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Latin name	Parathesis lanceolata Brandegee
Family	Myrsinaceae
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	lanceolate parathesis
French name	parathèse lancéolée
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Latin name	Parathesis leptopoda Lundell
Family	Myrsinaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
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Ecology
Use	fd (fruits)
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English name	slender parathesis
French name	parathèse mince
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Latin name	Parathesis longipedicellata Ricketson
Family	Myrsinaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Costa Rica: Osa Peninsula)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	longpedicel parathesis
French name	parathèse à longs pédicelles
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Latin name	Parathesis microcalyx Donn.Sm.
Family	Myrsinaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Honduras to Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	smallcalyx parathesis
French name	parathèse à petit calice
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Latin name	Parathesis oblanceolata Lundell
Family	Myrsinaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala, Belize)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	oblanceolate parathesis
French name	parathèse oblancéolée
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Latin name	Parathesis obovalifolia Lundell
Family	Myrsinaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	obovateleaf parathesis
French name	parathèse à feuilles obovées
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Latin name	Parathesis oroana Lundell
Family	Myrsinaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
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English name	RizodeOro parathesis
French name	parathèse de Rizo de Oro
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Latin name	Parathesis panamensis Lundell
Family	Myrsinaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	Panama parathesis
French name	parathèse du Panama
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Latin name	Parathesis papillosa Lundell
Family	Myrsinaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
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English name	papillate parathesis
French name	parathèse papilleuse
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Latin name	Parathesis perpunctata Lundell
Family	Myrsinaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Veracruz)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
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English name	perpunctate parathesis
French name	parathèse ponctuée
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Latin name	Parathesis rothschuhiana Mez
Family	Myrsinaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	Rothschuh parathesis
French name	parathèse de Rothschuh
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Latin name	Parathesis rufa Lundell
Family	Myrsinaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Belize)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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Ecology	hyg
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English name	reddishbrown parathesis
French name	parathèse rouge-brun
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Latin name	Parathesis seibertii Lundell
Family	Myrsinaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Parathesis woodsonii Lundell
English name	Seibert parathesis
French name	parathèse de Seibert
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Latin name	Parathesis sessilifolia Donn.Sm.
Family	Myrsinaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Guatemala, Belize)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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Ecology
Use	dr fd
Synonym	Parathesis belizensis Lundell
English name	sessileleaf parathesis
French name	parathèse à feuilles sessiles
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Other name	gua-ca-tèn (maya, Belize)
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Latin name	Parathesis skutchii Lundell
Family	Myrsinaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
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Ecology	hyg
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English name	Skutch parathesis
French name	parathèse de Skutch
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Latin name	Parathesis tartarea Lundell
Family	Myrsinaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
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Ecology	hyg
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English name	tartareous parathesis
French name	parathèse tartrique?
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Latin name	Parathesis tenuifolia Lundell
Family	Myrsinaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	slenderleaf parathesis; crabwood (Panama)
French name	parathèse à feuilles minces
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Latin name	Parathesis vestita Lundell
Family	Myrsinaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
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Ecology	hyg
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English name	hairy parathesis
French name	parathèse poilue
Spanish name	huesito blanco, hueso blanco (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Parathesis vulgata Lundell
Family	Myrsinaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas to Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Ecology	hyg
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English name	common parathesis
French name	parathèse commune
Spanish name	cerecil de montaña (Guatemala); cuya (Nicaragua); mora pava (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Parathesis williamsii Lundell
Family	Myrsinaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
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English name	Williams parathesis
French name	parathèse de Williams
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Latin name	Parkia R.Br.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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English name	nittatree; parkia
French name	parkia; parkie
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Other name	Dourabaum, Parkia (german); parkia (italian)
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Latin name	Parkia nitida Miq.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Ecology	[hyg]
Use	dr fd ti (insect vulnerable)
Synonym	Parkia alliodora Ducke Parkia arborea (H.Karst.) J.F.Macbr. Parkia ingens Ducke Parkia inundabilis Ducke Parkia oppositifolia Spruce ex Benth. Parkia paryphosphaera Benth. Parkia sylvatica Pulle Paryphosphaera arborea H.Karst.
English name	black nittatree; black manariballi (Guyana)
French name	parkia dodomissinga; acacia mâle, bois balle (French Guiana); bois bouchon; bois macaque, dodomissinga (French Guiana)
Spanish name	ajo (Panama); bellaco caspi, brea huayo (Peru); caro blanco, caro montañero (Venezuela); goma pashaca (Peru); guarango (Colombia); huesco de pescado (Venezuela); toco colorado (Bolivia); uya (Guyana)
Other name	agrobigi, ajoewa (Suriname); arapary branco (portuguese, Brazil); arara-tucupi (Brazil); black manariballi (arawak, Guyana); bö (puinave, Colombia); bosch tamarinde, bosh, bosh tamarinde (Suriname); coré (Brazil); dodomissinga (aukaans, French Guiana); emu-ka-hë, emu-ka-kë (siona, Ecuador); famune ululu (Suriname); fava esponja, faveira, faveira benguê, faveira branca, faveira grande, faveira pé de arara (Brazil); gan-he (yukuna, Colombia); grootbloemige agrobigi (Suriname); hee-chee-reé-koo (yukuna, Colombia); japacanim (Brazil); makumik (arecuna, Venezuela); oeja, oeloeloe, oja (Suriname); pa-am (makú, Colombia); paricá (Brazil); plokonie, tamarinde, tamoené (Suriname); tontoaoua (saramaccan, Suriname); tontoeawha (Suriname); too-han-son-ma-ta (makuna, Colombia); visgueiro (Brazil)
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Latin name	Parkia pendula (Willd.) Benth. ex Walp.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Honduras to Costa Rica) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	E[D]
Ecology	hel hyg mes
Use	ex ma pl ti (carpentry, cabinet work)
Synonym	Inga pendula Willd. Mimosa pendula (Willd.) Poir.
English name	ipanai nittatree; ipanai? (Guyana)
French name	parkia koutakaman; acacia mâle (French Guiana); bois macaque mâle; grignon, grignon fou, koutakaman (French Guiana)
Spanish name	ardillo (Costa Rica); aserrín, carbonero (Colombia); caro (Venezuela); cascaron (Guyana); cascarón (Venezuela); guarango; ninguno (Costa Rica); parkia (Honduras); pashoco colorada (Peru); rayo (Colombia); samán montañero (Venezuela); tamarindo, tamarindo gigante (Costa Rica); toco, toco colorado, toco paragua (Bolivia); zarcillo (Venezuela)
Other name	andirá, angelim (Brazil); apa akamiran, apa kanilan (Suriname); arara-petiú, arara-tucupí, boloteria, cordão de São Francisco (Brazil); day'e'mön, deyi (piaroa, Venezuela); divi dive (Venezuela); fava (de) bolota (Brazil); fava de bolatas (portuguese, Brazil); fava-de-bolota, faveira, faveira de berloque, faveira de chorão, faveirão (Brazil); hipanai (Guyana); ipana (Suriname); ipannai (arawak, Guyana); joerana, joerana branca, jueirana, jueirana-vermelha, jupuúba, juruúba (Brazil); koejali itapatje (Suriname); kouatakama (aukaans, French Guiana); koutakaman (aukaans and saramaccan); kwatakama, kwatta kama, lialiadan tataroe, liliadan koeleroe (Suriname); macaqueira, mafua (Brazil); mâle bois macaque (creole, French Guiana); muirarema, murariena, paricá, paricá-grande, pau de arara, pau de sándalo, pau-de-arara, procaxi, rabo de arara, rabo-de-arara (Brazil); reejoeloelan, saandoe (Suriname); sabiu, sabiú (Brazil); visgueiro (portuguese, Brazil); wa-rada-kuma-taré (arecuna, Venezuela)
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Latin name	Parkinsonia L.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution
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English name	parkinsonia; Jerusalemthorn
French name	parkinsonia
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Other name	Parkinsonia (german); parkinsonia (italian)
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Latin name	Parkinsonia aculeata L.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	MW MC SC SE North America (USA: S Texas, S Arizona; Mexico to Panama) int South America, MW Eurasia and Africa (tropics) and MC SC Eurasia (India)
North America distribution zone	MW MC SC SE
Height	S[M]
Foliage	D E
Ecology	hel [hyg]->xer acid->neut
Use	dr (flower and leaves extraction in alcohol applied as a poultice for rheumatism, infusion of leaves used to treat fever, epilepsy and to induce abortions, leaves, fruits and stem decoctions taken orally for fever, malaria and abortifacient) fd fr (leaves, pods) fw (charcoal, fuel) ma pl (ornamental) pp (paper) sa (antierosion, windbreaks) ti
Synonym	Parkinsonia spinosa Kunth Parkinsonia thorneri M.E.Jones
English name	Jerusalemthorn parkinsonia; bacopore, holy thorn, horse bean ; horsebean (UK); Jerusalem; Jerusalem thorn (Bahamas, Jamaica, Puerto Rico); Jerusalem-thorn (Bahamas, UK, Jamaica); Mexican palo verde; Mexican paloverde (UK); paloverde, royal cashiaw; wonder-tree (Netherlands Antilles)
French name	parkinsonia épineux; acacia savane p.p.; arrête-boeuf (Martinique, Guadeloupe); arrête-nègre, bois-caca-rat, catéping, épine de Jérusalem, genêt épineux; madame naiz, madame yass (Haiti); parkinsonia; parkinsonia à piquants (Senegal); parkinsonie
Spanish name	acacia; acacia de agüijote (Nicaragua); acacia de los masones (Colombia, Dominican Republic, Mexico); agüijote, agüijote blanco (Nicaragua); aroma extranjera (Dominican Republic); arona ex frangera; bagota (Mexico); bayahonda blanca (Dominican Republic); cabron, cambron; cambrón, capinillo (Dominican Republic); cina-cina (Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay); cinacina (Argentina); cují extranjero (Paraguay, Venezuela); cuyi extranjero; espillo de España (Venezuela); espina de Jerusalem (Chile); espina de Jérusalem (Chile, Paraguay); espinillo (Cuba, Venezuela); espinillo de España (Paraguay, Venezuela); espinillo mezquite verde, espinillo mezquitez (Mexico); espinito (Venezuela); espino (Colombia); flor de mayo, flor de rayo (Paraguay); guacóporo (Mexico); guapocoro; guapocoró (Paraguay); junco (Mexico, Paraguay); junco marino (Cuba); lluvia; lluvia de oro (Dominican Republic); mataburro (Peru); palo de rayo (Cuba, Puerto Rico); palo verde (Costa Rica, Mexico, Nicaragua); paloderayo (Cuba); paloverde; pararrayo (Cuba); pauji (Venezuela); piño japonés (Dominican Republic); retama (Colombia, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Paraguay, Venezuela); retamo (Colombia); rosa de Turquia (Mexico); sauce espinoso, sauce guajiro (Colombia); siempre-viva (Dominican Republic); sina sina (Paraguay); sulfato (Central America); tamarindo montero (Nicaragua); turco, verde (Mexico); yaba (Colombia); yabo (Paraguay, Colombia); yayo (Colombia)
Other name	barkasoñe (fulfulde); boonchi strena (Netherlands Antilles); chile (Brazil); cina-cina (Brazil); espinho-do-Jerusalém (Brazil); hanson sessabani (Nigeria); Jerusalemdorn (german); ká'uk (Paraguay); madam naiz (Haiti); madam nayiz, madam yas (creole, Haiti); madam yass (Haiti); mbarkasoni (Senegal); ogbe-okuye (yoruba); rosa-da-turquia (Brazil); sasabami, sassabami (hausa); sensitivo (Brazil); sessaban (arabic); sharan labbi (fuuta jalon); spina dell'Jerusalem (italian); Stachliger Ginsterbaum (german); turco (Brazil); vilayati babul, vilayati kikar (India)
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Latin name	Parkinsonia texana (A.Gray) S.Watson
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC North America (USA: S Texas; Mexico: Nuevo León, Tamaulipas)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
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English name	Texas parkinsonia; Texas palo-verde (USA)
French name	parkinsonia du Texas
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Latin name	Parkinsonia texana var. macra (I.M.Johnst.) Isely
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC North America (USA: S Texas; Mexico: Nuevo León, Tamaulipas)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
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Ecology	xer
Use	fr
Synonym	Cercidium macrum I.M.Johnst.
English name	border Texas parkinsonia; border paloverde
French name	parkinsonia du Texas grand
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Latin name	Parkinsonia texana (A.Gray) S.Watson var. texana
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC North America (USA: S Texas; Mexico: Nuevo León, Tamaulipas)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	xer
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Synonym	Cercidium texanum A.Gray
English name	typical Texas parkinsonia; border paloverde, Texas paloverde
French name	parkinsonia du Texas typique
Spanish name	retama china
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Latin name	Parmentiera DC.
Family	Bignoniaceae
Distribution
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English name	candletree
French name	parmentiera
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Latin name	Parmentiera aculeata (Kunth) L.O.Williams
Family	Bignoniaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama) N South America (Colombia, Venezuela)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel mes
Use	dr fd (fruits, spice) fr pl sa
Synonym	Crescentia aculeata Kunth Crescentia edulis Desv. Crescentia edulis Moç. ex DC. Crescentia musaecarpa Zaldivar ex A.Heller Parmentiera edulis DC. Parmentiera foliolosa Miers Parmentiera lanceolata Miers
English name	yellowtaper candletree; cat, cow okra, cow-okra (Belize); food candletree; kat (Belize); wild okra (Belize)
French name	parmentiera épineux
Spanish name	camburito; chachi, chayote, chote, chotes, cuachilote (Mexico); cuajilote (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico); cuajiote, guachilote (Mexico); guajilote (Guatemala, Mexico); guineito (Hispaniola); pepino de árbol, turi (Mexico)
Other name	auve-quec (chontal, Mexico); chote, chote cuáhuitl (nahuatl, Mexico); cuajxilutl (Mexico); guetoxiga (zapoteco, Mexico); k'at (maya, Belize); puxni (totonaco, Mexico); tyacuanajun (mixteco, Mexico); tzote (huasteco, Mexico); tzutzu (zoque, Mexico)
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