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Latin name	Ilex sideroxyloides var. occidentalis Loes.
Family	Aquifoliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Ilex occidentalis Macfad.
English name	western falseironwood holly
French name	houx faux-bois de fer occidental
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Latin name	Ilex sideroxyloides (Sw.) Griseb. var. sideroxyloides
Family	Aquifoliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Jamaica, Cuba, Puerto Rico)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	typical falseironwood holly
French name	houx faux-bois de fer typique
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Latin name	Ilex sintenisii (Urb.) Britton
Family	Aquifoliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Puerto Rico)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
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English name	Sintenis holly
French name	houx de Sintenis
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Latin name	Ilex skutchii Edwin ex T.R.Dudley & W.J.Hahn
Family	Aquifoliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua, Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	D
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English name	Skutch holly
French name	houx de Skutch
Spanish name	campano (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Ilex subtriflora Griseb. ex Loes.
Family	Aquifoliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	threeflower holly
French name	houx à trois fleurs
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Latin name	Ilex tectonica W.J.Hahn
Family	Aquifoliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	mes
Use	ti (furniture, interior construction, interior finishing, plywood, turned work, veneer)
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English name	white holly; powder stick (Belize); white pavier
French name	houx blanc
Spanish name	arenillo (Honduras); areno (Nicaragua); San Juan areno (Honduras); San Juan macho (Belize)
Other name	sibue che (maya, Belize)
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Latin name	Ilex tolucana Hemsl.
Family	Aquifoliaceae
Distribution	SW SC North America (Mexico)
North America distribution zone	SW SC
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	mes
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Synonym	Ilex bourgaeavi Loes. Ilex californica Brandegee Ilex tolucana var. californica Loes. Ilex tolucana var. liebmannii Loes.
English name	Toluca holly
French name	houx de Toluca
Spanish name	aceituna, aceitunillo, limoncillo
Other name	mo-la-hi
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Latin name	Ilex urbaniana Loes.
Family	Aquifoliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Bahamas, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
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English name	Urban holly
French name	houx d'Urban
Spanish name	cuero de sapo
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Latin name	Ilex urbaniana var. riedlaei (Loes.) Edwin
Family	Aquifoliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Bahamas, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel hyg
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Synonym	Ilex riedlaei Loes.
English name	Bahamas Urban holly
French name	houx d'Urban des Bahamas
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Latin name	Ilex urbaniana Loes. var. urbaniana
Family	Aquifoliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Puerto Rico)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
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English name	typical Urban holly
French name	houx d'Urban typique
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Latin name	Ilex vaccinoides Loes.
Family	Aquifoliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	red holly
French name	houx rouge
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Latin name	Ilex verticillata (L.) A.Gray
Family	Aquifoliaceae
Distribution	MC ME SE North America (Canada: Ontario to Newfoundland; France: St. Pierre and Miquelon, USA: Minnesota to Maine, Texas to Florida)
North America distribution zone	MC ME SE
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	hyg
Use	fr
Synonym	Ilex bronxensis Britton Ilex fastigiata C.Bicknell Ilex verticillata var. cyclophylla B.L.Rob. Ilex verticillata var. fastigiata (C.Bicknell) Fernald Ilex verticillata var. padifolia (Willd.) Torr. & A.Gray ex S.Watson Ilex verticillata var. tenuifolia (Torr.) S.Watson Prinos padifolius Willd. Prinos verticillatus L.
English name	common holly; black-alder, common winterberry, feverback, winterberry
French name	houx verticillé; apalanche, aulne blanche
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Latin name	Ilex vomitoria Aiton
Family	Aquifoliaceae
Distribution	MC ME SC SE North America (USA: Oklahoma to Virginia, Texas to Florida)
North America distribution zone	MC ME SC SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg
Use	fd (leaves tea) fr
Synonym	Cassine paragua Mill.
English name	yaupon holly; cassena, cassina, Christmas-berry, evergreen holly, yaupon
French name	houx vomitif
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Latin name	Ilex vomitoria ssp. chiapensis (Sharp) E.Murray
Family	Aquifoliaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas, Veracruz)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
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Synonym	Ilex vomitoria var. chiapensis Sharp
English name	Chiapas yaupon holly
French name	houx vomitif du Chiapas
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Latin name	Ilex vomitoria Aiton ssp. vomitoria
Family	Aquifoliaceae
Distribution	ME North America (USA)
North America distribution zone	ME
Height	S?
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English name	typical yaupon holly
French name	houx vomitif typique
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Latin name	Ilex yurumanguinis Cuatrec.
Family	Aquifoliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	Yurumangui holly
French name	houx de Yurumangui
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Latin name	Illicium L.
Family	Illiciaceae
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Synonym	Badianifera Kuntze
English name	anisetree; anise, anise-tree, poison bay (USA); star-anise; sweet laurel (USA)
French name	badianier; badiane
Spanish name	mata caballos (Mexico)
Other name	anice (italian); ixcapantl (Mexico); Sternanis (german)
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Latin name	Illicium ekmanii A.C.Sm.
Family	Illiciaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Hispaniola)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	hyg
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English name	Ekman anisetree
French name	badianier d'Ekman; anis étoilé marron, bois graine, bois graine noire (Haiti)
Spanish name	sargentia (Hispaniola)
Other name	anis zetwal, bwa grenn, bwa grenn nwa (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Illicium floridanum J.Ellis
Family	Illiciaceae
Distribution	MC ME SC SE North America (Mexico: Tamaulipas; USA: Louisiana to Florida)
North America distribution zone	MC ME SC SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg
Use	pl (ornamental) tx (foliage, fruits)
Synonym	Badianifera floridana (J.Ellis) Kuntze Illicium mexicanum A.C.Sm.
English name	Florida anisetree; aniseed tree, Florida anise-tree, Florida-anise, polecat-tree, purple anise, purple anise-tree, star-anise, starbush, stinkbush, tree anise
French name	badianier de Floride; anis étoilé
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Latin name	Illicium parviflorum Michx. ex Vent.
Family	Illiciaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end USA: C Florida)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg
Use	ex
Synonym	Badianifera parviflora (Michx. ex Vent.) Kuntze
English name	yellow anisetree; allurement, small-flower anise tree, star-anise, swamp star-anise, yellow anise-tree, yellow-anise
French name	badianier jaune
Spanish name	badiana (Cuba)
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Latin name	Inga Mill.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution
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Synonym	Amosa Neck. Feuilleea Kuntze Inga Scop. Ingaria Raf.
English name	inga; ice cream beans (Panama); sacky-sac-bean
French name	inga
Spanish name	caite, chalahuite; cola de zora (Mexico); guaba, guabo (Panama); guajiniquil; guamo (Venezuela); guava (Panama); guavo, guawá, inga, paterno
Other name	súbchic, tchúbchic (huasteco, Mexico); xalahuijtli (nahuatl, Mexico)
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Latin name	Inga acrocephala Steud.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama) N MW MC South America (Colombia, Suriname, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Feuilleea acrocephala (Steud.) Kuntze Inga brevipedicellata Harms Inga myriocephala Pittier
English name	acrocephalic inga
French name	inga acrocéphalique
Spanish name	guama (Honduras)
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Latin name	Inga acuminata Benth.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) N MW South America (Trinidad, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Feuilleea acuminata (Benth.) Kuntze
English name	acuminate inga
French name	inga acuminé
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Latin name	Inga aestuariorum Pittier
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Inga multijuga ssp. aestuariorum (Pittier) T.D.Penn.
English name	estuary inga
French name	inga des estuaires
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Latin name	Inga affinis DC.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Belize, Nicaragua) NW M SC South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Paraguay)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Ecology	hyg
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Synonym	Feuilleea affinis (DC.) Kuntze Inga vera ssp. affinis (DC.) T.D.Penn. Mimosa dulcis Vell. non Roxb.
English name	related inga
French name	inga affine
Spanish name	bribri (Belize); guaba (Ecuador, Nicaragua); guamo (Belize); guamo rabo de mono (Paraguay)
Other name	ingá guazú, ingá ka'á güy, ingá morotí, ingá pytá (guarani, Paraguay)
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Latin name	Inga alba (Sw.) Willd.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
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Synonym	Inga carachensis Pittier Inga fraxinea Willd. Inga parviflora Sagot ex Benth. Inga spruceana Benth. Inga thyrsoidea Desv. Mimosa alba Sw. Mimosa fraxinea Poir.
English name	white inga
French name	inga blanc
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Latin name	Inga allenii J.León
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	Allen inga
French name	inga d'Allen
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Latin name	Inga barbourii Standl.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	Barbour inga
French name	inga de Barbour
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Latin name	Inga belizensis Standl.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Guatemala, Belize)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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English name	Belize inga
French name	inga du Belize
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Latin name	Inga bella M.Sousa
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Inga portobellensis auct. non Beurl.
English name	beautiful inga
French name	inga ravissant
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