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Latin name	Abutilon leonardii Urb.
Family	Malvaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Bahamas, Haiti)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Abutilon leonardi Urb.
English name	woolly abutilon
French name	abutilon laineux
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Latin name	Abutilon striatum Dicks. ex Lindl.
Family	Malvaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Guatemala) NW MW MC South America (Colombia, Ecuador: Andes; Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	[S]
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Use	ma (chairs) pl (ornamental)
Synonym	Abutilon pictum (Gillies ex Hook.) Walp. Abutilon thompsonii André Abutilon venosum Lem. Sida picta Gillies ex Hook. Sida striata (Dicks. ex Lindl.) D.Dietr.
English name	redvein abutilon; red vein
French name	abutilon strié
Spanish name	campanita (Colombia); farolillo (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Abutilon virginianum Krapov.
Family	Malvaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Virgin Islands)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	xer?
Use	ex
Synonym	Sida eggersii Baker f.
English name	VirginIslands abutilon
French name	abutilon des îles Vierges
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Latin name	Acacia Mill.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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Synonym	Acacia Willd. Acaciopsis Britton & Rose Arthrosprion Hassk. Chitonanthus Lehm. Cuparilla Raf. Drepaphyla Raf. Eburnax Raf. Esclerona Raf. Farnesia Gasp. Gumifera Raf. Hecatandra Raf. Hoopesia Buckley p.p. Phyllodoce Link Poponax Raf. Senegalia Raf. Tetracheilos Lehm. Vachellia Wight & Arn. Zigmalora Raf.
English name	acacia; bull-horn acacia (Panama); catclaw, gum tree; wattle (Australia)
French name	acacia; gommier p.p., mimosa p.p.
Spanish name	cachito (Panama); carbon blanco; cuernito (Panama); guatapaná (Cuba); gutagamba arabe
Other name	acacia (italian, Italy and Switzerland); Akazie, Gummibaum (german)
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Latin name	Acacia acatlensis Benth.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology	hel xer
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Synonym	Acacia pueblensis Brandegee Acacia sericea M.Martens & Galeotti Senegalia acatlensis (Benth.) Britton & Rose
English name	Acatlan acacia
French name	acacia d’Acatlan
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Latin name	Acacia acuifera Benth.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Bahamas, Turks and Caicos)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Bahamia acuifera (Benth.) Britton & Rose Cojoba micrantha (Benth.) Britton & Rose Pithecellobium micranthum Benth.
English name	Bahama acacia; cassip, pork-and-doughboy, rosewood (Bahamas)
French name	acacia des Bahamas
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Latin name	Acacia allenii D.H.Janzen
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Ecology	sci hyg
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English name	Allen acacia
French name	acacia d’Allen
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Latin name	Acacia anegadensis Britton
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (end UK Virgin Islands: Anegada)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel xer
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Synonym	Fishlockia anegadensis (Britton) Britton & Rose
English name	Anegada acacia; blackbrush-wattle
French name	acacia d’Anegada
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Latin name	Acacia angustissima (Mill.) Kuntze
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	M S North America (USA: Kansas, Missouri to Arizona and Florida; Mexico: Sonora to Panama) NW MW MC South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	MW MC ME SW SC SE
Height	S
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Ecology
Use	dr fr ma (tannin) pl (used to a minor extent as ornamental)
Synonym	Acacia angulosa Bertol. Acacia boliviana Rusby Acacia elegance M.Martens & Galeotti Acacia filicina Willd. Acacia filicioides (Cav.) Trel. Acacia glabrata Schltdl. Acacia hirta Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray Acacia insignis M.Martens & Galeotti Acacia pittieriana Standl. Acacia suffrutescens Rose Acaciella angulosa (Bertol.) Britton & Rose Acaciella angustissima (Mill.) Britton & Rose Acaciella costaricensis Britton & Rose Acaciella holtonii Britton & Killip Acaciella martensis Britton & Killip Acaciella rensonii Britton & Rose Acaciella santanderensis Britton & Killip Mimosa angustissima Mill. Mimosa filicioides Cav. Mimosa ptericina Poir.
English name	prairie acacia; fern acacia (USA); prairie wattle
French name	acacia des prairies
Spanish name	barba de chivo, barbas de chivo, cantemó, guajillo, palo de pulque, timbe, timbre (Mexico)
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Latin name	Acacia belairioides Urb.
Family	Leguminosae
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	Bellair acacia
French name	acacia de Bellair
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Latin name	Acacia berlandieri Benth.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	MC SC North America (USA: Texas, Mexico)
North America distribution zone	MC SC
Height	S
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Synonym	Acacia berlandieri Schltdl. & Cham. Acacia emoryana Benth. Senegalia berlandieri (Benth.) Britton & Rose Senegalia emoryana (Benth.) Britton & Rose
English name	guajillo acacia; Berlandier acacia, guajillo
French name	acacia guajillo
Spanish name	efecillo (Mexico)
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Latin name	Acacia brandegeana I.M.Johnst.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SW North America (end Mexico: Baja California)
North America distribution zone	SW
Height	S?
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Synonym	Acaciopsis brandegeana (I.M.Johnst.) Britton & Rose
English name	BajaCalifornia acacia
French name	acacia de la Basse-Californie
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Latin name	Acacia bucheri Vict.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	calc serp
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English name	Bucher acacia
French name	acacia de Bucher
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Latin name	Acacia centralis (Britton & Rose) Lundell
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Senegalia centralis Britton & Rose
English name	CentralAmerica acacia
French name	acacia de l'Amérique centrale
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Latin name	Acacia chiapensis Saff.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
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English name	Chiapas acacia
French name	acacia du Chiapas
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Latin name	Acacia choriophylla Benth.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (USA: Florida Keys; Bahamas, Cuba, Turks and Caicos)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology	xer
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Synonym	Lucaya choriophylla (Benth.) Britton & Rose
English name	cinnecord acacia; cinnecord (Bahamas); Florida acacia
French name	acacia de Floride
Spanish name	frijolillo, tamarindillo (Cuba)
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Latin name	Acacia cochliacantha Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	S North America (Mexico: Baja California, Sonora)
North America distribution zone	SW SC SE
Height	S
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Use	dr (decoction for bladder ailments)
Synonym	Acacia cochliacantha S.Watson Acacia cymbacantha Zucc. ex Benth. Acacia cymbispina Sprague & Riley Acacia milleriana Standl. Mimosa campechiana Mill. Mimosa campechina Mill. Mimosa cochliacantha Poir. Poponax campechiana (Mill.) Britton & Rose Poponax cymbispina (Sprague & Riley) Britton & Rose Poponax houghii Britton & Rose
English name	boatthorn acacia; spoon-thorn acacia
French name	acacia épine-bateau
Spanish name	cubata, cucharillo, espino, huinole, huizache concho, quisache costeño, vinolo (Mexico)
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Latin name	Acacia collinsii Saff.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Guerrero to Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S[M]
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Use	pp (paper pulp) ti (fence posts, general construction, railroad ties)
Synonym	Acacia costaricensis Schenck Acacia nelsonii Saff. Acacia panamensis Schenck Acacia penonomensis Saff. Acacia yucatanensis Schenck Myrmecodendron collinsii (Saff.) Britton & Rose Myrmecodendron costaricense (Schenck) Britton and Rose
English name	Collins acacia; cockspur (Belize)
French name	acacia de Collins
Spanish name	cachito (Honduras); cachitos (Costa Rica); carnezuelo (Nicaragua); cornezuelo (Costa Rica, Nicaragua); cornizuelo (Costa Rica); cuernito (Panama); espino cachito (Honduras)
Other name	subin, zubin (maya, Belize)
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Latin name	Acacia cookii Saff.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Central America)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Acacia bucephora B.L.Rob.
English name	Cook acacia; ant thorn, cockspur (Belize); cockspur thorn
French name	acacia de Cook
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Other name	huascanal, liscanal, subin (maya, Belize)
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Latin name	Acacia cornigera (L.) Willd.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel mes->xer calc
Use	dr fd (fruits) ti
Synonym	Acacia campecheana Schenck Acacia cornigera var. americana DC. Acacia cubensis Schenck Acacia furcella Saff. Acacia hernandezii Saff. Acacia interjecta Schenck Acacia nicoyensis Schenck Acacia rossiana Schenck Acacia spadicigera Cham. & Schltdl. Acacia turgida Saff. Mimosa cornigera L. Tauroceras cornigerum (L.) Britton & Rose Tauroceras spadicigerum (Cham. & Schltdl.) Britton & Rose
English name	bullhorn acacia; bull’s horn acacia, bull-horn thorn; cock spur (Belize); oxhorn acacia
French name	acacia corne-de-boeuf; acacia barrière, acacia corne-à-boeuf
Spanish name	arbol de cuerno, carnizuelo (Mexico); cornezuelo (Costa Rica, Mexico); cornizuelo (Costa Rica); cuerno de toro (Mexico); cuerno de vaca (Belize); pico de gorrion, pico de gurrion, subin, subin blanco (Guatemala)
Other name	huitzcojolojtli (nahuatl, Mexico); thóbem (huasteco, Mexico); zubin (maya, Belize)
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Latin name	Acacia coulteri Benth. & A.Gray
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SW SC North America (Mexico)
North America distribution zone	SW SC
Height	S?
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Synonym	Senegalia coulteri (Benth. & A.Gray) Britton & Rose
English name	Coulter acacia
French name	acacia de Coulter
Spanish name	huajillo, palo blanco, palo de arco, tepeguaje (Mexico)
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Latin name	Acacia cucuyo Barneby & Zanoni
Family	Leguminosae
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	cucuyo acacia
French name	acacia cucuyo
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Latin name	Acacia daemon Ekman ex Urb.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
Foliage
Ecology	serp
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Synonym	Feracacia daemon (Ekman ex Urb.) Britton & Léon
English name	Camagüey acacia
French name	acacia de Camagüey
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Other name	abrojo, erizo, palo biajaca (Cuba)
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Latin name	Acacia dolichostachya S.F.Blake
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Campeche, Quintana Roo)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel hyg->xer
Use	fw ti (railroad ties)
Synonym	Senegalia dolichostachya (S.F.Blake) Britton & Rose
English name	longspike acacia; jesmo, juncowood, wild tamarind (Belize)
French name	acacia à longues pointes
Spanish name	guache (Nicaragua); subín, supté (Mexico); tamarindo de monte (Belize)
Other name	guin (maya, Mexico); xaax (maya)
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Latin name	Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	M S North America (USA: California to Florida; Mexico to Panama, Bahamas, West Indies) South America (tropics) int MW S Eurasia, Africa and N M Oceania (tropics and subtropics)
North America distribution zone	MW MC ME SW SC SE
Height	S[M]
Foliage	D[E]
Ecology	mes->xer calc sili neut
Use	dr (bark against rheumatic pain, crushed fruits juice for diarrhea, dried or pulverized leaves applied on wounds, eye and throat infection, flower tea for stomachache, flowers and essential oil are basis of a perfume industry in France, flowers infusion is a digestive tonic, good for arthritic hyperestesia, circulatory and nervous system, malaria, malicious fever, neuralgia, incense, leaves decoction against bladder infection, leaves used for toothache, bladder pain and to cure any hurts, roots decoction against tuberculosis and gangrene, roots against fever, typhus and antidote for seed consumption, used as odoriferant among stored linens in Central America, used in Burma as antiparasitic for horses) fd fr (leaves) fw (fuel) ma (bark, pod and fruits are rich in tannin, dye, lac from the pods is used as glue in mending pottery, mucilaginous fruits can be used to mend broken dishes, resin or gums used for cement, toothbrushes) pl (ornamental) sa (hedges, shade and shelter, wind breaks) ti (marquetry, posts, tool and umbrella handles, turned work) tx (seeds)
Synonym	Acacia acicularis Willd. Acacia ferox M.Martens & Galeotti Acacia pedunculata Willd. Acacia scorpioides Forssk. Acacia tortuosa Willd. Farnesia odora Gasp. Mimosa farnesiana L. Mimosa odorata-farnesiana L. Poponax farnesiana (L.) Raf. Vachelia farnesiana (L.) Wight & Arn.
English name	sweet acacia; aroma (Bahamas); casha (Virgin Islands); casha tree (Virgin Gorda); cashaw (Belize); cashia (Bahamas); cassia (Virgin Islands); cassic; cassie (Jamaica, USA); cassie flower, cassie-flower (Jamaica); cuntich (Belize); honey-ball (USA); iron wood (tropics); mealy wattle; opoponax (Bahamas, USA); popinac, sweet briar, Texas huisache
French name	acacia odorant; acacia (Haiti); acacia de Farnèse; acacia jaune (Haiti); casse, cassie, cassier, mimosa cassie, mimosa de Farnèse, pompon jaune
Spanish name	acacia (Bolivia, Ecuador); aroma (Argentina, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Paraguay, Puerto Rico); aroma amarilla, aroma amarillo (Cuba); aromita (Argentina, Colombia); aromo (Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Nicaragua, Panama); aromo macho (Costa Rica); bayahonda (Hispaniola); binorama (Mexico); cachito de aroma (Central America); cachito de aromo (Honduras, Nicaragua); cambrón, carambomba (Hispaniola); carambuco (Spain); churgui, churqui (Argentina); cicao (Bolivia); cimarrón (Colombia); clavito (Nicaragua); cornezuelo (Honduras); corona de Cristo (Colombia); cuernito (Panama); cují aromo (Venezuela); cují cimarrón (Colombia); espinal (Guatemala); espinillo (Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay); espino (Honduras); espino blanco (Argentina, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua); espino Mexico; espino ruco (El Salvador); espinoso (Colombia); esponjeira (Spain); finisache, flor de niño, gavia; huisache (Mexico); huranga (Peru); mimosa (Spain); pashaco (Peru); pauji (Venezuela); pela (Colombia); pelá (Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Nicaragua); quisache (Mexico); subin (Guatemala); subín (Guatemala, Honduras); tusca (Argentina); uña de cabra (Colombia); vinorama (Mexico)
Other name	Antillen-Akazie, Antillenkassie (german); balibabulah (China); bihi (zapoteco, Mexico); cucca (maya, Mexico); cuntish (maya, Belize); Eisenholz (german, Germany); esponjeira (Brazil); gaggia (italian); gîglan; huisachi, huixache (nahuatl, Mexico); iai-do-no, k'antilis (Mexico); keo, keota (Indochina); kin nemu (japanese, Japan); kou kong, kraul, kumtai (Indochina); kunt-ich (Belize); laksana (Malaysia); man côi (Indochina); minza (otomí, Mexico); subinché (maya, Mexico); thujánun (huasteco, Mexico); tsurimbini (tarasco, Mexico); x cautiris (Mexico); xiri-xi (huichol, Mexico); xkantiriz (maya, Mexico); zakasya jòn (creole, Haiti)
Trade name	bonni

Latin name	Acacia gentlei Standl.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, N Guatemala, Belize)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology	hyg
Use	dr fd
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English name	Gentle acacia; cockspur, cocks spur, red cockspur (Belize)
French name	acacia de Gentle
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Other name	zubin (maya, Belize)
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Latin name	Acacia glauca (L.) Moench
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Acacia currassavica (Britton & Killip ex Killip) Stehlé Acacia villosa (Sw.) Willd. Acaciella currassavica Britton & Killip ex Killip Acaciella villosa (Sw.) Britton & Rose Mimosa glauca L. Mimosa villosa Sw.
English name	yellowtamarind acacia; yellow tamarind (Jamaica)
French name	acacia glauque
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Latin name	Acacia globulifera Saff.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology	hyg -> xer
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Synonym	Acacia donnelliana Saff. Myrmecodendron donnelliana (Saff.) Britton & Rose Myrmecodendron globuliferum (Saff.) Britton & Rose
English name	globular acacia
French name	acacia globuleux
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Latin name	Acacia glomerosa Benth.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) South America (general)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel hyg->mes
Use	dr ma ti (construction)
Synonym	Acacia langlassei (Britton & Rose) Bullock Senegalia glomerosa (Benth.) Britton & Rose Senegalia langlassei Britton & Rose
English name	rounded acacia; bastard prickly yellow, jim crow, prickly yellow, white tamarind (Belize)
French name	acacia arrondi
Spanish name	ardilla (Costa Rica); cari cari (Bolivia); espino de San Pedro (Belize); lomo de lagarto, palo de lagarto (Mexico); tiamo (Venezuela)
Other name	pal'liro (maya, Belize)
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Latin name	Acacia greggii A.Gray
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	MW MC SW SC North America (USA: California to Texas, Mexico)
North America distribution zone	MW MC SW SC
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel xer
Use	dr (pods, leaves and roots can be used to make medicinal teas) fd (Arizona Indians ground the pods for use in mush and cakes, honey) fd(ob) (seeds) fr (the flowers are an excellent source of nectar for honeybees) fw (fuel) ma (a gum similar to gum arabic exudes from the trunk, this substance is used locally in Mexico) ti (small household articles, the wood is strong and has been used in various carpentry projects)
Synonym	Senegalia greggii (A.Gray) Britton & Rose
English name	catclaw acacia; catclaw (Mexico); cat’s-claw; devil's claw (Mexico); dewilsclaw, Gregg catclaw, long-flower catclaw, paradise flower, Texas catclaw, Texas mimosa, wait-a-bit;
French name	acacia ongle-du-chat; acacia ongle du chat
Spanish name	gatuño, tepame, tésota, uña de gato (Mexico); uña-de-gato
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