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Latin name	Saurauia waldheimii Buscal.
Family	Actinidiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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English name	Waldheim saurauia
French name	saurauia de Waldheim
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Latin name	Saurauia yasicae Loes.
Family	Actinidiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Saurauia belizensis Lundell
English name	CostaRica saurauia; wild orange (Belize)
French name	saurauia du Costa Rica
Spanish name	aguacatillo, jaboncillo, limonaro (Belize); tatacasme (Nicaragua)
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Latin name	Savia Willd.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution
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English name	maidenbush
French name	savia
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Latin name	Savia bahamensis Britton
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (USA: Florida; Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
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English name	Bahama maidenbush; maiden-bush, maidenbush
French name	savia des Bahamas
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Latin name	Savia erythroxyloides Griseb.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Jamaica, Cayman Brac Is., Hispaniola)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	xer calc
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English name	falsecocaintree maidenbush; maiden bush, wild cocoplum (Bahama Is.)
French name	savia faux-erythroxylum
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Latin name	Savia laurifolia Griseb.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Savia impressa Urb. Savia longipes Urb. Savia membranacea Urb.
English name	laurelleaf maidenbush
French name	savia à feuilles de laurier
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Latin name	Savia sessiliflora (Sw.) Willd.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Greater Antilles)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	xer
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Synonym	Croton sessiliflorus Sw. Phyllanthus laurifolius A.Rich. Phyllanthus pubigerus A.Rich.
English name	sessileflower maidenbush
French name	savia à fleurs sessiles
Spanish name	ahorea guapo; ajorca-jibaro (Cuba); amansa guapo; carbonero de costa (Puerto Rico); Cuba negra; garrote (Puerto Rico)
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Latin name	Schaefferia Jacq.
Family	Celastraceae
Distribution
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English name	schaefferia; Florida-boxwood
French name	schaefferie
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Latin name	Schaefferia frutescens Jacq.
Family	Celastraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (USA: Florida; S Mexico, Costa Rica, Bahamas, West Indies) N MW MC South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S[M]
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel mes->xer calc
Use	dr (plant decoction taken orally for flu, cold, chronic cough and as aphrodisiac, pulverized leaves bath for skin itch and rash) fw ma ti
Synonym	Schaefferia berterii Griseb. Schaefferia buxifolia Nutt. Schaefferia completa Sw.
English name	Florida schaefferia; boxwood (Bahamas, Netherlands Antilles, USA); Florida boxwood (Puerto Rico); Jamaica-box, yellowwood (USA)
French name	schaefferie de Floride; balai de montagne, bois capable, bois petit garçon, bois petit-garçons, capable, capable marguerite, marguerite (Haiti); merisier (St. Barthélemy); petit blanc, petit bois blanc, petit garçon, plé, ti-bois blanc (Haiti); yellow wood de la Californie (USA)
Spanish name	amansa guapo, boj de persia cimmarón (Cuba); cabra (Dominican Republic); cabra cimarrona; cabra cimmarona (Dominican Republic); cafecillo (Cuba); cafeillo (Puerto Rico); cambia voz (Cuba); fruta de paloma (Venezuela); guairage, jasmin (Cuba); jasmín; jiba (Puerto Rico); limoncillo (Colombia, Venezuela); mije (Cuba); palo de araña (Dominican Republic)
Other name	balay mòn, bwa kapab, bwa ti gason, kapab, ple, ti bwa blan, ti gason (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Schaefferia marchii Griseb.
Family	Celastraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	Marchi schaefferia
French name	schaefferie de Marchi
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Latin name	Scheelea H.Karst.
Family	Palmae
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English name	scheelea
French name	scheelea
Spanish name	palma
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Latin name	Scheelea liebmannii Becc.
Family	Palmae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Tabasco)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel hyg
Use	fd ti
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English name	Liebmann scheelea
French name	scheelea de Liebmann
Spanish name	corozo, coyol, coyol real, palma real (Mexico)
Other name	lon-ual, mop
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Latin name	Scheelea lundellii Bartlett
Family	Palmae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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English name	Lundell scheelea
French name	scheelea de Lundell
Spanish name	corozo
Other name	cantutz (maya, Guatemala)
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Latin name	Scheelea preussii Burret
Family	Palmae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
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Use	fd fw ma
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English name	Preuss scheelea
French name	scheelea de Preuss
Spanish name	coquito, corozo, manaca
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Latin name	Scheelea rostrata (Oerst.) Burret
Family	Palmae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Use	fd? (seed: fat and oil) ti (thatch: leaves)
Synonym	Attalea rostrata Oerst.
English name	rostrate scheelea
French name	scheelea rostré
Spanish name	corozo (Costa Rica); manaca, palma real (Costa Rica, Panama)
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Latin name	Scheelea zonensis L.H.Bailey
Family	Palmae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Use	fr
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English name	Panama scheelea; palma real
French name	scheelea du Panama
Spanish name	manaca, palma real (Panama
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Latin name	Schefflera J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Family	Araliaceae
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Synonym	Didymopanax Decne. & Planch.
English name	schefflera
French name	schefflera
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Other name	arali gran fèy, bwa tramble, tramble (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Schefflera albocapitata M.J.Cannon & Cannon
Family	Araliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	whiteflower schefflera
French name	schefflera à fleurs blanches
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Latin name	Schefflera aquaverensis M.J.Cannon & Cannon
Family	Araliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	Cannons' schefflera
French name	schefflera des Cannon
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Latin name	Schefflera attenuata (Sw.) Frodin
Family	Araliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Lesser Antilles)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel
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Synonym	Didymopanax attenuatum (Sw.) Marchal Didymopanax attenuatus (Sw.) Marchal Didymopanax glabratum Seem. non Decne. & Planch. Panax attenuata Sw. Panax attenuatus Sw. Panax caribaea Siebold Panax rheediana Euphrasén
English name	tapering schefflera
French name	schefflera atténué; aralie-montagne, mapou blanc, trompette à canon, trompette blanc
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Latin name	Schefflera bifida M.J.Cannon & Cannon
Family	Araliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	bifid schefflera
French name	schefflera bifide
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Latin name	Schefflera cartagoensis M.J.Cannon & Cannon
Family	Araliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	Cartago schefflera
French name	schefflera du Cartago
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Latin name	Schefflera cicatricata M.J.Cannon & Cannon
Family	Araliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	scarred schefflera
French name	schefflera à cicatrices
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Latin name	Schefflera coclensis M.J.Cannon & Cannon
Family	Araliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	Coclé schefflera
French name	schefflera de Coclé
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Latin name	Schefflera gleasonii (Britton & P.Wilson) Alain
Family	Araliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Puerto Rico)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
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Synonym	Didymopanax gleasonii Britton & P.Wilson
English name	Gleason schefflera
French name	schefflera de Gleason
Spanish name	yuquilla
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Latin name	Schefflera inamberica Harms
Family	Araliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SE
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English name	Harms schefflera
French name	schefflera de Harms
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Latin name	Schefflera instita M.J.Cannon & Cannon
Family	Araliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	instita schefflera
French name	schefflera instita
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Latin name	Schefflera macphersonii M.J.Cannon & Cannon
Family	Araliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	McPherson schefflera
French name	schefflera de McPherson
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Latin name	Schefflera morototoni (Aubl.) Maguire, Steyerm. & Frodin
Family	Araliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (S Mexico to Panama; Greater Antilles) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel [hyg] acid
Use	dr (leaves treated with warm water compress for broken bone and dislocation, leaves decoction taken orally for lumbago and rheumatism) fr fw ma pl pp ti (boxes, crates, furniture, general carpentry, interior construction, match boxes and sticks, plywood corestock, veneer)
Synonym	Aralia micans Humb. & Bonpl. Aralia micans Willd. ex Roem. & Schult. Didymopanax calophyllum Decne. & Planch. Didymopanax chrysophyllum Decne. & Planch. Didymopanax micans Krug & Urb. Didymopanax morototoni (Aubl.) Decne. & Planch. Didymopanax morototoni var. poeppigii (Decne. & Planch.) Marchal Didymopanax poeppigii Decne. & Planch. Didymopanax speciosum (Willd.) Decne. & Planch. Didymopanax speciosus Eggers Didymopanax undulatum Decne. & Planch. Didymopanax undulatum Wr.? Panax chrysophyllum Vahl Panax morototoni Aubl. Panax speciosum Eggers Panax speciosum Willd. Panax spinosa Poir. non L.f. Panax splendens Kunth Panax undulata Aubl. Sciadophyllum paniculatum Britton
English name	Morototon schefflera; jereton; match-wood (Belize, Trinidad); matchwood (Guyana, Puerto Rico); mountain trumpet (Belize, Trinidad)
French name	schefflera de Morototon; aralie grandes feuilles (Haiti); aralie-grandes feuilles, arbre de St-Jean (French Guiana); bois canot (Haiti); bois de mai, bois de St-Jean, bois flot (French Guiana); bois trembler (Haiti); cordovan (French Guiana); le tremble; tobitoutou (French Guiana); tremble, trembler, trompette mâle (Haiti)
Spanish name	anonillo (Dominican Republic, Peru); arbol lenteja (Ecuador); arriero (Cuba, Venezuela); badana (Cuba); candelero (Mexico); chancarro blanco (Cuba, Mexico); cordobán (Cuba); costilla de danto (Nicaragua, Panama); gargoran, gargorán (Panama); gavalán, gavilan (Cuba); gavilán (Mexico); gorgoram (Mexico, Panama); gorgorán (Puerto Rico); grayumo (Mexico, Panama); guarumo macho (Cuba, Honduras); guarumon (Colombia); guitarrero (Bolivia, Venezuela); higuareto (Panama, Venezuela); higuerete, higueroton (Venezuela); jagueme (Nicaragua, Panama); jagueme macho (Panama); jereton (Dominican Republic, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad); jeretón (Trinidad); lantidis (Ecuador); manabé (Costa Rica, Panama); mandioquiera; mangabe (Panama); mangabé (Panama, Puerto Rico); mano de danta (Mexico); mano de león (Honduras); mano de trabajo? (Nicaragua); marota (Mexico, Venezuela); mirasol (Mexico, Panama); morototo; morototó (Venezuela); orumo macho (Mexico, Venezuela); padero (Cuba, Honduras); palo de sable (Argentina, Dominican Republic); palo de viento (Dominican Republic); palo de yagua, palo gallo; pana cimarrona (Puerto Rico); papayón (Cuba, Panama); pata de gallina, pategallina (Colombia); pava (Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico, Panama, Venezuela); pava cimarróna (Panama, Venezuela); pava cinuanoria (Panama, Puerto Rico); pavilha (Costa Rica, Panama); pavilla (Costa Rica); pavo (Costa Rica, Panama, Puerto Rico); pavo probado (Costa Rica); pié de gallo (Mexico, Panama); pino del general (Costa Rica, Venezuela); probado (Costa Rica, Panama); puyme macho (Colombia); pyume (Costa Rica, Panama); pyume macho (Panama); roble (Mexico); roble blanco (Costa Rica, Mexico); sablito (Dominican Republic, Peru); sanch-uva (Colombia, Peru); sapatón (Cuba); sun-sun (Bolivia, Venezuela); sunsun, sunsún (Venezuela); suyo (Bolivia); tinajero (Cuba, Venezuela); tortolito (Colombia); yagruma macho (Panama, Puerto Rico); yagrume (Colombia, Panama); yagrume macho (Panama); yagrumo, yagrumo colorado (Venezuela); yagrumo macho (Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Trinidad); yarumero (Panama); yarumo (Costa Rica, Venezuela); yarumo de savana, yarumo macho (Venezuela); yrumero (Colombia, Peru); zapatón (Cuba)
Other name	ambay-guazu; ambay-guazú (Argentina, Dominican Republic); bigi boesie (Suriname); bwa kano (creole, Haiti); cacheta, cachete; caixeta (Brazil); cassavehout (Suriname); chiacópiqui (campa asháninca, Peru); fosforo (Ecuador); huarmi-huarmi (Brazil); karohoro (Guyana); kasabahoedoe, kasavahout (Suriname); korobora (Guyana); mandiocaim, mandiocão (Brazil); mandioci, mandioqueira, marupá, marupaúba, marupaúba-falso (portuguese, Brazil); matatauba (Brazil); morototo (Guyana, Suriname; portuguese, Brazil); morototó, mucutatú (portuguese, Brazil); mucutuba (Brazil); mucututu, mucututú (portuguese, Brazil); nahuabexë (Bolivia); papaja-hoedoe, papajahoedoe (Suriname); para-para (Brazil); pará-pará (portuguese, Brazil); parapara (Brazil); pau-caixeta (portuguese, Brazil); pau-mandioca (Brazil); paunayek (arecuna, Venezuela); pixixica (portuguese, Brazil); pumamaqui (Ecuador); sacha-wa (Brazil); sambacuim (portuguese, Brazil); sapallucaspi (Ecuador); sapi wila (kuna, Panama); tobitoutou (Brazil); tseasn (shuar, Ecuador); tsintach (Ecuador); twompèt mal (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Schefflera nicaraguensis (Standl.) A.C.Sm.
Family	Araliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua, Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Sciadophyllum nicaraguense Standl. Sciodaphyllum nicaraguense Standl.
English name	Nicaragua schefflera
French name	schefflera du Nicaragua
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