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Latin name	Styrax argenteus C.Presl
Family	Styracaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Guerero to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg->xer calc
Use	dr (perfume) fd fw ma ti tx
Synonym	Strigilia argentea (C.Presl) Miers Styrax myristicifolius Perkins Styrax polyanthus Perkins
English name	silvery snowbell
French name	aliboufier argenté
Spanish name	alámo, álamo negro, alomo (Honduras); bracino (Costa Rica); capulín, chilacuate (Mexico); duraznillo (Guatemala); estorac (El Salvador); estoraco (Costa Rica); estoraque (El Salvador, Guatemala); estoraque común (Guatemala); hoja de jabón (Mexico); naranjo, naranjo duraznillo (Guatemala); palo blanco (Honduras); resina, resino (Costa Rica, Nicaragua); roble (Guatemala); ruín (Mexico); sabia roja (Ecuador); sahumerio (Panama); tepe aguacate (Guatemala)
Other name	chucam-ai (Mexico); guapa (quichua, Ecuador)
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Latin name	Styrax austromexicanus P.W.Fritsch
Family	Styracaceae
Distribution	SC North America (end Mexico: Guerrero, W Oaxaca)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	calc
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Synonym	Styrax argenteus var. grandiflorus E.Carranza
English name	Mexican snowbell
French name	aliboufier du Mexique
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Latin name	Styrax conterminius Donn.Sm.
Family	Styracaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
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English name	conterminous snowbell
French name	aliboufier alternant
Spanish name	copalillo (El Salvador)
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Latin name	Styrax gentryi P.W.Fritsch
Family	Styracaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Baja California Sur, Sinaloa)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
Foliage	E
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English name	Gentry snowbell
French name	aliboufier de Gentry
Spanish name	aguacatillo (Mexico)
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Latin name	Styrax glabratus Schott
Family	Styracaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica) N M South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
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Synonym	Epigenia integerrima Vell. Strigilia glabrata (Schott) Miers Strigilia leiophylla (Miers) Miers Strigilia psilophylla (A.DC.) Miers Styrax erymopyllus Pohl Styrax lauraceus Perkins Styrax leiophyllus Miers Styrax psilophyllus A.DC. Styrax squamulosus M.F.Silva
English name	glabrate snowbell
French name	aliboufier quasi-glabre
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Latin name	Styrax glabrescens Benth.
Family	Styracaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Querétaro to Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology
Use	fw
Synonym	Styrax glabrescens var. pilosus Perkins Styrax guatemalensis Donn.Sm. Styrax pilosus (Perkins) Standl. Styrax vestitus Lundell
English name	glabrescent snowbell
French name	aliboufier glabrescent
Spanish name	azahar del monte (Mexico); azucena (Guatemala); chucharillo, flor de azahar, jazmin, jazmincillo, palo blanco (Mexico); salamo (El Salvador); zapotillo (Mexico)
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Latin name	Styrax glabrus Sw.
Family	Styracaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Lesser Antilles)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg
Use	ti
Synonym	Morisonia imrayi Griseb. Styrax glaber Sw.
English name	glabrous snowball
French name	aliboufier glabre; bois doré (Dominica); bois-madame, chypre-orange, cyp, cyp-orange; cypre oranger (Guadeloupe); laurier caraïbe, laurier-madame, laurier-orange, laurier-peste-à-pou; oranger des bois (Guadeloupe); oranger-bois
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Latin name	Styrax grandifolius Aiton
Family	Styracaceae
Distribution	MC ME North America (USA: Illinois to Virginia, Texas to Florida)
North America distribution zone	MC ME
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	mes
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English name	bigleaf snowbell; snowbell, storax
French name	aliboufier à grandes feuilles; aliboufier, styrax à grandes feuilles
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Latin name	Styrax incarnatus P.W.Fritsch
Family	Styracaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Guatemala, Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
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English name	fleshcolour snowbell
French name	aliboufier couleur de chair
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Latin name	Styrax lanceolatus P.W.Fritsch
Family	Styracaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Tamaulipas, Querétaro)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
Foliage	E
Ecology
Use	ti (posts)
Synonym	Styrax argenteus var. parvifolius E.Carranza
English name	lanceolate snowbell
French name	aliboufier lancéolé
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Latin name	Styrax magnus Lundell
Family	Styracaceae
Distribution	SC North America (end Mexico: Chiapas; SW Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	L
Foliage	E
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Synonym	Styrax vulcanicola Standl. & Steyerm.
English name	large snowbell
French name	aliboufier grand
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Latin name	Styrax nicaraguensis P.W.Fritsch
Family	Styracaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Nicaragua, NW Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
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English name	Nicaragua snowbell
French name	aliboufier du Nicaragua
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Latin name	Styrax nicaraguensis ssp. ellipsoidalis P.W.Fritsch
Family	Styracaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Costa Rica: Puntarenas)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
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English name	ellipsoidal Nicaragua snowbell
French name	aliboufier du Nicaragua ellipsoïdal
Spanish name	resino (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Styrax nicaraguensis P.W.Fritsch ssp. nicaraguensis
Family	Styracaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L?
Foliage	E
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English name	typical Nicaragua snowbell
French name	aliboufier du Nicaragua typique
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Latin name	Styrax obtusifolius Griseb.
Family	Styracaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Hispaniola)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	obtuseleaf snowbell
French name	aliboufier à feuilles obtuses
Spanish name	azulejo de loma (Cuba)
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Latin name	Styrax ochraceus Urb.
Family	Styracaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Hispaniola)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	yellowish snowbell
French name	aliboufier jaunâtre
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Latin name	Styrax panamensis Standl.
Family	Styracaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Panama: Colón)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
Foliage	E
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English name	Panama snowbell
French name	aliboufier du Panama
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Latin name	Styrax peruvianus Zahlbr.
Family	Styracaceae
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	Peru snowbell
French name	aliboufier du Pérou
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Latin name	Styrax portoricensis Krug & Urb.
Family	Styracaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Puerto Rico)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology
Use	ex
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English name	PuertoRico snowbell
French name	aliboufier de Porto Rico
Spanish name	palo de jasmin, palo de jazmin (Puerto Rico)
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Latin name	Styrax radians P.W.Fritsch
Family	Styracaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Sinaloa to Oaxaca)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology
Use	fd ti (ox yokes)
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English name	radiating snowbell
French name	aliboufier radié
Spanish name	aguacalillo, azagar, cortapico, levadura, mamuyo, zajar (Mexico)
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Latin name	Styrax ramirezii Greenm.
Family	Styracaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Sinaloa to Chiapas)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	L
Foliage	E
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Synonym	Styrax argenteus var. hintonii (Bullock) Gonsoulin Styrax argenteus var. micranthus (Perkins) D'Arcy Styrax argenteus var. ramirezii (Greenm.) Gonsoulin Styrax cyathocalyx Perkins Styrax hintonii Bullock Styrax micranthus Perkins Styrax orizabensis Perkins Styrax ramirezii var. micranthus (Perkins) Perkins Styrax ramirezii var. orizabensis (Perkins) Perkins
English name	Ramírez snowbell
French name	aliboufier de Ramírez
Spanish name	azajar, chilaquate, escaramuza, garrapata, jaboncillo colorado, mamullo, mamuyo, memelita, palo de casa (Mexico)
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Latin name	Styrax steyermarkii P.W.Fritsch
Family	Styracaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Guatemala, Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
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English name	Steyermark snowbell
French name	aliboufier de Steyermark
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Latin name	Styrax tuxtlensis P.W.Fritsch
Family	Styracaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Veracruz)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
Foliage	E
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English name	Tuxtla snowbell
French name	aliboufier de Tuxtla
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Latin name	Styrax warscewiczii Perkins
Family	Styracaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Guerrero to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology
Use	fw
Synonym	Styrax polyneurus Perkins
English name	Warscewicz snowbell
French name	aliboufier de Warscewicz
Spanish name	aguacate, ascá, ascá laurel, azulillo (Costa Rica); el común (El Salvador); estoraque (Guatemala); oreja de venado (El Salvador); quiquieirrí, resina (Costa Rica); sapuyulillo de montaña (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Suberanthus Borhidi & M.Fernández
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution
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English name	suberanthus
French name	suberanthe
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Latin name	Suberanthus brachycarpus (Griseb.) Borhidi & M.Fernández
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Hispaniola)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Ferdinandea brachycarpa Griseb. Rondeletia brachycarpa (Griseb.) C.Wright Rondeletia elliptica Urb.
English name	shortfruit suberanthus
French name	suberanthe à fruits courts
Spanish name	aguacatillo (Cuba, Dominican Republic); capá (Cuba)
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Latin name	Suberanthus neriifolius (A.Rich.) Borhidi & M.Fernández
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Exostema neriifolium A.Rich. Ferdinandea angustata C.Wright ex Griseb. Ferdinandusa angustata C.Wright ex K.Schum. Rondeletia angustata (C.Wright ex Griseb.) C.Wright ex Sauv. Rondeletia neriifolia (A.Rich.) Urb.
English name	oleanderleaf suberanthus
French name	suberanthe à feuilles d'oléandre
Spanish name	caobilla, caobilla de sabàna de flor punzó, hatillo cocuyo de sabana (Cuba)
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Latin name	Subpilocereus Backeb.
Family	Cactaceae
Distribution
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Synonym	Cereus Mill. p.p.
English name	subpilocereus
French name	subpilocereus
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Latin name	Subpilocereus repandus (L.) Backeb.
Family	Cactaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Lesser Antilles) N South America (Colombia, Venezuela)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Cactus repandus L. Cereus atroviridis Backeb. Cereus grenadensis Britton & Rose Cereus margaritensis J.R.Johnst. Cereus repandus (L.) Mill. Pilocereus repandus (L.) K.Schum. Subpilocereus grenadensis (Britton & Rose) Backeb. Subpilocereus margaritensis (J.R.Johnst.) Backeb.
English name	repand subpilocereus
French name	subpilocereus ondulé
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Latin name	Suriana L.
Family	Surianaceae
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English name	baycedar
French name	suriane
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