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Latin name	Lippia myriocephala Schltdl. & Cham.
Family	Verbenaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology	hyg->xer
Use	cl dr ma ti
Synonym	Lippia hypoleia Briq. Lippia hypoleia var. ovatifolia Moldenke Lippia myriocephala var. hypoleia (Briq.) Moldenke Lippia myriocephala var. integrifolia Loes.
English name	countlesshead lippia
French name	lippia multiflore
Spanish name	baston de vieja (Belize)
Other name	ánamte (huasteco, Mexico); cutujume (Guatemala); maja rhacco (maya, Belize); sa-ku-ch, sa-ku-ché (maya, Belize); sacatzum (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Lippia substrigosa Turcz.
Family	Verbenaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas to Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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Ecology	hyg->xer
Use
Synonym	Lippia guatemalensis Gand. Lippia kellermanii Greenm.
English name	substrigose lippia
French name	lippia hérissé
Spanish name	chichicaste de venado, santa, satvia, supup (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Lippia torresii Standl.
Family	Verbenaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology	hel mes
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English name	Torres lippia
French name	lippia caragre; caragre
Spanish name	caragra, caragra negra
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Latin name	Liquidambar L.
Family	Hamamelidaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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English name	sweetgum; gum, red gum, sweet gum
French name	liquidambar; ambre liquide, ambrier, copalme?
Spanish name	liquidámbar?
Other name	Amberbaum (german); liquidambar (italian)
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Latin name	Liquidambar styraciflua L.
Family	Hamamelidaceae
Distribution	MC ME SC SE North America (Canada: Ontario; USA: Illinois to Massachusetts, Texas to Florida; Mexico to Nicaragua) int MW Eurasia
North America distribution zone	MC ME SC SE
Height	L[G]
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel hyg->mes acid->neut
Use	dr (native Americans used the gum, bark and roots as an antidiarrheal, dermatological aid, gynecological aid, sedative, febrifuge and for related uses, storax as antiseptic and used in skin disease, the balsam from the inner bark used in soaps, cosmetics, fixative in perfume and incense, the gum used for catarrh, cough, dysentery, sores and wounds of humans and domestic animals) [ex] fd (oleoresin called storax chewed as a sweet natural gum) fr ma (resin for different purposes, the balsam from the inner bark used in adhesives, lacquers and as a flavoring in tobacco) pl pp ti (barrels, cabinet work, carpentry, decorative veneer, furniture, interior construction, interior finish, plywood, veneer, wooden dishes, woodenware)
Synonym	Liquidambar barbata Stokes Liquidambar gummifera Salisb. Liquidambar macrophylla Oerst. Liquidambar styraciflua var. macrophylla (Oerst.) Nied. Liquidambar styraciflua var. mexicana (Oerst.) Nied.
English name	American sweetgum; alligator tree (USA); alligator wood; alligatorwood, ambarwood (USA); American red gum, American sweet gum; American sweet-gum (USA); biloted; bilstead (USA); bilsted; figured-gum (USA); gum; hazel pine (USA); hazel wood, kyonix (USA); mulberry; red-gum (USA); redgum, sap gum, sapgum; satin walnut (USA); star leafed gum; starleaf gum (USA); starleaf-gum; sweet gum (USA); sweet-gum, sweetgum; sycamore gum, yellow gum (USA)
French name	liquidambar d'Amérique; ambrier, copalme d'Amérique, noyer satiné, styracifère, styrax américain
Spanish name	arbol del ambar; balsamo (Mexico); bálsamo blanco (Honduras); copalillo, copalme, copalome, cotoraque (Mexico); diquidámbo; estoraque (Mexico); goma colorado (Argentina); ingamo (Mexico); legno di noce satinato (USA); liquidambar (Honduras); liquidámbar (Central America, Mexico); liquidámbo; maripenda, molá, naba, ocozote, quirambaro (Mexico); saten (Spain); satinwalnut (Honduras); somerio, suchete (Mexico)
Other name	Amerikanischer Amberbaum (german); ícob (huasteco, Mexico); ien-gau-o, ingamo (cuicateco, Mexico); ko'ma, ko'ma'liso (totonaco, Mexico); komaliso (Mexico); liquidambar americano (italian); mbaro (Mexico); molá (chinantleco, Mexico); niite-biito, nijte-pijto (Mexico); nijté-pijto, nité-biito (zapoteco, Mexico); noce satin, noten satijn; occob, ocom, ocop (Guatemala); ocozotl (nahuatl, Mexico); quira-ien-gau-o (Mexico); Satinnuss (german); slu'to'nko (totonaco, Mexico); sochíatl (nahuatl, Mexico); xochicatscuáhuitl, yaga-bito (Mexico); yaga-bizigui, yaga-huille (zapoteco, Mexico)
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Latin name	Liriodendron L.
Family	Magnoliaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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Synonym	Tulipifera Mill.
English name	tuliptree; alk; tulip tree (USA); tulip-tree (Canada); yellow-poplar
French name	tulipier
Spanish name	alamo americano
Other name	liriodendro, tulipeiro (italian); Tulpenbaum (german)
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Latin name	Liriodendron tulipifera L.
Family	Magnoliaceae
Distribution	MC ME SE North America (Canada: Ontario; USA: Wisconsin to Maine, Texas to Florida) int MW ME Eurasia (Cremea, Caucasus, S Turkey) and S Africa
North America distribution zone	MC ME SE
Height	L[G]
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel sci hyg->mes acid
Use	cl (emblem tree of Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee States of USA) dr (bark for cough syrup or honey, bark of the roots used in tea for fever or for poultices, bark of the roots as bitter tonic and heart stimulant, bark tea used for pinworms, bark used for dyspepsia, dysentery, rheumatism, cholera infantum, for women with hysterics and weakness and as decoction to bathe snake bite, blow decoction on fractured limbs, wounds and boils, it is one of six ingredients in a steambath for indigestion or biliousness with swelling of abdomen and yellowish skin, useful in healing fever, rheumatism and digestive disorders) fd fr ma (canoes) pl (ornamental) pp (pulpwood) sa (shade) ti (bible-boxes, cabinet work, canoes, cigar-boxes, clapboard, construction work, cradles, furniture, interior finish, lumber, musical instruments, plywood, shingles)
Synonym	Liriodendron procera Salisb. Liriodendron truncatifolium Stokes Tulipifera liriodendron Mill.
English name	white tuliptree; American tuliptree, American white wood; blue poplar (USA); canary whitewood (Canada); canary wood, canoe wood, hickory poplar (USA); poplar; tulip poplar (USA); tulip tree; tulip-magnolia, tulip-poplar, tulip-tree (Canada); tuliptree; white poplar (USA); white wood, white-poplar; whitewood, yellow poplar (USA); yellow-poplar (Canada)
French name	tulipier de Virginie; arbre aux lis, arbre aux tulipes; bois jaune (Canada); tulipier, tulipier à tulipes, tulipier américain, tulipier d'Amérique
Spanish name	árbol de las tulipas, tulipanero, tulipero; tulipero de Virginia (Spain)
Other name	legno giallo, liriodendro (italian); populier-amer (dutch); tulipifero americano (italian); Tulpenbaum (german); tulpenboom (dutch); tulpenboomhaut
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Latin name	Lisianthius P.Browne
Family	Gentianaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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Synonym	Lisianthus P.Browne
English name	lisianthius
French name	lisianthius
Spanish name	campanilla amarilla (Puerto Rico)
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Latin name	Lisianthius capitatus Urb.
Family	Gentianaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	[S]?
Foliage
Ecology	calc
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English name	capitate lisianthius
French name	lisianthius capité
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Latin name	Lisianthius exsertus Sw.
Family	Gentianaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Leianthus exsertus (Sw.) Griseb. Lisianthius callosus Bertero Tachia swartzii G.Don
English name	exserted lisianthius
French name	lisianthius exsert
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Latin name	Lisianthius umbellatus Sw.
Family	Gentianaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology	calc
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Synonym	Leianthus umbellatus (Sw.) Griseb.
English name	umbellate lisianthius
French name	lisianthius à ombelles
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Latin name	Lithocarpus Blume
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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Synonym	Pasania (Miq.) Oerst. Synaedrys Lindl.
English name	tanoak; California chestnut, chestnut, live, oak p.p., peach p.p., tan (USA); tan oak; tanbark (USA)
French name	lithocarpe; arbre du tanneur, chênes à tan, pasanie
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Other name	lithocarpus (italian); Südeiche (german);
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Latin name	Lithocarpus densiflorus (Hook. & Arn.) Rehder
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MW North America (USA: Oregon, California)
North America distribution zone	MW
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	sci->hel mes
Use	dr(ob) (the Costanoan used infusions prepared from the bark as a wash for facial sores and to tighten loose teeth) ex fd(ob) fr ma (bark high in tannin content)
Synonym	Pasania densiflora Oerst. Quercus densiflora Hook. & Arn.
English name	California tanoak; chestnut oak p.p., tan oak, tanbark oak; tanbark-oak (USA); tanoak
French name	lithocarpe de Californie; chêne à tan, pasanie
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Other name	Südeiche (german)
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Latin name	Lithocarpus densiflorus (Hook. & Arn.) Rehder var. densiflorus
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	MW North America (USA: Oregon, California)
North America distribution zone	MW
Height	L
Foliage	E
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English name	typical California tanoak
French name	lithocarpe de Californie typique
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Latin name	Litsea Lam.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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English name	litsea; pondspice (USA)
French name	litsea
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Latin name	Litsea glaucescens Kunth
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Honduras, Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Ecology
Use	fd (used as condiment)
Synonym	Litsea acuminatissima Lundell Litsea flavescens Bartlett Litsea glaucescens var. flavescens (Bartlett) C.K.Allen Litsea guatemalensis Mez Litsea neesiana (Wight) Boerl. Tetranthera glaucescens (Kunth) Spreng.
English name	glaucescent litsea
French name	litsea glaucescent
Spanish name	laurel (Honduras)
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Latin name	Lonchocarpus Kunth
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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Synonym	Willardia Rose
English name	lancepod
French name	lonchocarpe; bois caïman (Haiti)
Spanish name	cagada de aura (Cuba); chaperno (Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama); cincho (Honduras); corral (Mexico); geno-geno (Puerto Rico); guama (Cuba); pallo de corral (Mexico)
Other name	bwa dano, bwa kayman (creole, Haiti); ibira-itá (Argentina, Paraguay); imbira de sapo, timbo (portuguese, Brazil); yaxte (huasteco, Mexico)
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Latin name	Lonchocarpus acuminatus (Schltdl.) M.Sousa
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Nicaragua, Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
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Synonym	Lonchocarpus chiapensis Lundell Lonchocarpus nicaraguensis Lundell Lonchocarpus purpusii Brandegee Robinia acuminata Schltdl.
English name	acuminate lancepod
French name	lonchocarpe acuminé
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Latin name	Lonchocarpus atropurpureus Benth.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas to Panama) N MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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English name	darkpurple lancepod
French name	lonchocarpe pourpré
Spanish name	chaperno (Costa Rica); grifo, sebe (Venezuela)
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Latin name	Lonchocarpus blainii C.Wright ex Sauvalle
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Ecology	calc
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English name	Cuban lancepod
French name	lonchocarpe de Cuba
Spanish name	guamá hediondo, guama hediondo hembra, guamacito (Cuba)
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Latin name	Lonchocarpus calcaratus F.J.Herm.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	spurred lancepod
French name	lonchocarpe à éperons
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Latin name	Lonchocarpus castilloi Standl.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas to Quintana Roo; Guatemala, Belize)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	D [E]
Ecology	hyg calc
Use	dr ti (boat construction)
Synonym
English name	cabbagebark lancepod; black cabbage bark, cabbage bark (Belize)
French name	lonchocarpe de Castilla
Spanish name	balché, canasín, chaperlo, machich, machiche, matachiche (Mexico)
Other name	chacté, chenecté (tzeltal); machich, man-chich (maya, Belize); manchich (maya, Guatemala)
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Latin name	Lonchocarpus caudatus Pittier
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Puebla to Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
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Synonym	Lonchocarpus kerberi Harms Lonchocarpus resinosus F.J.Herm. Lonchocarpus venustus F.J.Herm.
English name	tailed lancepod
French name	lonchocarpe caudé
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Latin name	Lonchocarpus chiangii M.Sousa
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua, Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Ecology
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English name	Chiang lancepod
French name	lonchocarpe de Chiang
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Latin name	Lonchocarpus costaricensis (Donn.Sm.) Pittier
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Oaxaca; Nicaragua, Costa Rica) N M SC SE South America (tropics) int SE Africa (Madagascar) and M Oceania (Australia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology
Use	ti (fence posts, general construction, mine props, posts)
Synonym	Derris costaricensis Donn.Sm.
English name	CostaRica lancepod
French name	lonchocarpe du Costa Rica
Spanish name	chaperno, chaperno amarillo, corteza de venado, siete cueros (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Lonchocarpus cruentus Lundell
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel hyg calc sili
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English name	bloody lancepod
French name	lonchocarpe sanguinaire
Spanish name	frijolillo, rosa morada (Mexico)
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Latin name	Lonchocarpus densiflorus Benth.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) NW MW MC South America (Colombia, Peru, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Synonym	Derris glabrescens (Benth.) J.F.Macbr. Lonchocarpus boliviensis Pittier Lonchocarpus glabrescens Benth.
English name	denseflower lancepod
French name	lonchocarpe densiflore
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Latin name	Lonchocarpus domingensis (Turpin ex Pers.) DC.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama, Bahamas, West Indies) N South America int Africa
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel hyg xer calc
Use	dr (leaves decoction taken orally for constipation and stomach ailments, roots infusion in boiling water taken orally for difficulty in urinating) fd ma sa ti
Synonym	Cytisus major Sessé & Moç. Dalbergia domingensis Turpin ex Pers. Lonchocarpus lucidus Pittier Lonchocarpus sericeus var. glabrescens Benth.
English name	SantoDomingo lancepod; dogwood (Panama); geno-geno
French name	lonchocarpe savonnette-rivière; bois caïman (Haiti); savonnette bois, savonnette rivière (Guadeloupe, Martinique); savonnette-bois; savonnette-rivière
Spanish name	anón de majagua, anón de río, anoncillo (Dominican Republic); chaperno (Costa Rica, Panama); geno (Puerto Rico); geno-geno; genogeno (Puerto Rico); guamá, guamá de costa, guamá de majagua, guamá de soga (Cuba); malvecino (Panama); siete cueros (Panama)
Other name	bwa kayman (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Lonchocarpus echeverriae Standl.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (end Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Ecology
Use	ex
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English name	Echeverria lancepod
French name	lonchocarpe d'Echeverria
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Latin name	Lonchocarpus epigaeus M.Sousa
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Guerrero)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
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English name	epigeal lancepod
French name	lonchocarpe épigé
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