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Latin name	Alfaroa guatemalensis (Standl.) L.O.Williams & A.R.Molina
Family	Juglandaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Engelhardtia guatemalensis Standl. Oreomunnea guatemalensis (Standl.) J.-F.Leroy
English name	Guatemala alfaroa
French name	alfaroa du Guatemala
Spanish name	palo colorado (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Alfaroa hondurensis L.O.Williams
Family	Juglandaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	Honduras alfaroa
French name	alfaroa du Honduras
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Latin name	Alfaroa manningii J.León
Family	Juglandaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	Manning alfaroa
French name	alfaroa de Manning
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Latin name	Alfaroa mexicana D.E.Stone
Family	Juglandaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
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English name	Mexican alfaroa
French name	alfaroa du Mexique
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Latin name	Alfaroa williamsii A.R.Molina
Family	Juglandaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	Williams alfaroa
French name	alfaroa de Williams
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Latin name	Alfaroa williamsii ssp. tapantiensis D.E.Stone
Family	Juglandaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	Tapanti Williams alfaroa
French name	alfaroa de Williams de Tapanti
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Latin name	Alfaroa williamsii A.R.Molina ssp. williamsii
Family	Juglandaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	typical Williams alfaroa
French name	alfaroa de Williams typique
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Latin name	Alibertia A.Rich. ex DC.
Family	Rubiaceae
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Synonym	Cordiera A.Rich. Garapatica H.Karst. Gardeniola Cham. Genipella Rich. ex DC. Melanospidium Poit. ex A.Rich. Scepscothamnus Cham. Thieleodoxa Cham.
English name	alibertia
French name	alibertia
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Latin name	Alibertia edulis (Rich.) A.Rich. ex DC.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama, West Indies) South America (general)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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Ecology	[hyg]
Use	fd ma (fruits used for the making of tops) pl
Synonym	Alibertia longistipulata L.Riley Alibertia panamensis L.Riley Cordiera edulis (Rich.) Kuntze Garapatica edulis (Rich.) H.Karst. Gardenia edulis (Rich.) Poir. Genipa edulis Rich. Sabicea edulis (Rich.) Seem. ex B.D.Jacks.
English name	wildguava alibertia; gibnut fruit (Belize); wild guava (Belize, Panama)
French name	alibertia goyave-noire; goyave noire (French Guiana)
Spanish name	albondiga (Guatemala); conservillo (Bolivia); guabillo (Guatemala); guayaba de monte (Belize, Guatemala); guayabillo (Guatemala); guayabita de Cuba (Cuba); lagartillo (Central America); lirio (Honduras); madroño (Costa Rica, Panama); pitajoni, pitajoni hembra (Cuba); torolillo (El Salvador); trompillo, trompito, trompo (Central America)
Other name	apuruí, marmelada, puruí, puruizinho (portuguese, Brazil); tun-tun (maya, Belize)
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Latin name	Alibertia garapatica K.Schum.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	Garapa alibertia
French name	alibertia de Garapa
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Latin name	Alibertia gracilipedicellata Dwyer
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	slenderpedicel alibertia
French name	alibertia à pédicelles minces
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Latin name	Alibertia premontana C.M.Taylor
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	premountain alibertia
French name	alibertia des contreforts
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Latin name	Alibertia utleyorum (Dwyer) C.M.Taylor
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Ecology	hel
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Synonym	Duroia utleyorum Dwyer
English name	CostaRica alibertia
French name	alibertia du Costa Rica
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Latin name	Allenanthus Standl.
Family	Rubiaceae
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English name	allenanthus
French name	allenanthus
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Latin name	Allenanthus erythrocarpus Standl.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Belize, Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Synonym	Chimarrhis decurrens Steyerm.
English name	decurrent allenanthus
French name	allenanthus décurrent
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Latin name	Allenanthus hondurensis Standl.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
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English name	Honduras allenanthus
French name	allenanthus du Honduras
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Latin name	Allenanthus hondurensis var. parvifolia L.O.Williams
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SC North America (S Mexico)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
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English name	smallleaf Honduras allenanthus
French name	allenanthus du Honduras à petites feuilles
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Latin name	Allophylus L.
Family	Sapindaceae
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Synonym	Aporetica J.R. & G.Forst. Azzamara Hochst. ex Hochst. Cominia P.Browne Gemella Lour. Nassavia Vell. Ornitrophe Comm. ex Juss. Schmidelia L. Toxicodendron Gaertn. Toxicodendrum Gaertn. Usubis Burm. f.
English name	allophylus
French name	allophylus
Spanish name	palo blanco
Other name	twa fèy, twa pawòl (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Allophylus camptostachys Radlk.
Family	Sapindaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Allophylus longeracemosus Standl.
English name	bentspike allophylus; bastard axemaster, bastard pigeon plum (Belize)
French name	allophylus à épis soudés
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Latin name	Allophylus cobbe (L.) Raeusch.
Family	Sapindaceae
Distribution	North America, South America, Eurasia, Africa and Oceania (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SW SC SE
Height	L
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Ecology	sci hyg->xer
Use	dr (pulped leaves or an extraction or decoction of them as well as a decoction of the roots and bark are used against stomach-ache and fever) fd (fruits) fr (bees, birds) fw (firewood) pl (ornamental) ti (canes, hilts, temporary and indoor structures)
Synonym	Allophylus africanus P.Beauv. Allophylus glaber (Roxb.) Radlk. Allophylus javensis (Blume) Blume Allophylus obliquus Radlk. Allophylus racemosus (L.) Radlk. Allophylus scandens Ridl. Allophylus serratus (Wight) Radlk. Allophylus sumatranus Blume Allophylus spicatus (Poir.) Radlk. Allophylus ternatus (Forst.) Radlk. Allophylus timorensis (DC.) Blume Rhus cobbe L.
English name	threeleaf allophylus; three leaf (Bahamas)
French name	allophylus trois-feuilles
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Other name	balaro (kaian, Sarawak); bonbongan (timegon murut, Sabah); buah penancang (malay, Sarawak); embuakat (dusun, Sabah); fu singilit (jola); gamperut (dusun, Sabah); gernay (wolof); ising (iban and paloh, Sarawak); kalasi (bajau, Sabah); kelampu (iban, Sarawak); kerimbau (timegon murut, Sabah); mambahino (Sabah); marefipiaka (Madagascar); mukkannanpezhu (India); sadkan (serer); sasah (bajau East Coast, Sabah); sisipen pelandok (dusun, Sabah); tukil-tukil (Brunei malay, Sabah); twa pawòl (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Allophylus cominia (L.) Sw.
Family	Sapindaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama, West Indies)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Ecology	hyg->xer calc
Use	dr (leaves boiled three times and tea taken oraly for coma, leaves decoction taken orally for diabetes, twig decoction taken orally for tuberculosis and hemoptysis) fr pl
Synonym	Allophylus kinlochii Standl. Rhus cominia L. Schmidelia cominia Sw.
English name	cominia allophylus; allophylus, bastard cherry, cherry, red seed
French name	allophylus trois-paroles; trois feuilles, trois paroles
Spanish name	belo (Belize); caja, caja común (Cuba); huesillo (Belize); palo de caja (Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic); parida, rompe caldero, tres palabras (Dominican Republic)
Other name	bichach, bikbach (maya, Belize); kafe mawon, twa fèy, twa pawòl (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Allophylus crassinervis Radlk.
Family	Sapindaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Puerto Rico)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	mes
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English name	thicknerved allophylus
French name	allophylus à nervures épaisses
Spanish name	amansa potranca (Dominican Republic); palo blanco (Puerto Rico)
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Latin name	Allophylus gentryi Croat
Family	Sapindaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	hyg->mes
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English name	Gentry allophylus
French name	allophylus de Gentry
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Latin name	Allophylus haitiensis Radlk. & Ekman
Family	Sapindaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Haiti)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	Haiti allophylus
French name	allophylus d'Haïti
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Latin name	Allophylus jamaicensis Radlk.
Family	Sapindaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Belize, Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Ecology	calc
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English name	Jamaica allophylus
French name	allophylus de la Jamaïque
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Latin name	Allophylus pachyphyllus Radlk.
Family	Sapindaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	calc
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English name	thickleaved allophylus
French name	allophylus à feuilles épaisses
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Latin name	Allophylus psilospermus Radlk.
Family	Sapindaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama, West Indies) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador : Los Ríos, Cotopaxi)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	sci hyg->mes
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Synonym	Allophylus panamensis Radlk.
English name	smoothseed allophylus
French name	allophylus à graines lisses
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Latin name	Allophylus racemosus Sw.
Family	Sapindaceae
Distribution	S North America (tropics) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SW SC SE
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	sci mes xer calc
Use	dr (leaves infusion in boiling water for stomach cramps, migraine and as anaphrodisiac) ti
Synonym	Allophylus occidentalis (Sw.) Radlk. Allophylus velutinus Radlk. Ornitrophe occidentalis Willd. Schmidelia occidentalis Sw. Schmidelia unguicularis Turcz. Schmidelia velutina Turcz.
English name	racemose allophylus
French name	allophylus à grappes; bois-négresse (Martinique); café jaune, petit café (Guadeloupe, Haiti, Martinique); trois feuilles, trois paroles (Haiti)
Spanish name	cucharita prieta (Dominican Republic); estaquillo, esuqitillo (Costa Rica); fruta paloma, marfil (Venezuela); matapiojo (Honduras); palo blanco (Puerto Rico); palo de caja (Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); parida (Dominican Republic); pitiú (Costa Rica); quiebrahacha (Puerto Rico); rompe caldero, tres palabras, tres-palabras (Dominican Republic)
Other name	kafe jòn, ti kafe, twa fèy, twa pawòl (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Allophylus rigidus Sw.
Family	Sapindaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Hispaniola)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	rigid allophylus
French name	allophylus rigide; bois nègre, chic-chic (Haiti)
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Latin name	Alnus Mill.
Family	Betulaceae
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Synonym	Alnaster Spach Alnobetula Schur Alnus Ehrh. Clethropsis Spach Semidopsis Zumagl.
English name	alder
French name	aulne; aune (Canada)
Spanish name	abedul, aile (Mexico); aliso (Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela); aliso andino (Colombia); aliso del cerro (Argentina); alizo (Mexico); alum (Costa Rica); ayle (Mexico); chaquero (Colombia); ilite verde (Mexico); jaúl (Costa Rica); lambrán (Peru); olmo del país, palo de águilla (Mexico); palo de lama (Guatemala); ramram (Peru); yaga-bizie (Mexico)
Other name	adopi (algonquin, Canada); alno (italian); atushpi (montagnais, Canada); cuukvaguaq (yupik, USA); Erle (german); nunañerk (tchiglit, Canada and USA); ontano (italian); uqvigpik (yupik, USA); wadôp (otchipwe, Canada)
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