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Latin name	Sapium buchii (Urb.) Urb.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Hispaniola)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Sebastiania buchii Urb.
English name	Buch sapium
French name	glutier brûlant; bois brûlant (Haiti)
Spanish name	pela huevos (Dominican Republic
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Latin name	Sapium caribaeum Urb.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (USA: Florida; Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Lesser Antilles)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	D E
Ecology	hel hyg ma
Use	ma (glue to catch bird with the sap named bird-lime)
Synonym	Sapium glandulosum auct. non (L.) Morong
English name	Carribean sapium; birdlime, burnlime; gumtree (Saba); milkytree
French name	glutier des Caraïbes; bois de soie (Guadeloupe); bois lait (Grenada); bois-la-glu, glutier (Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, St. Lucia); la glu (Dominica, St. Lucia); la gluie (Grenada)
Spanish name	lagli (Dominica)
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Latin name	Sapium caudatum Pittier
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) South America (general)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	D
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English name	caudate sapium
French name	glutier caudé
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Latin name	Sapium cuneatum Griseb.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Ecology	calc
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English name	burneye sapium; burneye (Jamaica)
French name	glutier cunéaire
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Latin name	Sapium glandulosum (L.) Morong
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, West Indies) South America (general)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	E[D]
Ecology	hyg
Use	ma (latex good as rubber) ti tx (latex)
Synonym	Excoecaria biglandulosa var. aubletiana Müll.Arg. Excoecaria biglandulosa var. hamata Müll.Arg. Excoecaria biglandulosa var. hippomane (G.Mey.) Müll.Arg. Excoecaria biglandulosa var. klotzschiana Müll.Arg. Excoecaria biglandulosa var. pavoniana Müll.Arg. Excoecaria biglandulosa var. prunifolia (Klotzsch) Müll.Arg. Hippomane biglandulosa L. Hippomane glandulosa L. Sapium aereum Klotzsch ex Müll.Arg. Sapium aubletianum (Müll.Arg.) Huber Sapium aucuparium Jacq. Sapium aucuparium var. hippomane (G.Mey.) Griseb. Sapium biglandulosum (L.) Müll.Arg. Sapium biglandulosum var. aubletianum Müll.Arg. Sapium biglandulosum var. hamatum Poepp. ex Müll.Arg. Sapium biglandulosum var. klotzschianum Müll.Arg. Sapium biglandulosum var. lanceolatum Müll.Arg. Sapium biglandulosum var. meyerianum Müll.Arg. Sapium biglandulosum var. oligoneurum Monach. Sapium biglandulosum var. pavonianum Müll.Arg. Sapium biglandulosum var. sulciferum (Pittier) Monach. Sapium haematospermum var. saltensis O'Donell & Lourleig Sapium hamatum (Poepp. ex Müll.Arg.) Pax & Hoffm. Sapium hippomane Aublet Sapium hippomane G.Mey. Sapium itzanum Lundell Sapium ixiamense Jabl. Sapium klotzschianum (Müll.Arg.) Huber Sapium lanceolatum (Müll.Arg.) Huber Sapium moritzianum Klotzsch Sapium oligoneurum K.Schum. & Pittier Sapium pavonianum (Müll.Arg.) Huber Sapium pittieri Huber Sapium poeppigii Hemsl. Sapium prunifolium Klotzsch Sapium schippii Croizat Sapium sulciferum Pittier Sapium taburu Ule Stillingia hemsleyanum Huber Stillingia hippomane Müll.Arg.
English name	Brazil sapium; Bolivian rubber, gum tree, milk tree; milkwood (Trinidad and Tobago); poison tree, wild fig
French name	glutier glanduleux; bois lait (Trinidad and Tobago)
Spanish name	chilimate, lechero, lechón, lechoso (Honduras); lechuga (Cuba); nipa, olivo (Panama); yos (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Sapium guatemalense Lundell
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	Guatemala sapium
French name	glutier du Guatemala
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Latin name	Sapium haitiense Urb.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Haiti: Morne la Hotte, Mare Blanche, Les Roseaux, Torbec)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	hel
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English name	Haiti sapium; lightwood, wild oak
French name	glutier d'Haïti
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Latin name	Sapium harrisii Urb.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Ecology	hyg
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English name	Harris sapium
French name	glutier de Harris
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Latin name	Sapium izabalense Lundell
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	Izabal sapium
French name	glutier d'Izabal
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Latin name	Sapium lateriflorum Hemsl.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, Guatemala, Belize)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Sapium biglandulosum var. nitidum Monach. Sapium mammosum Lundell Sapium nitidum (Monach.) Lundell
English name	lateralflower sapium
French name	glutier à fleurs latérales
Spanish name	cania de chombo (Guatemala); leche Maria (Belize)
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Latin name	Sapium laurifolium (A.Rich.) Griseb.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama; Greater Antilles) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel hyg->mes acid
Use	fr fw ma pl sa ti (boxes, crates) tx (sap)
Synonym	Sapium anadenum K.Schum. & Pittier Sapium aucuparium auct. non Jacq. Sapium eglandulosum Ule Sapium jamaicense Sw. Sapium pleiostachys K.Schum. & Pittier Sapium utile P.Preuss Stillingia laurifolia A.Rich.
English name	laurelleaf sapium; beyacca, gum tree (Jamaica); Jamaica sapium; milk wood (Jamaica); tallow tree (USA); wild fig (Panama)
French name	glutier à feuilles de laurier; bois brûlant, bois lait (Haiti)
Spanish name	aburridero (Dominican Republic); canilla de chombo (Guatemala); chilco (Colombia); daguilla (Dominican Republic); leche (Costa Rica); lechero (Cuba); lechoso (Nicaragua); lechudo (Colombia); lechuga (Cuba); lengua de vaca (Dominican Republic); olivo (Panama); pela huevos (Dominican Republic); piniche (Cuba); tabaiba (Puerto Rico); yos (Costa Rica)
Other name	ayipeme (waorani, Ecuador); bwa lèt (creole, Haiti); huebo (waorani, Ecuador); piisachi (cha'palaachi, Ecuador); sipichi (quichua, Ecuador)
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Latin name	Sapium laurocerasus Desf.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Puerto Rico)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg mes
Use	ma pp ti tx
Synonym	Sapium latifolium Klotzsch
English name	birdlime sapium; milktree (Puerto Rico)
French name	glutier faux-prunier
Spanish name	lechecillo, manzanillo (Puerto Rico); tabaiba
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Latin name	Sapium macrocarpum Müll.Arg.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
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Ecology	hyg
Use	ma (fibers, paint) pp (good for paper pulp) ti (boxes, interior construction, posts) tx (latex used to kill mice)
Synonym	Sapium dolichostachys K.Schum. Sapium mexicanum Hemsl. Sapium thelocarpum K.Schum. & Pittier
English name	bigfruit sapium
French name	glutier à gros fruits
Spanish name	juche (Costa Rica); leche de sapo; lechecuabo (Nicaragua); olivo macho (Costa Rica, Panama); palo de leche, yos (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Sapium ovalifolium Lundell
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Veracruz)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
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English name	ovalleaf sapium
French name	glutier à feuilles ovales
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Latin name	Sapium pachystachys K.Schum. & Pittier
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	CostaRica sapium
French name	glutier du Costa Rica
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Latin name	Sapium rigidifolium Huft
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	rigidleaf sapium
French name	glutier rigide
Spanish name	yos (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Sapium veracruzense Lundell
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Veracruz)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
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English name	Veracruz sapium
French name	glutier de Veracruz
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Latin name	Sapranthus Seem.
Family	Annonaceae
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English name	sapranthus
French name	sapranthe
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Latin name	Sapranthus campechianus (Kunth) Standl.
Family	Annonaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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Use	fr
Synonym	Asimia campechiana Kunth
English name	Campeche sapranthus
French name	sapranthe de Campeche
Spanish name	elemuy (Belize); magaleto, palanca (Honduras); sufricaya, tabaquio, tuspi del monte (Belize); yaya (Honduras)
Other name	bobtob (maya, Belize)
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Latin name	Sapranthus nicaraguensis Seem.
Family	Annonaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Honduras, Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Porcelia nicaraguensis (Seem.) Benth. ex Ram.Goyena Uvaria nicaraguensis (Seem.) Baill.
English name	Nicaragua sapranthus
French name	sapranthe du Nicaragua
Spanish name	urraco (Honduras)
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Latin name	Sapranthus palanga R.E.Fr.
Family	Annonaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua, Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Use	ti (fence posts, general construction, mine props, railroad ties)
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English name	palanga sapranthus
French name	sapranthe palanga
Spanish name	palanco (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Sapranthus violaceus (Dunal) Saff.
Family	Annonaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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English name	violet sapranthus
French name	sapranthe violet
Spanish name	palanco (Nicaragua)
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Latin name	Sapranthus viridiflorus G.E.Schatz
Family	Annonaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	greenflower sapranthus
French name	sapranthe à fleurs vertes
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Latin name	Sarcaulus Radlk.
Family	Sapotaceae
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English name	sarcaulus
French name	sarcaule
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Latin name	Sarcaulus brasiliensis (A.DC.) Eyma
Family	Sapotaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) NW MW MC South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil: Amazonas)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	Brazil sarcaulus
French name	sarcaule du Brésil
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Other name	meyguhue (waorani, Ecuador)
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Latin name	Sarcaulus brasiliensis (A.DC.) Eyma ssp. brasiliensis
Family	Sapotaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) NW MW MC South America (Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Use	fd
Synonym	Achras brassiliensis Willd. ex Steud. Chrysophyllum brasiliense A.DC. Chrysophyllum macrophyllum Mart. Chrysophylum brasiliense var. minus Miq. Sarcaulus macrophyllus (Mart.) Radlk.
English name	typical Brazil sarcaulus
French name	sarcaule du Brésil typique
Spanish name	cambuca, guajara, guajara de igapó (portuguese, Brazil); ikum kamwi (palikúr, French Guiana); ujukam yaas (Peru); wai (wayapi, French Guiana)
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Latin name	Sarcaulus brasiliensis ssp. gracilis T.D.Penn.
Family	Sapotaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica) NW MW MC South America (Colombia, Peru, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	slender Brazil sarcaulus
French name	sarcaule du Brésil élancé
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Latin name	Sassafras J.Presl
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution
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Synonym	Sassafras Trew Sassafras T.Nees & Eberm.
English name	sassafras; gumbofile (USA); laurel; sassafrac, saxifrax (USA)
French name	sassafras
Spanish name	sasafras
Other name	Sassafras (german); sassafrasso (italian)
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Latin name	Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	MC ME SC SE North America (Canada: S Ontario; USA: Michigan to Maine, Texas to Florida) int MW Eurasia
North America distribution zone	MC ME SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	sci->hel hyg->xer acid
Use	dr (dental poultice, insect repellent, oil kill lice, sassafras tea as a spring tonic) dr(ob) fd (chewing stick, infusion, roots bark: tea) fd(ob) (sassafras roots was one of the ingredients of root beer) fr fw ma (dye, oil: flavoring and scenting products such as soap and medicines) pl ti (boat building, boxes, containers, fence rails and kindling, furniture, kayak paddles, musical instruments, posts, slack cooperage) tx (sassafras tea now is suspected of being a carcinogen)
Synonym	Laurus albida Nutt. Laurus sassafras L. Sassafras albidum Nees Sassafras albidum var. molle (Raf.) Fernald Sassafras officinale T.Nees & C.H.Eberm. Sassafras officinale var. albidum (Nutt.) S.F.Blake Sassafras sassafras (L.) H.Karst. Sassafras triloba Raf. Sassafras triloba var. mollis Raf. Sassafras variifolium (Salisb.) Kuntze Sassafras variifolium var. albidum (Nutt.) Fernald
English name	common sassafras; American sassafras, cinnamon wood, greenstick (USA); gumbo file; gumbo filé, mittentree (USA); red sassafras; sassafras (Canada, USA); sassafrax, saxifrax (USA); saxifrax-tree; white sassafras (Canada, USA)
French name	sassafras officinal; filé, gombo filé; laurier des Iroquois, laurier sassafras, laurier-sassafras (Canada); sassafras, sassafras commun
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Other name	Fenchelholzbaum, Sassafras (german); sassofrasso (italian)
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Latin name	Satureja L.
Family	Labiatae
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English name	savory
French name	sariette
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