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Latin name	Ficus trigonata L.
Family	Moraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama, Greater Antilles, Virgin Islands) N MW MC? ME? South America (Colombia to Bolivia, Suriname, E Brazil)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg->xer calc
Use	dr (latex poultice for dislocation, leaves decoction taken orally for liver ailments) fd fr
Synonym	Ficus berteroi Warb. Ficus crassinervia Desf. ex Willd. Ficus eggersii Warb. Ficus goldmanii Standl. Ficus hartii Warb. Ficus mamillifera Warb. Ficus mitrophora Warb. Ficus stahlii Warb. Ficus williamsii Standl. Ficus yoponensis Desv. Ficus yucatanensis Standl.
English name	black fig; wild fig (Puerto Rico)
French name	figuier rouge; banian; figue rouge, figuier (Haiti); figuier maudit (Martinique)
Spanish name	amate; chimón, higo (Guatemala); higo cimarrón, higo matapalo (Dominican Republic); jagüey (Cuba, Puerto Rico); jagüey blanco (Puerto Rico); jagüey macho (Cuba)
Other name	figye wouj (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Ficus turrialbana W.C.Burger
Family	Moraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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English name	Turrialba fig
French name	figuier de Turrialba
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Latin name	Ficus velutina Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
Family	Moraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas to Panama) NW NC MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	hyg
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English name	velvety fig
French name	figuier velouté
Spanish name	higuerote (Venezuela)
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Latin name	Ficus werckleana Rossberg
Family	Moraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Mexico to Panama, West Indies) N South America (Colombia, Venezuela)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology	hyg
Use	pp (excellent for paper) ti (boxes, formaletas, general carpentry, interior construction, posts)
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English name	Wercklé fig
French name	figuier de Wercklé
Spanish name	chilamate, higuerón, higuito, sotacaballo (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Ficus wrightii Warb.
Family	Moraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Hispaniola)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology	acid
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Synonym	Ficus elliptica Griseb. non Kunth
English name	Wright fig
French name	figuier de Wright
Spanish name	jagüey polvoso (Cuba)
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Latin name	Ficus yoponensis Desv.
Family	Moraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas to Panama) N MW South America (Venezuela to Peru)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology	hel
Use	fr ti
Synonym	Ficus multinervis Pittier
English name	yoponensis fig
French name	figuier yoponensis; figuier (Tobago, Trinidad)
Spanish name	palo leche (Ecuador)
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Latin name	Fissicalyx Benth.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution
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English name	fissicalyx
French name	fissicalyx
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Latin name	Fissicalyx fendleri Benth.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) NC South America (Venezuela, Guyana)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Monopteryx jahnii Pittier
English name	Fendler fissicalyx
French name	fissicalyx de Fendler
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Latin name	Flourensia DC.
Family	Compositae
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English name	tarbush
French name	flourensie
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Latin name	Flourensia collodes (Greenm.) S.F.Blake
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SC North America (S Mexico)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
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Synonym	Encelia collodes Greenm.
English name	Mexican tarbush
French name	flourensie du Mexique
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Latin name	Flueckigera Kuntze
Family	Phytolaccaceae
Distribution
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Synonym	Ledenbergia Klotzsch ex Moq.
English name	flueckigera
French name	flueckigera
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Latin name	Flueckigera macrantha (Standl.) P.Wilson
Family	Phytolaccaceae
Distribution	SE North America (El Salvador, Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	D
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Synonym	Ledenbergia macrantha Standl.
English name	bigflower flueckigera
French name	flueckigera à grandes fleurs
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Latin name	Flueggea Willd.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution
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Synonym	Securinega Comm. ex Juss.
English name	flueggea
French name	flueggea
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Latin name	Flueggea acidoton (L.) G.L.Webster
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Greater Antilles, Virgin Islands)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel xer calc
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Synonym	Adelia acidoton L. Conami portoricencis (Kuntze) Britton Flueggea acidothamnus Griseb. Flueggea virosa auth. non (Roxb. ex Willd.) Baill. Securinega acidothamnus Müll.Arg. Securinega acidoton (L.) Fawc. & Rendle
English name	greenebony flueggea; green ebony (Jamaica); simple-leaf bushweed
French name	flueggea vert
Spanish name	cinazo (Dominican Republic)
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Latin name	Forchhammeria Liebm.
Family	Capparidaceae
Distribution
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English name	forchhammeria
French name	forchhammeria
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Latin name	Forchhammeria haitiensis (Urb. & Ekman) Alain
Family	Capparidaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Haiti: Marmelade, Dominican Republic?)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Murbeckia haitiensis Urb. & Ekman
English name	Haiti forchhammeria
French name	forchhammeria d'Haïti
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Latin name	Forchhammeria pallida Liebm.
Family	Capparidaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	pale forchhammeria
French name	forchhammeria pâle
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Latin name	Forchhammeria trifoliata Radlk. ex Millsp.
Family	Capparidaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama, Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Ecology	xer calc
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English name	threeleaf forchhammeria; bastard dogwood, wild craboo (Belize)
French name	forchhammeria trifolié
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Latin name	Forchhammeria watsoni Rose
Family	Capparidaceae
Distribution	SW SC North America (Mexico: S Baja California, Sonora, Sinaloa)
North America distribution zone	SW SC
Height	S
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English name	Watson forchhammeria
French name	forchhammeria de Watson
Spanish name	jito, palo jito, palo San Juan (Mexico)
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Latin name	Forestiera Poir.
Family	Oleaceae
Distribution
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Synonym	Adelia P.Browne p.p. Piptolepis Benth.
English name	forestiera; desert olive; ink bush (Bahamas); privet, swamp privet (USA)
French name	forestiéra
Spanish name	acebuche (Mexico); hueso blanco (Cuba); lantisco, lantrisco, lentisco, mimbre, panalero, pico de pájaro (Mexico); yanilla blanca (Cuba)
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Latin name	Forestiera acuminata (Michx.) Poir.
Family	Oleaceae
Distribution	MC ME SC SE North America (USA: Kansas to Indiana, Texas to Florida)
North America distribution zone	MC ME SC SE
Height	S[L]
Foliage	D
Ecology	hyg
Use	fr ti (turned work)
Synonym	Adelia acuminata Michx. Forestiera acuminata var. vestita E.J.Palmer
English name	swamp forestiera; common adelia, eastern-swamp privet, forestiera, swamp-privet, Texas adelia, Texas forestiera p.p., whitewood
French name	forestiéra acuminé; troène des marais
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Latin name	Forestiera angustifolia Torr.
Family	Oleaceae
Distribution	SC North America (USA: Texas, Mexico)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	xer
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Synonym	Forestiera puberula Eastw. Forestiera texana Cory
English name	narrowleaf forestiera; desert-olive, narrowleafed forestiera, panalero, Texas forestiera, Texas swamp-privet
French name	forestiéra à feuilles étroites
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Latin name	Forestiera cartaginensis Donn.Sm.
Family	Oleaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	Cartago forestiera
French name	forestiéra de Cartago
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Latin name	Forestiera eggersiana Krug & Urb.
Family	Oleaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, St. Maarten, St. Barthélemy)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel xer
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English name	Eggers forestiera; inkbush (Puerto Rico)
French name	forestiéra d'Eggers
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Latin name	Forestiera rhamnifolia Griseb.
Family	Oleaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Costa Rica, West Indies)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S[M]
Foliage	D
Ecology	[hel?] xer calc
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Synonym	Adelia rhamnifolia Kuntze Forestiera cassinoides Griseb. non Poir.
English name	buckthorn forestiera; buck thorn forestiera, caca-ravet (Puerto Rico)
French name	forestiéra graine-bleue; graine bleue batard; caca ravet (Martinique)
Spanish name	careicillo, hueso blanco (Cuba)
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Latin name	Forestiera rhamnifolia var. pilosa Stearn
Family	Oleaceae
Distribution	SE North America (El Salvador, Honduras, Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	pilose buckthorn forestiera
French name	forestiera graine-bleue poilu
Spanish name	estiércol de venado (El Salvador)
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Latin name	Forestiera rhamnifolia Griseb. var. rhamnifolia
Family	Oleaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M?
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English name	typical buckhorn forestiera
French name	forestiera graine-bleue typique
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Latin name	Forestiera segregata (Jacq.) Krug & Urb.
Family	Oleaceae
Distribution	ME SE North America (USA: South Carolina to Florida, Bahamas, West Indies)
North America distribution zone	ME SE
Height	S
Foliage	D[E]
Ecology	hyg xer calc
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Synonym	Adelia segregata (Jacq.) Kuntze Forestiera cassinoides Poir. Forestiera segregata var. stenocarpa Krug & Urb. Myrica segregata Jacq.
English name	Florida forestiera; blue berry (Bahamas); Florida privet (Bahamas, Puerto Rico, USA, Virgin Gorda); Florida swamp-privet; ink-bush (Bahamas, Virgin Islands); swamp bush (Bahamas); West Indian forestiera (Bermuda); wild-olive
French name	forestiéra de Floride
Spanish name	yanilla blanca (Cuba)
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Latin name	Forestiera segregata var. pinetorum (Small) M.C.Johnst.
Family	Oleaceae
Distribution	SE North America (USA: Florida)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Forestiera pinetorum Small
English name	pinewoods Florida forestiera; Florida swamp-privet
French name	forestiéra de Floride des pinèdes
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Latin name	Forestiera segregata (Jacq.) Krug & Urb. var. segregata
Family	Oleaceae
Distribution	SE North America (USA: South Carolina to Florida, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Adelia porulosa Michx. Forestiera globularis Small Forestiera porulosa (Michx.) Poir.
English name	typical Florida forestiera; Florida swamp-privet (USA)
French name	forestiéra de Floride typique
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