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Latin name	Anomospermum reticulatum (Mart.) Eichler
Family	Menispermaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) South America (general)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	[L]
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Ecology
Use	dr (ingredient of curare by tribes in Peru and Brazil)
Synonym	Anomospermum dielsianum Moldenke Anomospermum nitidum Miers Anomospermum ovatum Miers Cocculus reticulata Mart.
English name	reticulate anomospermum; wild avocado (Ecuador)
French name	anomospermum réticulé
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Latin name	Anomospermum reticulatum ssp. dielsianum (Moldenke) Krukoff & Barneby
Family	Menispermaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) MW South America (Ecuador, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L?
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Ecology
Use	fd (fruits)
Synonym	Anomospermum dielsianum Moldenke
English name	Diels reticulate anomospermum
French name	anomospermum réticulé de Diels
Spanish name	soga amarillo (Peru)
Other name	pichico runti (Peru)
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Latin name	Anthodiscus G.Mey.
Family	Caryocaraceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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English name	anthodiscus
French name	anthodiscus
Spanish name	ajo negro (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Anthodiscus chocoensis Prance
Family	Caryocaraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	G
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Ecology	hyg
Use	ex ti (bridge)
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English name	Choco anthodiscus
French name	anthodiscus de Choco
Spanish name	ajo negro (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Antirhea Comm. ex Juss.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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Synonym	Antirhoea DC. Antirrhoea Endl. Guettardella Champ. ex Benth. Pittoniotis Griseb. p.p. Stenostomum C.F.Gaertn. Sturmia C.F.Gaertn.
English name	antirhea
French name	antirhea
Spanish name	quina (Puerto Rico)
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Latin name	Antirhea acutata (DC.) Urb.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Lesser Antilles) NC South America (Netherlands Antilles)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S[M]
Foliage	E
Ecology	calc
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Synonym	Antirhea viscosa (Duchass. & Walp.) Benth. & Hook.f. Guettarda resinosa (Vahl) Pers. Guettarda viscosa Duchass. & Walp. Stenostomum acutatum DC. non Griseb. Stenostomum viscosum (Duchass. & Walp.) Griseb.
English name	sharpened antirhea
French name	antirhea mapou-noir; bois de fer blanc, jasmin (Lesser Antilles); mapou noir
Spanish name	boje, manglillo, placa-chiquitu (Puerto Rico); quina
Other name	stanibari (dutch, Netherlands Antilles)
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Latin name	Antirhea aristata (Britton) Urb.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Stenostomum aristatum Britton
English name	aristate antirhea
French name	antirhea aristé
Spanish name	chicharrón
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Latin name	Antirhea cahosiana Urb. & Ekman
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Haiti: Massif des Cahos)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
Foliage
Ecology	calc
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English name	Cahos antirhea
French name	antirhea des Cahos
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Latin name	Antirhea coriacea (Vahl) Urb.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Lesser Antilles)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	mes calc
Use	dr ma ti
Synonym	Antirhea dichotoma (DC.) Hemsl. Exostema floribundum Bello non Roem. & Schult. Guettarda coriacea Pers. Laugeria coriacea Vahl Laugeria lucida Sw. Laugeria tubulosa Forsyth Petesia distachya Sessé & Moç. Stenostomum acutatum Griseb. non DC. Stenostomum coriaceum (Vahl) Griseb. Stenostomum dichotomum DC. Stenostomum lucidum (Desr.) DC. Stenostomum nitidum Griseb.
English name	pegwood antirhea; peg wood, pegwood (Jamaica)
French name	antirhea coriace; bois jaune (Dominica, Guadeloupe); bois nigresse (Guadeloupe); mapou noir (Dominica, Guadeloupe); mapou noire (Guadeloupe, Martinique)
Spanish name	quina; boje (Puerto Rico)
Other name	acouquoi (Dominica)
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Latin name	Antirhea ekmanii Borhidi
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Dominican Republic: Los Haitises, Boca del Infierno)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Ecology	calc
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Synonym	Stenostomum ekmanii (Borhidi) Borhidi
English name	Ekman antirhea
French name	antirhea d’Ekman
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Latin name	Antirhea granulata (Griseb.) Urb.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Guettarda granulata M.Gómez Stenostomum granulatum Griseb.
English name	granulate antirhea
French name	antirhea granulé
Spanish name	vera (Cuba)
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Latin name	Antirhea heteroneura Urb. & Ekman
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Dominican Republic: Santiago and Haiti: Môle Saint-Nicolas, Port-de-Paix)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
Foliage
Ecology	calc
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Synonym	Stenostomum heteroneurum (Urb. & Ekman) Borhidi
English name	diversenerved antirhea
French name	antirhea à nervures variables
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Latin name	Antirhea involucrata Urb. & Ekman
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Dominican Republic: Peninsula of Pedernales and Haiti)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
Foliage
Ecology	calc
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Synonym	Stenostomum involucratum (Urb. & Ekman) Borhidi
English name	involucrate antirhea
French name	antirhea involucré
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Latin name	Antirhea jamaicensis Urb.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Ecology	calc
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English name	goldspoon antirhea; gold spoon, mahogany, May day, pigeon wood, Susan wood (Jamaica)
French name	antirhea de la Jamaïque
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Latin name	Antirhea lucida (Sw.) Benth. & Hook.f.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala: Petén; Belize, Honduras, Bahamas, West Indies) NC South America (Trinidad)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	calc
Use	dr (strong leaves infusion with Hedyosmum nutans for colic, roots as astringent)
Synonym	Antirrhoea lucida Benth. & Hook. Antirrhoea lucida (Sw.) Hook. Guettarda nitida (Desr.) M.Gómez Laugeria lucida Sw. Malanea lucida (Sw.) A.Rich. Malanea nitida Desr. Stenostomum lucidum (Sw.) C.F.Gaertn. Stenostomum nitidum (Sw.) C.F.Gaertn. Sturmia lucida (Sw.) C.F.Gaertn.
English name	shining antirhea; white redwood (Belize)
French name	antirhea marron; avocat marron, bois patate, zabocat marron (Haiti)
Spanish name	aguacatillo (Dominican Republic); almorrana, almorrana amarilla, llorón (Cuba); palo de cuello (Cuba, Dominican Republic); palo de gallina (Dominican Republic); palo iloron, palo llorón (Puerto Rico); raizú (Cuba)
Other name	bwa patat (creole, Haiti); koetsjaara, plaaha sjikietoe (Netherlands Antilles); zaboka mawon (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Antirhea maestrensis Urb.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Stenostomum maestrensis (Urb.) Borhidi & M.Fernández Zeq.
English name	Cuban antirhea
French name	antirhea de Cuba
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Latin name	Antirhea obtusifolia Urb.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Puerto Rico)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	sci hyg
Use	ma ti
Synonym	Stenostomum obtusifolium (Urb.) Britton & P.Wilson
English name	obtuseleaf antirhea
French name	antirhea à feuilles obtuses
Spanish name	quina, quina roja, tortuguillo (Puerto Rico)
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Latin name	Antirhea oligantha Urb.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Dominican Republic: Sierra de Neiba, Cordillera Central, Sierra del Bahoruco)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Stenostomum oliganthum (Urb.) Borhidi
English name	fewflower antirhea
French name	antirhea pauciflore
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Latin name	Antirhea pitoniana Urb. & Ekman
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Haiti: Port-de-Paix, Morne Haut Piton)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
Foliage
Ecology	calc
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Synonym	Stenostomum pitonianum (Urb. & Ekman) Borhidi
English name	HautPiton antirhea
French name	antirhea du Haut Piton
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Latin name	Antirhea portoricensis (Britton & P.Wilson) Standl.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Stenostomum portoricense Britton & P.Wilson
English name	PuertoRico antirhea
French name	antirhea de Porto Rico
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Latin name	Antirhea radiata (Griseb.) Urb.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Hispaniola)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology	acid
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Synonym	Guettarda pauciflora (Wright) M.Gómez Stenostomum pauciflorum Wright Stenostomum radiatum Griseb.
English name	radiate antirhea
French name	antirhea à rayons
Spanish name	vera (Cuba)
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Latin name	Antirhea radiata ssp. haitiensis Borhidi
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Haiti: Jérémie, Morne Martin, Massif des Cahos)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	Haiti radiate antirhea
French name	antirhea à rayons d'Haïti
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Latin name	Antirhea radiata (Griseb.) Urb. ssp. radiata
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	typical radiate antirhea
French name	antirhea à rayons typique
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Latin name	Antirhea rotundata (Griseb.) Benth. & Hook.f.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Guettarda rotundata (Griseb.) M.Gómez Stenostomum rotundatum Griseb.
English name	rounded antirhea
French name	antirhea arrondi
Spanish name	caobilla de costa (Cuba)
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Latin name	Antirhea scrobiculata Urb.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Stenostomum scrobiculatum (Urb.) Borhidi & M.Fernández Zeq.
English name	minutelypitted antirhea
French name	antirhea alvéolé
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Latin name	Antirhea sintenisii Urb.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Puerto Rico)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg mes
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Synonym	Stenostomum sintenisii (Urb.) Britton & P.Wilson
English name	Sintenis antirhea; Sintenis' quina
French name	antirhea de Sintenis
Spanish name	quina (Puerto Rico)
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Latin name	Antirhea tomentosa (Sw.) Fawc.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Laugeria tomentosa Sw.
English name	tomentose antirhea
French name	antirhea tomenteux
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Latin name	Aparisthmium Endl.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution
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Synonym	Alchornea Sw. p.p. Conceveibum A.Rich. ex A.Juss.
English name	aparisthmium
French name	aparisthmium
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Latin name	Aparisthmium cordatum (A.Juss.) Baill.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica) N M South America (Colombia to French Guiana, Ecuador: Amazonas to Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Ecology
Use	dr
Synonym	Alchornea cordata (A.Juss.) Müll.Arg. Alchornea macrophylla Mart. Conceveiba poeppigiana Klotzsch Conceveibum cordatum A.Juss.
English name	cordate aparisthmium
French name	aparisthmium cordé
Spanish name	rucu rana, shambo quiro, yanabara (Peru)
Other name	aoye hui (secoya, Ecuador); hucaxopó (chácobo, Bolivia); igueyi (waorani, Ecuador); kantsa (shuar, Ecuador); namamaxé (chácobo, Bolivia); tequemehuemo (waorani, Ecuador)
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Latin name	Apeiba Aubl.
Family	Tiliaceae
Distribution
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Synonym	Aubletia Schreb. non Gaertn.
English name	apeiba
French name	apeiba
Spanish name	onotillo
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