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Latin name	Eupatorium nelsonii B.L.Rob.
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Guerrero, Chiapas)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
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Synonym	Kyrsteniopsis congesta R.M.King & H.Rob. Kyrsteniopsis nelsonii (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
English name	Nelson eupatorium
French name	eupatoire de Nelson
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Latin name	Eupatorium oresbium B.L.Rob.
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Bartlettina guatemalensis R.M.King & H.Rob. Bartlettina hylobia (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob. Bartlettina oresbioides (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob. Eupatorium hylobium B.L.Rob. Eupatorium oresbioides B.L.Rob. Neobartlettia hylobia (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob. Neobartlettia oresbioides (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
English name	montane eupatorium
French name	eupatoire de montagne
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Latin name	Eupatorium pinabetense B.L.Rob.
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
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Synonym	Bartlettina pinabetensis R.M.King & H.Rob. Neobartlettia pinabetensis R.M.King & H.Rob.
English name	Pinabete eupatorium
French name	eupatoire de Pinabete
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Other name	tunehuac (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Euphorbia L.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
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Synonym	Adenorima Raf. Cystidospermum Prokh. Galarhoeus Haw. Poinsettia Graham Tithymalus Gaert. non Ség.
English name	euphorbia; poinsetta, spurge
French name	euphorbe
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Other name	euforbia (italian); gad mezon, kandelab (creole, Haiti); Wolfsmilch (german)
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Latin name	Euphorbia caracasana (Klotzsch & Garcke) Boiss.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Central America) N South America (Colombia, Venezuela)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Use	pl
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English name	Caracas euphorbia
French name	euphorbe de Caracas
Spanish name	lechero rojo (Venezuela)
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Latin name	Euphorbia cotinifolia L.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	hyg
Use	dr pl ti tx (fruits, sap used as barbasco for catching fish, seeds being violently purgative)
Synonym	Aklema cotinifolia (L.) Millsp. Aklema cotinoides (Miq.) Millsp. Alectoroctonum cotinoides Klotzsch & Garcke Euphorbia cotinoides Miq.
English name	poisonspurge euphorbia; Mexican shrubby spurge (Puerto Rico); poison spurge
French name	euphorbe à feuilles de fustet
Spanish name	barrabas (Costa Rica); carrasco; garrasbas (Costa Rica); hierba mala (Cuba, Guatemala); horla; lechera, lecherito verde (Venezuela); lechero, lechero de lindero, liberal, lorencillo (Colombia); mala mujer (Mexico); manzaliña bobo, manzanilla bobo (Netherlands Antilles); manzanillo (Colombia); mata gallina (Mexico); nacedero (Colombia); piñoncillo (Mexico); sapo (Nicaragua); trompillo (Mexico); yerba lechera (Cuba); yuquilla (Peru)
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Latin name	Euphorbia defoliata Urb.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Haiti, Dominican Republic: Arroyito Barahona)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	?
Foliage	D
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English name	denuded euphorbia
French name	euphorbe défoliée
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Latin name	Euphorbia elata Brandegee
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama) N M South America (Colombia to Peru, Venezuela, Brazil)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
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Synonym	Euphorbia valerii Standl.
English name	tall euphorbia
French name	euphorbe élevée
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Latin name	Euphorbia gymnonota Urb.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Bahamas)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	hel
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Synonym	Adenorima gymnonota (Urb.) Millsp. Euphorbiodendron gymnonotum Millsp.
English name	Bahama euphorbia
French name	Euphorbe des Bahamas
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Latin name	Euphorbia helenae Urb.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Euphorbiodendron helenae Millsp.
English name	Helen euphorbia
French name	euphorbe d'Hélène
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Latin name	Euphorbia hoffmanniana (Klotzsch & Garcke) Boiss.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	D
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Synonym	Euphorbiastrum hoffmannianum Klotzsch & Garcke
English name	Hoffmann euphorbia
French name	euphorbe de Hoffmann
Spanish name	lechilla (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Euphorbia petiolaris Sims
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Bahamas, West Indies) NC South America (Margarita)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel xer
Use	tx
Synonym	Aklema petiolare (Sims) Millsp. Aklema petiolaris (Sims) Millsp. Alectoroctonum petiolare Klotzsch & Garcke Euphorbia verticillata Poir. non Fisch.
English name	broadleaf euphorbia; black mageniel (St. Maarten); broad-leaved spurge; broadleaf spurge (Bahamas); manchineel-berry; rascaso (Virgin Gorda)
French name	euphorbe bon-garçon; bois garçon, bon garçon (Haiti); petit mancenillier
Spanish name	Indio desnudo (Puerto Rico); palo de leche, palo de yuca (Dominican Republic); rascaso (Puerto Rico)
Other name	bon gason (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Euphorbia punicea Sw.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	hel calc
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Synonym	Euphorbia troyana Urb. Euphorbiodendron puniceum Millsp. Euphorbiodendron troyanum Millsp.
English name	crimson euphorbia
French name	euphorbe cramoisi
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Latin name	Euphorbia schlechtendalii Boiss.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (NE Mexico to Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
Foliage	D
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Use	dr (purgative)
Synonym	Aklema adinophylla Millsp. Euphorbia adinophylla Donn.Sm. Euphorbia friedrichsthalii Boiss.
English name	Schlechtendal euphorbia
French name	euphorbe de Schlechtendal
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Latin name	Euphorbia shaferi (Millsp.) Gonzales & Bisse
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Euphorbia nipensis Carabia Euphorbiodendron shaferi Millsp.
English name	Shafer euphorbia
French name	euphorbe de Shafer
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Latin name	Euterpe Mart.
Family	Palmae
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Synonym	Catis O.F.Cook Euterpe Gaertn. Plectis O.F.Cook Rooseveltia O.F.Cook
English name	euterpepalm
French name	euterpe
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Latin name	Euterpe broadwayi Becc. ex Broadway
Family	Palmae
Distribution	SE North America (Dominica, St. Vincent, Grenada) NC South America (Trinidad and Tobago)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	sci hyg
Use	fd (heart)
Synonym	Euterpe broadwayana Becc. Euterpe dominicana L.H.Bailey
English name	Hagley euterpepalm; Hagley's palm (Grenada); manac (Trinidad); mountain cabbage (Grenada)
French name	euterpe manicol; manicol, palmiste (Lesser Antilles); palmiste manicol
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Latin name	Euterpe globosa Gaertn.
Family	Palmae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	globose euterpepalm
French name	euterpe globuleux
Spanish name	palma justa (Cuba)
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Latin name	Euterpe oleracea Mart.
Family	Palmae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) N MC ME South America (Colombia to Guianas, Brazil: Pará, Amapa, Maranhao)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Ecology	hyg
Use	dr (stop bleeding) fd (fruits, heart) fr (fruits) pl (ornamental) ti (construction)
Synonym	Euterpe badiocarpa Barb.Rodr. Euterpe beardii L.H.Bailey Euterpe cuatrecasanas Dugand
English name	assai euterpepalm; manac (Trinidad)
French name	euterpe pinot; pinot (French Guiana)
Spanish name	bambil (Ecuador); chapil, maquenque, murrapo, naidí, palmicha (Colombia); palmiche (Ecuador)
Other name	açaí, açaí branco, açaizeiro (portuguese, Brazil); baboenpina (Suriname); juçara, jussara (portuguese, Brazil); ka-be-re (apinaje, Brazil); kiskis pina, manaka, pina, podosirie, prasara, wapoe, wapu, wasei (Suriname)
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Latin name	Euterpe precatoria Mart.
Family	Palmae
Distribution	SE North America (Belize to Panama) N M South America (Colombia to Guianas, Trinidad and Tobago, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M[L]
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Ecology	hyg mes
Use	cl fd ma pl ti
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English name	rosarybeads euterpepalm
French name	euterpe grains-de-chapelet
Spanish name	asaí (Bolivia); chonta, huasaí (Peru); jisavá; palma de rasário (Bolivia); palma pusuy (Colombia); palmito, yuyu chonta (Peru)
Other name	açaí de terra firma, açaí molhe, açaí o Amazonas, açaí solitario (portuguese, Brazil); asahi o quasaí, cuyara, maizpépe (Colombia); manaco (guayabaro, Colombia)
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Latin name	Euterpe precatoria var. longevaginata A.J.Hend.
Family	Palmae
Distribution	SE North America (Belize to Panama) N MW MC South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil: Acre)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	calc
Use	fd (heart)
Synonym	Euterpe kalbreyeri Burret Euterpe karsteniana Engl. Euterpe leucospadix H.Wendl. ex Hemsl. Euterpe longevaginata Mart. Euterpe macrospadix Oerst. Euterpe microcarpa Burret Euterpe panamensis Burret Euterpe rhodoxyla Dugand Plectis oweniana O.F.Cook Rooseveltia frankliniana O.F.Cook
English name	longvaginate rosarybeads euterpepalm; mountain cabbage, mountain cabbage palm (Belize)
French name	euterpe grains-de-chapelet à longue gaîne
Spanish name	caña lucia (Costa Rica); halauté; hicara, manaca (Colombia); palmbil (Ecuador); palmicho (Colombia); palmita, rabiahorcado (Panama); ternera
Other name	jal-au-té (maya, Belize)
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Latin name	Euonymus L.
Family	Celastraceae
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Synonym	Evonymus L. Kalonymus (Beck.) Prohk. Masakia (Nakai) Nakai Turibana (Nakai) Nakai
English name	euonymus; burningbush, spindletree, strawberry-bush, wahoo
French name	fusain
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Other name	evonimo, fusaria (italian); Pfaffenhütchen, Spindelstrauch (german)
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Latin name	Euonymus atropurpureus Jacq.
Family	Celastraceae
Distribution	MC ME North America (Canada: Quebec, Ontario; USA: Montana to Maine, Texas to Florida)
North America distribution zone	MC ME
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	mes
Use	fr pl
Synonym	Evonymus atropurpurea Jacq.
English name	eastern euonymus; bleeding-heart tree, burningbush, eastern burningbush, eastern wahoo, Indian arrow wood, strawberry bush, wahoo
French name	fusain de l'Est
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Latin name	Euonymus costaricensis Standl.
Family	Celastraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua, Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
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Synonym	Evonymus costaricensis Standl.
English name	CostaRica euonymus
French name	fusain du Costa Rica
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Latin name	Euonymus occidentalis Nutt. ex Torr.
Family	Celastraceae
Distribution	MW North America (Canada: British Columbia; USA: Washington to California)
North America distribution zone	MW
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	mes
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Synonym	Euonymus atropurpureus Hook. non Jacq. Evonymus occidentalis Nutt. ex Torr.
English name	western euonymus; western burningbush, western wahoo
French name	fusain occidental
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Latin name	Euonymus occidentalis Nutt. ex Torr. var. occidentalis
Family	Celastraceae
Distribution	MW North America (Canada: British Columbia; USA: Washington to California)
North America distribution zone	MW
Height	S
Foliage	D
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Synonym	Evonymus occidentalis Nutt. ex Torr. var. occidentalis
English name	typical western euonymus
French name	fusain occidental typique
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Latin name	Euonymus occidentalis var. parishii (Trel.) Jeps.
Family	Celastraceae
Distribution	MW North America (USA: California)
North America distribution zone	MW
Height	S?
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Synonym	Euonymus occidentalis ssp. parishii (Trel.) E.Murray Euonymus occidentalis ssp. parishii (Trel.) R.M.Beauch. Euonymus parishii Trel. Evonymus occidentalis var. parishii (Trel.) Jeps.
English name	Parish western euonymus
French name	fusain occidental de Parish
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Latin name	Exostema (Pers.) Rich. ex Humb. & Bonpl.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution
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Synonym	Steudelago Kuntze
English name	exostema; princewood
French name	exostema
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Latin name	Exostema acuminatum Urb.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Hispaniola)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	xer
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English name	acuminate exostema
French name	exostema acuminé
Spanish name	quina
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Latin name	Exostema brachycarpum Roem. & Schult.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Ecology	calc
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Synonym	Cinchona brachycarpa Sw. Exostema brachycarpum (Sw.) Schult.
English name	marronlance exostema; marron lance; marroon lance (Jamaica)
French name	exostema à fruits courts
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