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Latin name	Randia monantha Benth.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	xer
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Synonym	Basanacantha monantha (Benth.) Hook.f ex Hemsl. Basanacantha subcordata Standl. Randia albonervia Brandegee Randia subcordata (Standl.) Standl.
English name	oneflower randia
French name	randia uniflore
Spanish name	crucilla (Costa Rica); espino, jujute, naranjillo (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Randia nicaraguensis Lorence & Dwyer
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	Nicaragua randia
French name	randia du Nicaragua
Spanish name	comida de ardillo, cruceto, jicarillo (Nicaragua)
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Latin name	Randia petenensis Lundell
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala, Belize)
North America distribution zone	SE
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English name	Petén randia
French name	randia de Petén
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Latin name	Randia pittieri (Standl.) Standl.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
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Synonym	Basanacantha pittieri Standl.
English name	Pittier randia
French name	randia de Pittier
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Latin name	Randia pterocarpa Lorence & Dwyer
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Veracruz; Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
Foliage	D
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English name	wingedfruit randia
French name	randia à fruits ailés
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Latin name	Randia thurberi S.Watson
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	xer
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Synonym	Randia blepharodes Standl. Randia crescentioides Standl. Randia letreroana Lundell Randia nelsonii Greenm. Randia pleiomeris Standl. Randia rosei Standl.
English name	Thurber randia
French name	randia de Thurber
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Latin name	Randia vazquezii Lorence & Dwyer
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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English name	Vázquez randia
French name	randia de Vázquez
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Latin name	Raphia P.Beauv.
Family	Palmae
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English name	raffiapalm
French name	raphia
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Other name	Bambuspalme (german); raphia (italian)
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Latin name	Raphia taedigera (Mart.) Mart.
Family	Palmae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) South America (general)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Ecology	hyg
Use	fd (palm sugar) ma(ob) (frond: banana prop poles)
Synonym	Metroxylon taedigerum (Mart.) Spreng. Raphia vinifera var. taedigera (Mart.) Drude Sagus taedigera Mart.
English name	American raffiapalm; American raffia, American raphia; pine-cone palm (Panama)
French name	raphia d'Amérique
Spanish name	holillo, jolillo (Nicaragua); palma pangana (Colombia); palma real (Costa Rica) yolillo (Costa Rica, Panama)
Other name	jupatí, jurubati (Brazil); nadi (kuna, Panama)
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Latin name	Raputia Aubl.
Family	Rutaceae
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English name	raputia
French name	raputia
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Latin name	Raputia heptaphylla Pittier
Family	Rutaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	sevenleaf raputia
French name	raputia à sept feuilles
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Latin name	Raritebe Wernham
Family	Rubiaceae
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Synonym	Dukea Dwyer
English name	raritebe
French name	raritebe
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Latin name	Raritebe palicoureoides Wernham
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
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Synonym	Coussarea chariantha Standl. Dukea chariantha (Standl.) Dwyer Ixora escalerae Standl.
English name	palicourealike raritebe
French name	raritebe faux-bois-cabrit
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Latin name	Raritebe palicoureoides ssp. dwyerianum J.H.Kirkbr.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
Foliage	E
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Synonym	Bertiera colombiana Standl. ex Steyerm. Bertiera panamensis Standl. Coussarea colonis Standl. Coussarea euryphylla Standl. Dukea blumii Dwyer Dukea darienensis Dwyer Dukea euryphylla (Standl.) Dwyer Dukea panamensis Dwyer Dukea trifoliata Dwyer & M.V.Hayden Dukea victoriae Dwyer Raritebe blumii (Dwyer) Dwyer Raritebe darienensis (Dwyer) Dwyer Raritebe euryphyllum (Standl.) Dwyer Raritebe panamensis (Dwyer) Dwyer Raritebe trifoliatum (Dwyer & M.V.Hayden) Dwyer Raritebe victoriae (Dwyer) Dwyer
English name	Dwyer palicourealike raritebe
French name	raritebe faux-bois-cabrit de Dwyer
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Latin name	Raritebe palicoureoides Wernham ssp. palicoureoides
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
Foliage	E
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English name	typical palicourealike raritebe
French name	raritebe faux-bois-cabrit typique
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Latin name	Rauvolfia L.
Family	Apocynaceae
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Synonym	Cyrtosiphonia Miq. Dissolena Lour. Heurckia Müll.Arg. Ophioxylon L. Rauwolfia Gled.
English name	devilpepper
French name	bois-lait
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Latin name	Rauvolfia aphlebia (Standl.) A.H.Gentry
Family	Apocynaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Tabernaemontana aphlebia Standl.
English name	veinless devilpepper
French name	bois-lait sans nervures
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Latin name	Rauvolfia biauriculata Müll.Arg.
Family	Apocynaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Hispaniola, Guadeloupe, Dominica) NC South America (Trinidad)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel
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Synonym	Rauwolfia biauriculata Müll.Arg.
English name	twoauriculate devilpepper
French name	bois-lait montagne; arbre à lait
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Latin name	Rauvolfia littoralis Rusby
Family	Apocynaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	seashore devilpepper
French name	bois-lait littoral
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Latin name	Rauvolfia macrantha K.Schum. ex Markgr.
Family	Apocynaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) NW MW MC South America (Colombia, Peru, Brazil)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Use	ti
Synonym	Rauvolfia amazonica Markgr.
English name	bigflower devilpepper
French name	bois-lait à grandes fleurs
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Latin name	Rauvolfia nitida Jacq.
Family	Apocynaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Bahamas, West Indies)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel xer calc
Use	dr (roots for tension, leaves and stem compress for snake bite) ma ti
Synonym	Rauvolfia lanceolata A.DC. Rauvolfia tetraphylla auct. non L. Rauvolfia viridis Roem. & Schult.
English name	glossy devilpepper; bitter-ash, bitterash (Puerto Rico); bitterbush (Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands); glasswood (Jamaica); milk bush (Puerto Rico); milkbush (Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands); rauwolfia, smooth rauvolfia (Bahamas)
French name	bois-lait femelle; bois lait; bois lait femelle, bois saisissement (Haiti)
Spanish name	cachimbo (Puerto Rico); chiquito, corazón de Paloma; huevo de gallo (Cuba); palo amargo (Cuba, Puerto Rico); palo de leche (Dominican Republic); palo de muñeco (Puerto Rico); palo de rey (Dominican Republic); sucheli blanco (Cuba)
Other name	bwa lèt, bwa lèt femèl, bwa sèzisman (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Rauvolfia prupurascens Standl.
Family	Apocynaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	purplish devilpepper
French name	bois-lait purpurescent
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Latin name	Rauvolfia salicifolia Griseb.
Family	Apocynaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	willowleaf devilpepper
French name	bois-lait à feuilles de saule
Spanish name	corazón de paloma (Cuba)
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Latin name	Rauvolfia sarapiquensis Woodson
Family	Apocynaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	Sarapiqui devilpepper
French name	bois-lait de Sarapiqui
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Latin name	Rauvolfia tetraphylla L.
Family	Apocynaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, USA: Florida; West Indies) South America (general)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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Use	dr fr ma (latex) tx
Synonym	Rauvolfia canescens L. Rauvolfia canescens var. glabra Müll.Arg. Rauvolfia canescens var. intermedia Markgr. Rauvolfia canescens var. tomentosa Müll.Arg. Rauvolfia canescens var. typica Markgr. Rauvolfia heterophylla Roem. & Schult. Rauvolfia heterophylla var. puberula A.Gray Rauvolfia hirsuta Jacq. Rauvolfia hirsuta var. glabra (Müll.Arg.) Woodson Rauvolfia latifolia var. minor Müll.Arg. Rauvolfia mollissima Markgr. Rauvolfia odontophora Van Heurck & Müll.Arg. Rauvolfia subpubescens L. Rauvolfia tomentosa Jacq.
English name	fourleaf devilpepper; be-still-tree (USA); smooth rauwolfia
French name	bois-lait à quatre feuilles
Spanish name	comida de culebra (Nicaragua)
Other name	tèk-ta-men, tùk-ta-men (maya, Belize)
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Latin name	Rauvolfia viridis Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.
Family	Apocynaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Lesser Antilles) N South America (Colombia, Venezuela)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel xer
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Synonym	Rauvolfia lamarckii A.DC.
English name	milky devilpepper; bitter bush, milkbush (Puerto Rico); milky bush (Lesser Antilles)
French name	bois-lait à petites feuilles; bois lait ti feuilles, ti bois-lait (Lesser Antilles)
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Latin name	Ravenia Vell.
Family	Rutaceae
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English name	ravenia
French name	ravenia
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Latin name	Ravenia rosea Standl.
Family	Rutaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Honduras to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	rose ravenia
French name	ravenia rose
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Latin name	Ravenia spectabilis (Lindl.) Planch. ex Griseb.
Family	Rutaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
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Synonym	Lemonia spectabilis Lindl.
English name	spectacular ravenia
French name	ravenia spectaculaire
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Latin name	Ravenia urbanii Engl. ex Urb.
Family	Rutaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Puerto Rico)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
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Use	fw ma ti
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English name	Urban ravenia
French name	ravenia d'Urban
Spanish name	tortugo-prieto (Puerto Rico)
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