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Latin name	Rondeletia stachyoidea Donn.Sm.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas to Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Arachnothryx stachyoides (Don.Sm.) Borhidi
English name	spikelike rondeletia
French name	rondelétie à faux-épi
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Latin name	Rondeletia stereocarpa Griseb.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Use	pl
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English name	stereofruit rondeletia
French name	rondelétie petit-résolu; bois-montagne, petit résolu, résolu-montagne
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Latin name	Rondeletia stipularis (L.) Druce
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	calc
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Synonym	Petesia stipularis L. Rondeletia tomentosa Sw. Rondeletia trifolia Jacq.
English name	conspicuousstipule rondeletia
French name	rondelétie à stipules voyants
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Latin name	Rondeletia tacanensis Lundell
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
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Ecology	hyg
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Synonym	Arachnothryx tacanensis (Lundell) Borhidi
English name	Tacaná rondeletia
French name	rondelétie du Tacaná
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Latin name	Rondeletia tayloriae Lorence
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Ecology	sci
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English name	Taylor rondeletia
French name	rondelétie de Taylor
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Latin name	Rondeletia torresii Standl.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Ecology	sci
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Synonym	Arachnothryx torresii (Standl.) Borhidi
English name	Torres rondeletia
French name	rondelétie de Torres
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Latin name	Rondeletia tuxtlensis Lorence & Cast.-Campos
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Veracruz)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
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Synonym	Arachnothryx tuxtlensis (Lorence & Cast.-Campos) Borhidi
English name	Tuxtla rondeletia
French name	rondelétie de Tuxtla
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Latin name	Rondeletia urophylla Standl. & L.O.Williams
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Arachnothryx urophylla (Standl. & L.O.Williams) Borhidi
English name	tailleaf rondeletia
French name	rondelétie à feuilles allongées
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Latin name	Rosenbergiodendron Fagerl.
Family	Rubiaceae
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English name	rosenbergiodendron
French name	rosenbergiodendron
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Latin name	Rosenbergiodendron formosum (Jacq.) Fagerl.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama, West Indies) N M South America (Colombia to Guianas, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
Foliage	E
Ecology	[hel] mes xer
Use	pl(ob)
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English name	handsome rosenbergiodendron
French name	rosenbergiodendron maritime; petit coco (Martinique)
Spanish name	jasmín de rosa (Puerto Rico)
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Latin name	Rosenbergiodendron formosum (Jacq.) Fagerl. var. formosum
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama, West Indies?) N MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Gardenia maritima Vahl ex DC. Gardenia mussaenda L.f. Mussaenda formosa Jacq. Randia formosa (Jacq.) K.Schum. Randia mussaendae (L.f.) DC.
English name	typical handsome rosenbergiodendron
French name	rosenbergiodendron maritime typique
Spanish name	cadecillo (Venezuela); Maria Angola (Colombia)
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Latin name	Rosenbergiodendron longiflorum (Ruiz & Pav.) Fagerl.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama?) N M South America (Colombia to Guianas, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Basanacantha macrocarpa Rusby Gardenia longiflora Ruiz & Pav. non (Salisb.) Dryand. Randia formosa var. longiflora (Ruiz & Pav.) K.Schum. Randia ruiziana DC. Randia speciosa DC. Randia williamsii Standl.
English name	longflower rosenbergiodendron
French name	rosenbergiodendron à fleurs longues
Spanish name	huitoto, umuruyo (Peru)
Other name	azuçena branco, azuçena estrella, estrela do norte (Brazil); namakia tsacik (Peru); sucena (Brazil)
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Latin name	Roupala Aubl.
Family	Proteaceae
Distribution
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English name	roupala
French name	roupala
Spanish name	zorrillo (Nicaragua)
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Latin name	Roupala glaberrima Pittier
Family	Proteaceae
Distribution	SE North America (El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	smoothest roupala
French name	roupala glabrissime
Spanish name	danto hediondo (Costa Rica); zorillo (El Salvador)
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Latin name	Roupala mayana Lundell
Family	Proteaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala: Petén)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	Maya roupala
French name	roupala des Mayas
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Latin name	Roupala montana Aubl.
Family	Proteaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
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Use	ti
Synonym	Roupala arvensis Barb.Rodr. Roupala boissieriana Meisn. Roupala borealis Hemsl. Roupala complicata Kunth Roupala darienensis Pittier Roupala dentata R.Br. Roupala discolor Rusby Roupala dissimilis Pittier Roupala gardneri Meisn. Roupala gardneri var. integrifolia Meisn. Roupala macropoda Klotzsch & H.Karst. Roupala martii Meisn. Roupala martii var. pinnata Meisn. Roupala martii var. simplicifolia Meisn. Roupala media R.Br. Roupala montana var. complicata (Kunth) Griseb. Roupala montana var. dentata (R.Br.) Sleumer Roupala mucronulata Mez Roupala ovalis Pohl Roupala panamensis Pittier Roupala pyrifolia Salisb. & Knight Roupala raimondii J.F.Macbr. Roupala repanda Lundell Roupala steyermarkii Sleumer
English name	Trinidad roupala
French name	roupala de montagne
Spanish name	carne asada, chaparro, chaparro bobo (Venezuela); danto, danto hediondo, raton, ratoncillo (Costa Rica); yagüero (Venezuela); zorrillo (Costa Rica)
Other name	ingaina (Peru)
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Latin name	Roupala percoriacea A.H.Gentry
Family	Proteaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	leathery roupala
French name	roupala coriace
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Latin name	Roystonea O.F.Cook
Family	Palmae
Distribution
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Synonym	Gorgasia O.F.Cook Oreodoxa auct. non Willdenow Oreodoxa Kunth Oreodoxa Willd. p.p. Roystonea sect. Euroystonea León Roystonea sect. Oleraceae L.H.Bailey Roystonea sect. Regiae L.H.Bailey Roystonea sect. Roystonea León Roystonea series Pluriseriati L.H.Bailey Roystonea series Uniseriati L.H.Bailey
English name	royalpalm; Caribbae royal palm, Cuban royal palm, Florida royalpalm, royal palm, roystonea
French name	palmier-royal; palmier royal de Floride, roystonea
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Other name	Königspalme, Roystonea (german); roystonea (italian)
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Latin name	Roystonea altissima (Mill.) H.E.Moore
Family	Palmae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	calc
Use	ma (leaves and leafsheaths are used for thatch and wrapping material, inflorescence used for broom)
Synonym	Palma altissima Mill. Roystonea jamaicana L.H.Bailey
English name	mountain royalpalm; Jamaican cabbage tree, Jamaican royal palm, mountain cabbage, mountain cabbage palm
French name	palmier-royal de montagne
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Latin name	Roystonea borinquena O.F.Cook
Family	Palmae
Distribution	SE North America (Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Virgins Islands)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel hyg [xer] calc
Use	cl (emblem tree of the Haitian flag) dr (leaves compress for broken bones, roots decoction taken orally as diuretic, for bladder stones and diabetes) fd (heart of palm, honey) fr (bee flowers, pigs: fruits, hog feed) fw (frond ribs used as fuel) ma (dried sheaths pressed flat are used as roofing and siding material, leaves segments are used for weaving chair seats and hats, leaves blades serve as thatch for graineries, outdour kitchens and field huts, the sheaths serve for packing tobacco and molasses sugar or for insulating glass bottles) pl (ornamental) ti (building material, planks, roof lattia)
Synonym	Oredoxa borinquena (O.F.Cook) Reasoner ex L.H.Bailey Roystonea hispaniolana L.H.Bailey Roystonea hispaniolana f. altissima R.M.Moscoso Roystonea peregrina L.H.Bailey
English name	PuertoRico royalpalm; Hispaniolan royal palm; mountain-cabbage (St. Croix); palm, Puerto Rico royal palm; royal palm (Puerto Rico, USA, Virgin Islands)
French name	palmier-royal de Porto Rico; palmier royal, palmiste, palmiste royal (Haiti)
Spanish name	manacla (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); palma (Dominican Republic); palma caruta, palma de cerdos (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); palma de costa (Puerto Rico); palma de grana (Dominican Repbulic, Puerto Rico); palma de yagua (Dominican Republic); palma de yaguas (Puerto Rico); palma real, palma yagua, yagua (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico)
Other name	palmis (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Roystonea dunlapiana P.H.Allen
Family	Palmae
Distribution	SE North America (Mexico: Quintana Roo to Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Ecology	hyg
Use	ma (leaves are used for thatching)
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English name	Dunlap royalpalm
French name	palmier-royal de Dunlap
Spanish name	cabiche, yagua (Honduras)
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Latin name	Roystonea lenis Léon
Family	Palmae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba: Guantánamo)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Use	fr (hog feed: fruits) ma (leaves are used for thatching and wrapping material) ti
Synonym	Roystonea regia var. pinguis L.H.Bailey
English name	Léon royalpalm
French name	palmier-royal de Léon
Spanish name	palma conga, palma de seda, palma india (Cuba)
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Latin name	Roystonea maisiana (L.H.Bailey) Zona
Family	Palmae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba: Guantánamo)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Use	fr (hog feed) ma (thatch) ti
Synonym	Roystonea regia var. maisiana L.H.Bailey
English name	CapeMaisi royalpalm
French name	palmier-royal du Cap Maisi
Spanish name	palma negra (Cuba)
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Latin name	Roystonea oleracea (Jacq.) O.F.Cook
Family	Palmae
Distribution	SE North America (Lesser Antilles) NC South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology
Use	fd fr (hog feed) ma (thatch) pl (cultivated) ti
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English name	Carib royalpalm; cabbage palm (Lesser Antilles); cabbage tree (Trinidad); palmiste; royal palm (Barbados)
French name	palmier-royal franc; chou palmist (Lesser Antilles); chou palmiste, mahot, palmetto royal, palmier franc, palmier gru-gru, palmier royal, palmiste; palmiste franc (Lesser Antilles)
Spanish name	chaguaramo, maparó (Venezuela); yagua (Honduras)
Other name	Kohlpalme (german)
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Latin name	Roystonea oleracea (Jacq.) O.F.Cook var. oleracea
Family	Palmae
Distribution	SE North America (Lesser Antilles) NC South America (E Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology	hyg
Use	dr fd (alcohol produced from the fermented sap of immature inflorescences, immature inflorescences were consumed as a pickled vegetable, stems used as source of starch, terminal buds) fr ma (leaves used for fiber) pl ti (stems used for construction)
Synonym	Areca oleracea Jacq. Euterpe caribaea Spreng. Oreodoxa caribaea (Spreng.) Dammer Oreodoxa oleracea (Jacq.) Mart. Roystonea caribaea (Spreng.) P.Wilson Roystonea venezuelana L.H.Bailey
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French name	typical Carib royalpalm
Spanish name	palmier-royal franc typique
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Latin name	Roystonea princeps (Becc.) Burret
Family	Palmae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica: Great Morass region)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg
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Synonym	Oreodoxa princeps Becc.
English name	Morass royalpalm; Morass cabbage palm (Jamaica); Morass royal; Morass royal palm (Jamaica); swamp cabbage
French name	palmier-royal des marécages
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Latin name	Roystonea regia (Kunth) O.F.Cook
Family	Palmae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, Belize, Honduras, USA: Florida; Bahamas, Cuba, Cayman Islands)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	E[D]
Ecology	hel hyg mes
Use	cl (national tree of Cuba) fd (fruits produce oil) fr (principal food in the diet of hogs) ma (thatch) pl (ornamental, urban planting) ti
Synonym	Euterpe jenmanii Wright Euterpe ventricosa Wright Oenocarpus regius (Kunth) Spreng. Oreodoxa regia Kunth Palma elata W.Bartram Roystonea elata (W.Bartram) F.Harper Roystonea floridana O.F.Cook Roystonea jenmanii (Wright) Burret Roystonea regia auct. non (Kunth) O.F.Cook Roystonea regia var. hondurensis P.H.Allen Roystonea ventricosa (Wright) L.H.Bailey
English name	Cuban royalpalm; Florida royal palm (USA); mountain glory; royal palm (Bahamas); royalpalm
French name	palmier-royal de Cuba; palmiste royal, palmier royal
Spanish name	palma criolla, palma de seda (Cuba); palma de yagua cubana, palma de yaguas (Puerto Rico); palma macho; palma real (Cuba, Puerto Rico); palma real de Cuba, yagua
Other name	waa (Panama); Königspalme (german)
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Latin name	Roystonea stellata Léon
Family	Palmae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba: Guantánamo)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Use	ex (possibly extinct, apparently not cultivated even in Cuba)
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English name	stellate royalpalm
French name	palmier-royal étoilé
Spanish name	palma blanca (Cuba)
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Latin name	Roystonea violacea Léon
Family	Palmae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba: Guantánamo)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Use	fr (hog feed) ma (thatch) ti
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English name	violet royalpalm
French name	palmier-royal violet
Spanish name	palma criolla azul, palma morada, palma roja (Cuba)
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Latin name	Ruagea H.Karst.
Family	Meliaceae
Distribution
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English name	ruagea
French name	ruagea
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