Home page

Latin name	Alsophila imrayana (Hook.) D.S.Conant var. imrayana
Family	Cyatheaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Lesser Antilles) NC South America (Venezuela)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology
Use
Synonym
English name	typical Imray alsophila
French name	alsophila d'Imray typique
Spanish name
Other name
Trade name

Latin name	Alsophila polystichoides H.Christ
Family	Cyatheaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology
Use
Synonym	Alsophila mucronata H.Christ Cyathea caduca H.Christ Cyathea hastulata H.Christ Cyathea hemiothis H.Christ Cyathea polystichoides (H.Christ) Domin Cyathea werckleana H.Christ Nephelea polystichoides (H.Christ) R.M.Tryon
English name	falsepolystichum alsophila
French name	alsophila faux-polystic
Spanish name
Other name
Trade name

Latin name	Alsophila portoricensis (Spreng. ex Kuhn) D.S.Conant
Family	Cyatheaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Puerto Rico)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology
Use
Synonym	Cyathea portoricensis Spreng. ex Kuhn Nephelea portoricensis (Spreng. ex Kuhn) R.M.Tryon
English name	PuertoRico alsophila; tree-fern (Puerto Rico)
French name	alsophila de Porto Rico
Spanish name	helecho gigante espinoso (Puerto Rico)
Other name
Trade name

Latin name	Alsophila salvinii Hook.
Family	Cyatheaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) MW South America (Peru)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology
Use
Synonym	Alsophila munchii H.Christ Cyathea munchii H.Christ Cyathea salvinii (Hook.) Domin
English name	Salvin alsophila
French name	alsophila de Salvin
Spanish name
Other name
Trade name

Latin name	Alsophila tryoniana (Gastony) D.S.Conant
Family	Cyatheaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala to Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
Foliage
Ecology
Use
Synonym	Nephelea tryoniana Gastony
English name	Tryon alsophila
French name	alsophila de Tryon
Spanish name
Other name
Trade name

Latin name	Alstonia R.Br.
Family	Apocynaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
Height
Foliage
Ecology
Use
Synonym	Blaberopus A.DC. Pala (Rheede) Juss. Tonduzia Pittier
English name	alstonia; deviltree
French name	alstonia
Spanish name
Other name
Trade name

Latin name	Alstonia longifolia (A.DC.) Pichon
Family	Apocynaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology
Use
Synonym	Rauvolfia longifolia A.DC. Rauvolfia stenophylla Donn.Sm. Tonduzia longifolia (A.DC.) Woodson Tonduzia parvifolia Pittier Tonduzia stenophylla Pittier
English name	longleaf alstonia
French name	alstonia à feuilles longues
Spanish name	chilin drillo (Guatemala)
Other name
Trade name

Latin name	Alstonia macrantha (Woodson) A.H.Gentry
Family	Apocynaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology
Use
Synonym	Tonduzia longipedunculata Woodson Tonduzia macrantha Woodson
English name	bigflower alstonia
French name	alstonia à grandes fleurs
Spanish name
Other name
Trade name

Latin name	Alstonia pittieri (Donn.Sm.) A.H.Gentry
Family	Apocynaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology
Use
Synonym	Tonduzia pittieri Donn.Sm.
English name	Pittier alstonia
French name	alstonia de Pittier
Spanish name
Other name
Trade name

Latin name	Alvaradoa Liebm.
Family	Simaroubaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
Height
Foliage
Ecology
Use
Synonym
English name	alvaradoa
French name	alvaradoa; abbé marron (Haiti)
Spanish name	aroma blanca (Cuba); palo de hormigas (Mexico); palo de sobo (El Salvador); pichi blanco (Argentina); pié de gallo (Mexico); plumajillo (El Salvador, Guatemala); tamarindillo (Cuba); zorra (Honduras)
Other name	belcinic-ché, besinic-ché, suitsinic-ché, xbesinic-ché (Mexico)
Trade name

Latin name	Alvaradoa amorphoides Liebm.
Family	Simaroubaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama; USA: Florida; Bahamas, West Indies)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	E[D]
Ecology	hyg->[xer]
Use	fw ti (fence posts, general construction)
Synonym
English name	Mexican alvaradoa; alvaradoa (Bahamas); pinkwing
French name	alvaradoa du Mexique
Spanish name	ardilla (Costa Rica); aromo blanco (Cuba); camarón (Mexico); caratillo (Nicaragua); guachipil, palo de hormiga (Mexico); rabo de ardilla (Costa Rica); zorillo (Nicaragua); zorra (Costa Rica)
Other name	alvaradoa; belzinic-che (Mexico)
Trade name

Latin name	Alvaradoa amorphoides Liebm. ssp. amorphoides
Family	Simaroubaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Belize, El Salvador: Santa Ana; Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology
Use	ma (tannin)
Synonym	Alvaradoa amorphoides ssp. typica Cronquist
English name	typical Mexican alvaradoa
French name	alvaradoa du Mexique typique
Spanish name	cortacuero (Belize)
Other name
Trade name

Latin name	Alvaradoa amorphoides ssp. psilophyllis (Urb.) Cronquist
Family	Simaroubaceae
Distribution	SE North America (USA: S Florida; Bahamas, Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	[S]
Foliage
Ecology
Use
Synonym	Alvaradoa amorphoides ssp. psilophylla (Urb.) Cronquist Alvaradoa psilophylla Urb.
English name	smoothleaf Mexican alvaradoa
French name	alvaradoa du Mexique à feuilles lisses
Spanish name	aromata blanco; aroma blanca (Cuba)
Other name
Trade name

Latin name	Alvaradoa arborescens Griseb.
Family	Simaroubaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
Foliage
Ecology	xer
Use
Synonym
English name	treelike alvaradoa
French name	alvaradoa arborescent
Spanish name	carmín (Cuba)
Other name
Trade name

Latin name	Alvaradoa haitiensis Urb.
Family	Simaroubaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Haiti and Dominican Republic: Bahía de Samaná)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology	calc
Use	dr (pulverized leaves applied as a bath or massage)
Synonym
English name	Haiti alvaradoa
French name	alvaradoa abbé-marron; abbé marron (Haiti)
Spanish name
Other name	abe mawon, ti abe (creole, Haiti)
Trade name

Latin name	Alvaradoa jamaicensis Benth.
Family	Simaroubaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology	hel xer calc
Use
Synonym
English name	Jamaica alvaradoa
French name	alvaradoa de la Jamaïque
Spanish name
Other name
Trade name

Latin name	Alzatea Ruiz & Pav.
Family	Crypteroniaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
Height
Foliage
Ecology
Use
Synonym
English name	alzatea
French name	alzatea
Spanish name
Other name
Trade name

Latin name	Alzatea verticillata Ruiz & Pav.
Family	Crypteroniaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) NW MW MC South America (Colombia, Ecuador: Morona-Santiago; Peru, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology
Use
Synonym	Alzatea mexicana F.Dietr.
English name	verticillate alzatea
French name	alzatea verticillé
Spanish name
Other name
Trade name

Latin name	Alzatea verticillata ssp. amplifolia S.A.Graham
Family	Crypteroniaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador: Morona-Santiago)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology
Use
Synonym
English name	ampleleaf verticillate alzatea
French name	alzatea verticillé à feuilles amples
Spanish name
Other name
Trade name

Latin name	Amaioua Aubl.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
Height
Foliage
Ecology
Use
Synonym	Hexactina Willd. ex Schltdl.
English name	amaioua
French name	amaïoua
Spanish name
Other name
Trade name

Latin name	Amaioua corymbosa Kunth
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama) N M South America (Colombia to Guianas, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology	hyg
Use	ma ti (construction)
Synonym	Amaioua fagifolia Desf. Amaioua guianensis Hemsl. non Aubl. Amaioua peruviana Desf. Gardenia hexandra Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.
English name	wildcoffee amaioua; bastard coffee, wild coffee (Belize)
French name	amaïoua à corymbes
Spanish name	cachito negro, canilla de chucho (Honduras); canilla de venado (Venezuela); madroño (Panama); tarro de venado
Other name
Trade name

Latin name	Amaioua magnicarpa Dwyer
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology
Use	fr
Synonym
English name	bigfruit amaioua
French name	amaïoua à grands fruits
Spanish name	caimo (Colombia)
Other name	ina gaibid, mamiwar (kuna, Panama)
Trade name

Latin name	Amaioua pedicellata Dwyer
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology
Use
Synonym
English name	pedicelled amaioua
French name	amaïoua pédicellé
Spanish name
Other name
Trade name

Latin name	Amanoa Aubl.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
Height
Foliage
Ecology
Use
Synonym
English name	amanoa
French name	amanoa
Spanish name
Other name
Trade name

Latin name	Amanoa caribaea Krug & Urb.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	D E
Ecology	sci hyg
Use	ti
Synonym
English name	carapite amanoa; carapite
French name	amanoa carapate; bois rouge, bois rouge-carapate, caconnier, carapate, carapate marron, carapite, palétuvier, palétuvier gris, palétuvier gris des montagnes, palétuvier gris-montagne
Spanish name
Other name
Trade name

Latin name	Amanoa guianensis Aubl.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala to Panama) N M South America (Colombia to Guianas, Ecuador: Sucumbíos, Napo; Peru, Brazil)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology
Use	ma
Synonym	Amanoa grandiflora (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg. Amanoa guianensis var. grandiflora Müll.Arg. Amanoa guyanensis Aubl. Amanoa guyanensis var. genuina Müll.Arg. Amanoa macrocarpa Cuatrec. Amanoa potamophila Croizat
English name	Guiana amanoa; swamp icaco (Belize)
French name	amanoa de Guyane
Spanish name	lemonario (Belize)
Other name	yambina (kuna, Panama)
Trade name

Latin name	Ambrosia L.
Family	Compositae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
Height
Foliage
Ecology
Use
Synonym
English name	ragweed
French name	ambroisie
Spanish name
Other name
Trade name

Latin name	Ambrosia carduacea (Greene) W.W.Payne
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SW SC North America (Mexico: Baja California, Sonora)
North America distribution zone	SW SC
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology
Use
Synonym	Franseria arborescens Brandegee Franseria carduacea Greene
English name	BajaCalifornia ragweed
French name	ambroisie de la Basse-Californie
Spanish name
Other name
Trade name

Latin name	Amelanchier Medik.
Family	Rosaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
Height
Foliage
Ecology
Use
Synonym	Aronia Pers. Peraphyllum Nutt. Xeromaton Raf.
English name	serviceberry; amelancier, chuckley-pear; currant tree, Indian cherry (USA); Indian pear; June berry (USA); June-berry, Juneberry (Canada); May berry; May cherry (USA); peartree; pigeon berry, sarvice berry (USA); sarviceberry (Canada); sarvis, sarvis berry, sarvisberry, sarvissberry; saskatoon (Canada, USA); Scotch apple; service berry (Canada, USA); servicetree, servis berry, shad; shad berry, shad blow (USA); shad bush (Canada, USA); shad-bush, shadberry; sugar plum (Canada); sweet-pear, wild pear
French name	amélanchier; petites poires, poirier (Canada)
Spanish name	madronillo, membrillito, membrillo, membrillo cimmarón (Mexico)
Other name	Felsenbirne (german); nespolino (italian); tlaxisqui, tlaxistle, tomistlacati (Mexico)
Trade name

Latin name	Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M.Roem.
Family	Rosaceae
Distribution	N M North America (Canada: Yukon Territory, Mackenzie, Keewatin, British Columbia to Quebec; USA: Washington to Minnesota, California to Illinois, New Jersey)
North America distribution zone	NW NC NE MW MC ME
Height	[M]
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel hyg->xer
Use	fd fr pl tx (for cattle, mules, deers)
Synonym	Amelanchier sanguinea var. alnifolia (Nutt.) P.Landry Aronia alnifolia Nutt.
English name	Saskatoon serviceberry; alder leaved serviceberry, Juneberry, northwestern serviceberry, Pacific serviceberry, roundleaf serviceberry p.p.; saskatoon, saskatoon-berry (Canada); western serviceberry, western shad bush
French name	amélanchier à feuilles d’aulne; amélanchier à feuilles d’aune (Canada, France); amélanchier alnifolié (Canada); amélanchier de l’Ouest, amélanchier sanguin p.p., amélanchier Saskatoon; bois de flèche (Canada); petites poires; poire (Canada); saskaton; Saskatoon (Canada)
Spanish name
Other name
Trade name