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Latin name	Pera benensis Rusby
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) NC MW MC South America (Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology	hyg?
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Synonym	Pera milbreadiana Mansf.
English name	RioBeni pera
French name	pera du Rio Beni
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Latin name	Pera bumeliaefolia Griseb.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Bahamas, Greater Antilles)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Ecology	calc serp
Use	dr (bark decoction for hemorrhoids, bark scrapings boiled in water for rash, herpes, sore and wound)
Synonym	Pera depressa Urb. & Ekman Pera domingensis Urb.
English name	black pera; black ebony, bull wood (Bahamas)
French name	pera noir; casser hache, casser rage (Haiti)
Spanish name	ciguamo, corazón de paloma, cuerno de buey, giguamo, jaiquí (Dominican Republic); jiquí (Cuba); palo damaso, palo prieto, pinillo (Dominican Republic)
Other name	kase rach, kase raj (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Pera ekmanii Urb.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	Ekman pera
French name	pera d'Ekman
Spanish name	jiquí (Cuba)
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Latin name	Pera glomerata Urb.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Haiti: Isla Tortuga; Dominican Republic)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	glomerate pera
French name	pera à glomérules; cotelle (Haiti)
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Other name	kotèl (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Pera oppositifolia Griseb.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Ecology	acid
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English name	oppositeleaf pera
French name	pera à feuilles opposées
Spanish name	jayabacana, yayabacana (Cuba)
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Latin name	Pera orientensis Borhidi
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	Oriente pera
French name	pera de l'Oriente
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Latin name	Pera ovalifolia Urb.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	ovalleaf pera
French name	pera à feuilles ovales
Spanish name	jiquí (Cuba)
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Latin name	Pera polylepis Urb.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Ecology	serp
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English name	manyscaled pera
French name	pera à plusieurs écailles
Spanish name	jiquí (Cuba)
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Latin name	Perebea Aubl.
Family	Moraceae
Distribution
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Synonym	Mikania Neck. non Willd. Noyera Trécul
English name	perebea
French name	perebéa
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Latin name	Perebea angustifolia (Poepp. & Endl.) C.C.Berg
Family	Moraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M[L]
Foliage	E
Ecology
Use	ti
Synonym	Olmedia angustifolia Poepp. & Endl.
English name	narrowleaf perebea
French name	perebéa à feuilles étroites
Spanish name	chimicua (Peru); pama, teco (Bolivia)
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Latin name	Perebea guianensis Aubl.
Family	Moraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) South America (general)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
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Synonym	Olmedia grandifolia Trécul Olmedia habas Pax
English name	Guiana perebea
French name	perebéa de Guyane
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Other name	batabo (waorani, Ecuador); kawit (aguaruna, Peru)
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Latin name	Perebea guianensis ssp. acanthogyne (Ducke) C.C.Berg
Family	Moraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) NW MW MC South America (Ecuador, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Ecology	dr (latex used as grease to make grow hairs)
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Synonym	Perebea acanthogyne Ducke
English name	spinedstyle Guiana perebea
French name	perebéa de Guyane à style épineux
Spanish name	chimicua (Peru)
Other name	bótaca (waorani, Ecuador)
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Latin name	Perebea guianensis ssp. castilloides (Pittier) C.C.Berg
Family	Moraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Perebea castilloides Pittier
English name	Castillo Guiana perebea
French name	perebéa de Guyane de Castillo
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Other name	sicsi parahua (quichua, Ecuador)
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Latin name	Perebea guianensis ssp. pseudopeltata (Mildbr.) C.C.Berg
Family	Moraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Perebea pseudopeltata Mildbr.
English name	falsepeltate Guiana perebea
French name	perebéa de Guyane faussement pelté
Spanish name	chimicua (Peru); palo diablo, vara santa (Colombia)
Other name	batahue, batanca (waorani, Ecuador)
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Latin name	Perebea mollis (Poepp. & Endl.) Huber
Family	Moraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica) NW MW MC South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Use	ma (cloth) ti (basket work)
Synonym	Noyera mollis (Poepp. & Endl. ) Ducke Olmedia mollis Poepp. & Endl.
English name	soft perebea
French name	perebéa soyeux
Spanish name	bibosi, coyo moro (Bolivia)
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Latin name	Perebea xanthochyma H.Karst.
Family	Moraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) NW MW MC? South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel hyg
Use	fd (fruits) ti
Synonym	Castilla markhamiana E.J.Collins Castilloa markhamiana E.J.Collins Maquira granatensis Baill. Perebea chimiqua J.F.Macbr. Perebea glabrata Standl. Perebea hispidula Standl. Perebea integrifolia H.Karst. Perebea markhamiana (E.J.Collins) Benth. ex Hemsl. Perebea molliflora Standl. & L.O. Williams
English name	yellow perebea
French name	perebéa jaune
Spanish name	chimicua (Peru); oquendo (Colombia); siparuna (Peru)
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Latin name	Pereskia Mill.
Family	Cactaceae
Distribution
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English name	pereskia
French name	pereskia
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Latin name	Pereskia aculeata Mill.
Family	Cactaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua, Panama, USA: Florida; West Indies) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology
Use	fd (fruits, leaves) pl (ornamental, cultivated)
Synonym	Cactus lucidus Salisb. Cactus pereskia L. Pereskia aculeata var. godseffiana (Sander) F.M.Knuth Pereskia aculeata var. lanceolata Pfeiff. Pereskia aculeata var. longispina (Haw.) DC. Pereskia aculeata var. rotundifolia Pfeiff. Pereskia aculeata var. rubescens Pfeiff. Pereskia aculeata f. rubescens (Houghton) Krainz Pereskia godseffiana Sander Pereskia longispina Haw. Pereskia pereskia (L.) H.Karst. Pereskia rubescens Houghton Pereskia undulata Lem.
English name	gooseberry pereskia; Barbados gooseberry; Barbados shrub; gooseberry shrub; West Indian gooseberry (Jamaica)
French name	pereskia épineux
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Latin name	Pereskia lycnidiflora DC.
Family	Cactaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel xer
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Synonym	Opuntia gloziana K.Schum. Opuntia pititache (Karw. ex Pfeiff.) F.A.C.Weber Pereskia autumnalis (Eichlam) Rose Pereskia calandriniaefolia Link & Otto Pereskia conzattii Britton & Rose Pereskia lichnidiflora DC. Pereskia nicoyana F.A.C.Weber Pereskia opuntiiflora DC. Pereskia pititache Karw. ex Pfeiff. Pereskiopis autumnalis Eichlam Pereskiopsis opuntiiflora (DC.) Britton & Rose Rhodocactus autumnalis (Eichlam) F.M.Knuth Rhodocactus conzattii (Britton & Rose) F.M.Knuth Rhodocactus lychnidiflorus (DC.) F.M.Knuth Rhodocactus nicoyanus (F.A.C.Weber) F.M.Knuth
English name	Mexican pereskia
French name	pereskia du Mexique
Spanish name	aldea (Guatemala); arbol del matrimonio (Mexico); caserío (Guatemala); guititache (Mexico); manzanote (Guatemala); mateare (El Salvador, Nicaragua); mateares (Costa Rica); matial (Guatemala); palo de puerco espín (Mexico)
Other name	guichi-tachi (zapoteco); nash-nu-qui-tac (chontal)
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Latin name	Pereskia marcanoi Areces
Family	Cactaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Dominican Republic)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	calc
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English name	Marcano pereskia
French name	pereskia de Marcano
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Latin name	Pereskia zinniiflora DC.
Family	Cactaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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Use	ex
Synonym	Cactus portulacifolius L. Pereskia cubensis Britton & Rose Pereskia portulacifolia (L.) DC. non Haw. Pereskia zinniaeflora DC. Rhodocactus cubensis (Britton & Rose) F.M.Knuth Rhodocactus portulacifolius (L.) F.M.Knuth Rhodocactus zinniiflorus (DC.) F.M.Knuth
English name	zinnialike pereskia
French name	pereskia à fleurs de zinnia
Spanish name	abrojo (Cuba)
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Latin name	Pereskiopsis Britton & Rose
Family	Cactaceae
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English name	pereskiopsis
French name	pereskiopsis
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Latin name	Pereskiopsis kellermanii Rose
Family	Cactaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (end Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
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Ecology	xer
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English name	Kellerman pereskiopsis
French name	pereskiopsis de Kellerman
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Latin name	Perrottetia Kunth
Family	Celastraceae
Distribution
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Synonym	Caryospermum Blume
English name	perrottetia
French name	perrottetia
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Latin name	Perrottetia longistylis Rose
Family	Celastraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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English name	longstyle perrottetia
French name	perrottetia à long style
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Latin name	Perrottetia multiflora Lundell
Family	Celastraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) N MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	manyflower perrottetia
French name	perrottetia multiflore
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Latin name	Perrottetia ovata Hemsl.
Family	Celastraceae
Distribution	SC North America (S Mexico)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
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Synonym	Perrottetia glabrata Rose
English name	ovate perrottetia
French name	perrottetia ové
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Latin name	Perrottetia panamensis Lundell
Family	Celastraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	Panama perrottetia
French name	perottetia du Panama
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Latin name	Perrottetia quinduensis Kunth
Family	Celastraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) NW MW MC South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	Quindio perrottetia
French name	perrottetia de Quindio
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Latin name	Perrottetia racemosa (Oliv.) Loes.
Family	Celastraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Ilex racemosa Oliv.
English name	racemose perrottetia
French name	perrottetia à grappes
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