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Latin name	Gyrotaenia microcarpa (Wedd.) Fawc. & Rendle
Family	Urticaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Urera microcarpa Wedd.
English name	smallfruit gyrotaenia
French name	gyroténia à petits fruits
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Latin name	Gyrotaenia spicata (Wedd.) Wedd.
Family	Urticaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	calc
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Synonym	Urera spicata Wedd.
English name	spicate gyrotaenia
French name	gyroténia à épis
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Latin name	Haematoxylum L.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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Synonym	Haematoxylon L.
English name	bloodwoodtree; campeachy wood
French name	campêche; bois de Campêche
Spanish name	palo de Campeche, palo de tinte, tinto
Other name	Blauholz (german); campeccio (italian); haematoxylum (greek); kampèch (creole, Haiti)
Trade name	Nicaragua wood

Latin name	Haematoxylum brasiletto H.Karst.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	S North America (Mexico to Panama, Haiti) N South America (Arúba, Curaçao, Bonaire, Colombia, Venezuela)
North America distribution zone	SW SC SE
Height	S[L]
Foliage	D
Ecology	hyg->xer calc
Use	dr (erysipelas treatment, jaundice) fw (fuel) ma (dye) ma(ob) pl (ornamental in warm areas) ti (construction)
Synonym	Haematoxylon boreale S.Watson Haematoxylon brasiletto H.Karst.
English name	Brazil bloodwoodtree; brasil; Brazilwood (UK); peachwood
French name	campêche brasiletto; campêche (Haiti)
Spanish name	azulillo (Mexico); Brasil (Mexico, Nicaragua); Brasil negro (Nicaragua); brasiletto, huchachago, palo de Brasil (Mexico); palo de Brazil (Nicaragua); palo de Campeche, palo de tinta (Mexico)
Other name	brasiletto (portuguese, Brazil); kampèch (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Haematoxylum campechianum L.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Tabasco to Panama, West Indies) int MW Africa
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S[M]
Foliage	D E?
Ecology	hyg [mes] calc
Use	dr (astringent for dysentery and diarrhea, leaves decoction mouthwash with salt for toothache, leaves juice with salt taken orally for trauma, pulverized leaves decoction taken orally or as a bath for hepatitis, nerve disorders and fever, pulverized leaves compress for headache, source of anti-inflammatory and antibiotic substances, wood, bark or leaves decoction with salt taken orally for anemia, blood disorders, dysentery and diarrhea) fd fr (bee-forage) fw ma (dye, heartwood is used as a dye-wood, ink) pl (ornamental, spiny hedge) ti (furniture, logwood)
Synonym	Cymbocepalum baronii Baker Haematoxylon campechianum L.
English name	Campeche bloodwoodtree; campeachy wood, campechi wood, campetchi; logwood (Bahamas, Belize, Jamaica, Puerto Rico); peachwood
French name	campêche coeur-rouge; bois bleu, bois campêche; bois de Campêche (France); bois de la Jamaïque, bois de sang; campêche (France, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Martinique); campechier (Guadeloupe, Haiti, Martinique); coeur rouge
Spanish name	campeche, palo campeche (Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); palo de Campeche (Mexico); palo de tinta (Colombia, Cuba); palo de tinte (Mexico); palo negro (Cuba); pelo azul (Colombia); tinta (Belize); tinto (Mexico)
Other name	Allerheiligenholz (german); Blandkholz; Blauholz (german); bwa kampèch (creole, Haiti); campeccio (italian); Campeche (german); ek (maya, Belize); kampèch (creole, Haiti); legno azzuro (italian)
Trade name	campeche, Campeche wood

Latin name	Haenianthus Griseb.
Family	Oleaceae
Distribution
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English name	haenianthus
French name	hénianthe
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Latin name	Haenianthus grandifolius Urb.
Family	Oleaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	bigleaf haenianthus
French name	hénianthe à grandes feuilles
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Latin name	Haenianthus oblongatus Urb.
Family	Oleaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Dominican Republic)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	hyg
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English name	oblong haenianthus
French name	hénianthe oblong
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Latin name	Haenianthus salicifolius Griseb.
Family	Oleaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg
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English name	willowleaf haenianthus
French name	hénianthe à feuilles de saule
Spanish name	bayito, caney, caney de la maestra (Cuba); cara de hombre (Dominican Republic); hueso, hueso prieto, palo de hueso, polo de hueso (Puerto Rico)
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Latin name	Haenianthus salicifolius var. obovatus (Krug & Urb.) Knobl.
Family	Oleaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Hispaniola, Puerto Rico)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	hyg
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Synonym	Haenianthus obovatus Krug & Urb.
English name	obovate willowleaf haenianthus
French name	hénianthe à feuilles de saule obové
Spanish name	caney (Cuba); cara de hombre (Dominican Republic); hueso, hueso prieto, palo de hueso (Puerto Rico)
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Latin name	Haenianthus salicifolius Griseb. var. salicifolius
Family	Oleaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M?
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English name	typical willowleaf haenianthus
French name	hénianthe à feuilles de saule typique
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Latin name	Haenianthus variifolius Urb.
Family	Oleaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
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English name	variableleaved haenianthus
French name	hénianthe à feuilles variables
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Latin name	Halesia J.Ellis ex L.
Family	Styracaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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English name	silverbell; bell tree, bellwood, boxelder, cowlicks (USA); opposumwood; possumwood (USA); silver bell; silver tree, silverbell-tree (USA); snowdrop; snowdrop-tree (USA)
French name	halésier; halésia, halésie
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Other name	alesia (italian); Schneeglöckchenbaum (german)
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Latin name	Halesia carolina L.
Family	Styracaceae
Distribution	MC ME SE North America (USA: Illinois to Rhode Island, Texas to Florida) int MW ME Eurasia
North America distribution zone	MC ME SE
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel sci hyg->[xer]
Use	ma pl (ornamental) ti
Synonym	Halesia parviflora Michx.
English name	Carolina silverbell; Caroline silverbell, Florida silverbell, little silverbell, mountain silverbell, opossum-wood, shittim-wood, snowdrop-tree
French name	halésier de la Caroline; arbre aux cloches d'argent, halésia, halésie, halésie de la Caroline, halésier à petites fleurs
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Other name	alesia (italian); Maiglöckchenbaum, Schneeglöckchenbaum (german)
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Latin name	Halesia diptera J.Ellis
Family	Styracaceae
Distribution	MC ME SC SE North America (USA: Texas to South Carolina and Florida) int MW Eurasia (Germany)
North America distribution zone	MC ME SC SE
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	mes
Use	pl
Synonym	Halesia diptera var. magniflora R.K.Godfrey
English name	twowing silverbell; snowdrop-tree, two-winged silverbell
French name	halésier à deux ailes
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Latin name	Halesia tetraptera J.Ellis
Family	Styracaceae
Distribution	MC ME North America (USA: Kentucky to Virginia, Arkansas to Georgia)
North America distribution zone	MC ME
Height	M
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Ecology	sci mes
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English name	fourwing silverbell; Carolina silverbell p.p., mountain silverbell
French name	halésier à quatre ailes
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Latin name	Halesia tetraptera var. monticola (Rehder) Reveal & Seldin
Family	Styracaceae
Distribution	MC ME North America (USA: Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia)
North America distribution zone	MC ME
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	mes
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Synonym	Halesia carolina var. monticola Rehder Halesia monticola (Rehder) Sarg. Halesia monticola var. vestita Sarg.
English name	mountain fourwing silverbell; mountain silverbell, mountain snowdrop tree, silver bell
French name	halésier à quatre ailes de montagne; arbre aux cloches d'argent, halésia, halésia de montagne, halésie des montagnes
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Other name	alesia di monte (italian); Berg-Maiglöckchenbaum (german)
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Latin name	Halesia tetraptera J.Ellis var. tetraptera
Family	Styracaceae
Distribution	ME North America (USA: South Carolina)
North America distribution zone	ME
Height	M
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Ecology	mes
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English name	typical fourwing silverbell
French name	halésier à quatre ailes typique
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Latin name	Hamamelis L.
Family	Hamamelidaceae
Distribution
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Synonym	Trilopus Adans.
English name	witchhazel; common witch-hazel; snapping hazel, spotted alder, winter bloom, witch hazel (USA); witch-hazel
French name	hamamélis
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Other name	hamamelis (italian); Zaubernuss (german)
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Latin name	Hamamelis virginiana L.
Family	Hamamelidaceae
Distribution	MC ME SC North America (Canada: Ontario to Nova Scotia; USA: Minnesota to Maine, Texas to Florida)
North America distribution zone	MC ME SC
Height	S[M]
Foliage	D
Ecology	sci [hel] hyg->[xer] neut
Use	cl(ob) (twigs were used as divining rods and were named water-witching) dr (bruizes, early European settlers made a tea of the leaves employed for a variety of medicinal purposes, eye-lotions, haemorrhoids, native Americans used it as a cold remedy, dermatological aid, febrifuge, gynecological aid, eye medicine and kidney aid, pleasant-smelling water derived from the leaves and bark used in skin cosmetics, shaving lotions, mouth washes, eye lotion, ointment and soaps, varicose veins) fr pl (culture, grafting stock, ornamental)
Synonym	Hamamelis androgyna Walter Hamamelis corylifolia Moench Hamamelis dioica Walter Hamamelis macrophylla Pursh Hamamelis virginiana var. angustifolia Nieuwl. Hamamelis virginiana var. henryi Jenne Hamamelis virginiana var. orbiculata Nieuwl. Hamamelis virginiana f. parvifolia (Nutt.) Fernald Hamamelis virginiana f. rubescens Rehder Hamamelis virginica var. macrophylla (Pursh) Nutt. Hamamelis virginica var. parvifolia Nutt. Trilopus dentata Raf. Trilopus estivalis Raf. Trilopus nigra Raf. Trilopus nigra var. catesbiana Raf. Trilopus parvifolia (Nutt.) Raf. Trilopus rotundifolia Raf. Trilopus virginica (L.) Raf.
English name	common witchhazel; common witch-hazel (Canada); snapping-hazel, southern witch-hazel, spotted-alder, striped-alder, Virginian witch-hazel, winterbloom; witch-hazel (Canada)
French name	hamamélis de Virginie; café du diable (Canada); coudrier de Virginie, hamamélis café-du-diable, noisetier des sorcières
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Other name	hamamelis virginiana (italian); Zaubernuss (german)
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Latin name	Hamelia Jacq.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution
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Synonym	Duhamelia Pers. Lonicera Adans. Tangaraca Adans. Tepesia Gaertn.
English name	hamelia; scarletbush (USA)
French name	hamélie
Spanish name	chichipín
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Latin name	Hamelia axillaris Sw.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama, West Indies) N M South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador to Bolivia, Brazil)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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Ecology	hyg
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Synonym	Duhamelia axillaris (Sw.) Pers. Hamelia appendiculata Gaertn. Hamelia axillaris var. appendiculata (Gaertn.) DC. Hamelia breviflora A.Rich. Hamelia chrysantha Jacq. Hamelia declinata Sessé & Moç. Hamelia lucida Desf. Hamelia lutea Rohr ex Rees
English name	axillary hamelia
French name	hamélie axillaire
Spanish name	balsamillo (Puerto Rico); buzunuco (Hispaniola); chichipín amarillo; desyerba conuco (Hispaniola); guayabo negro, panchus chapa (Panama); ponasi amarillo (Cuba); Santa Maria (Peru)
Other name	pamau piyushang (shuar, Peru); yanámuk (Peru)
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Latin name	Hamelia barbata Standl.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
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Ecology	hyg
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English name	bearded hamelia
French name	hamélie barbue
Spanish name	chichipín
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Latin name	Hamelia calycosa Donn.Sm.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama) NW MW (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Hamelia boyacana Standl. Hamelia chiapensis Brandegee Hamelia klugii Standl.
English name	persistentcalyx hamelia
French name	hamélie à calice persistant
Spanish name	cihuapate, clavo, panelilla (Mexico)
Other name	sac-te-much (maya, Belize)
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Latin name	Hamelia chrysantha Sw.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	calc
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Synonym	Duhamelia chrysantha (Sw.) Pers.
English name	yellowflower hamelia
French name	hamélie à fleurs jaunes
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Latin name	Hamelia cuprea Griseb.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Hispaniola, Grand Cayman Island, Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	calc
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Synonym	Hamelia cuprea var. haitiensis Urb.
English name	coppery hamelia
French name	hamélie corail; corail (Hispaniola)
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Latin name	Hamelia longipes Standl.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	hyg
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English name	longstalk hamelia
French name	hamélie du Honduras
Spanish name	chichipín coloradillo, coloradillo, uva de montaña (Honduras)
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Latin name	Hamelia macrantha Little
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S[M]
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Synonym	Hamelia grandiflora Spruce ex Wernham
English name	bigflower hamelia
French name	hamélie à grandes fleurs
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Latin name	Hamelia magnifolia Wernham
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	largeleaf hamelia
French name	hamélie à grandes feuilles
Spanish name	ojo movado; zorillo colorado (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Hamelia papillosa Urb.
Family	Rubiaceae
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	papillote hamelia
French name	hamélie papilleuse
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