)
Synonym	Albizia longipes Britton & Killip Feuilleea cyclocarpa Kuntze Inga cyclocarpa (Jacq.) Willd. Mimosa cyclocarpa Jacq. Mimosa parota Sessé & Moc. Pithecellobium cyclocarpum (Jacq.) Mart. Prosopis dubia Kunth
English name	guanacaste carpodtree; big eared (Costa Rica); conacaste (USA); devils-ear (Trinidad and Tobago); ear fruit (Costa Rica); ear tree (Costa Rica, Panama); ear-tree (Panama); earpod tree (USA); earpod-tree (Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands); eartree (USA); elephant-ear (Jamaica); guanacaste; kelobra (USA); monkey-soap (Jamaica)
French name	entérolobium rouge; bois tanniste rouge (Haiti); entérolobium à fruit en cercle
Spanish name	aguacaste (Mexico); algarrobo de orejas, árbol de las orejas (Cuba); árbol de orejas (El Salvador); cara, cara cara (Venezuela); caracaro, carito (Colombia); caro (Colombia, Venezuela); caro hembra (El Salvador); caro-caro (Guyana); carocaro (Nicaragua, Venezuela); cascabel, cascabel sonaja (Mexico); conacaste (Centroamerica, Mexico); coratu, coratú (Panama); corohembra (El Salvador); corotu, corotú, curutú (Panama); dormilón (Colombia); dormilór (Puerto Rico); flamboyán extranjero (Dominican Republic); genicero (Costa Rica, Nicaragua); genícero, genicero jarina (Costa Rica); genisero (Costa Rica, Panama); guanacaste (Centroamerica, Mexico, Puerto Rico); guanacaste blanco, guanacaste de oregal, guanacaste de oreja (Nicaragua); guanacaste negro (Honduras, Nicaragua); guanacastle (Mexico); hueso de pescado (Venezuela); jarina (Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama); jenisero, kolobra (Nicaragua); kurú (Costa Rica); macazle, nacascuahuitl, nacaste, nacazle, necaste, necazle (Mexico); oreja (Dominican Republic, Haiti); oreja de judio, oreja de judío (Cuba); oreja de mono (Puerto Rico); oreja de negro (Peru); oreján (Cuba); orejero (Colombia, Nicaragua); orejo (Colombia); orejo perota, orejon (Mexico); orejón (Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico); oviera orejo (Colombia); parota (Mexico); pashaco (Peru); perota (Nicaragua); picho (Mexico); piñon, piñon de oreja, riñon (Colombia); tubroos (Belize); tuburus (Nicaragua)
Other name	bwa tamis wouj (creole, Haiti); cuaunacaztli (nahuatl); cuytátsuic (popoluca, Mexico); lash-matz-zi (chontal, Mexico); ma-ta-cua-tze, mo-cuadzi, mo-ñi-no (chinanteco, Mexico); nacascuáhuitl (nahuatl); tamboril (portuguese, Brazil); téyohu (huasteco); timbuva (portuguese, Brazil); tíyohu (huasteco); ya-chibe (zapoteco, Mexico)
Trade name	guanacaste, kelobra

Latin name	Enterolobium schomburgkii Benth.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L[G]
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel
Use	pp (good for paper pulp) ti (agricultural goods, bridges, cabinet work, carpentry, flooring, furniture, marine construction, piling, posts, railroad ties)
Synonym	Feuilleea schomburgkii (Benth.) Kuntze Mimosa wilsonii Standl. Pithecellobium schomburgkii Benth.
English name	brownuya carpodtree; brownuya (Guyana)
French name	entérolobium bois-la-morue; acacia franc (French Guiana)
Spanish name	curarina (Guyana, Venezuela); guana; guanacaste, guanacaste macho (Costa Rica); harino (Panama); hevio (Bolivia); jarina (Panama); jebio (Bolivia); menudito (Venezuela); yiquire (Venezuela)
Other name	acacia franc, bois la morue (creole); bougou bati batra (aukaans , French Guiana); kabbes (Suriname); kadiouchi (saramaccan); makka (Suriname); timbaiiba, timbauba, timbaúba, timbo (portuguese, Brazil); titim batibatra (aukaans)
Trade name	timbaúba

Latin name	Erblichia Seem.
Family	Turneraceae
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English name	erblichia
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Latin name	Erblichia odorata Seem.
Family	Turneraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
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Synonym	Erblichia standleyi Steyerm. Erblichia xylocarpa (Sprague & Riley) Standl. & Steyerm. Piriqueta xylocarpa Sprague & Riley Piriquita odorata (Seem.) Urb.
English name	butterflytree erblichia; butterfly tree (Belize)
French name	erblichia odorant
Spanish name	candillaria, cortez (Guatemala); flor de fuego (El Salvador)
Other name	conóp (maya, Belize and Guatemala)
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