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Latin name	Banara splendens Urb.
Family	Flacourtiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Hispaniola: Grand Bois, Hinche, Isabel de Torres, Mirebalais)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Banara hotteana Urb. & Ekman
English name	shining banara
French name	banara brillant
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Latin name	Banara vanderbiltii Urb.
Family	Flacourtiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Puerto Rico)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	calc
Use	ex
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English name	Van der Bilt banara
French name	banara de Van der Bilt
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Latin name	Banara wilsonii Alain
Family	Flacourtiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	hyg
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English name	Wilson banara
French name	banara de Wilson
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Latin name	Barnebydendron J.H.Kirkbr.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution
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Synonym	Phyllocarpus Riedel ex Tul. non Riedel ex Endl.
English name	flametree
French name	barnebydendron
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Latin name	Barnebydendron riedelii J.H.Kirkbr.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala to Panama) NC MW MC South America (Venezuela, Peru, SW Brazil: Purús basin)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Use	pl
Synonym	Phyllocarpus riedelii Tul. Phyllocarpus septentrionalis Donn.Sm.
English name	Guatemala flametree; Guatemalan flame tree (Honduras, Panama)
French name	barnebydendron de Riedel
Spanish name	coralillo (Honduras); flor de mico, guacamayo (Guatemala, Honduras)
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Latin name	Bartholomaea Standl. & Steyerm.
Family	Flacourtiaceae
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English name	bartholomaea
French name	bartholomaea
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Latin name	Bartholomaea mollis Standl. & Steyerm.
Family	Flacourtiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	soft bartholomaea
French name	bartholomaea soyeux
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Latin name	Bartholomaea sessiliflora (Standl.) Standl. & Steyerm.
Family	Flacourtiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Belize, Guatemala: Petén)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	hyg
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Synonym	Bartholomaea paniculata Lundell Lunania sessiliflora Standl.
English name	sessileflower bartholomaea
French name	bartholomaea à fleurs sessiles
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Latin name	Bartlettina R.M.King & H.Rob.
Family	Compositae
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English name	bartlettina
French name	bartlettina
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Latin name	Bartlettina luxii (B.L.Rob) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Eupatorium luxii B.L.Rob. Neobartlettia luxii R.M.King & H.Rob.
English name	Lux bartlettina
French name	bartlettina de Lux
Spanish name	flor celeste, monte negro (Guatemala)
Other name	ec-cul (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Bartlettina montigena (Standl. & Steyerm.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SC SE North America (end Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Eupatorium montigenum Standl. & Steyerm.
English name	Miramundo bartlettina
French name	bartlettina de Miramundo
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Latin name	Bartlettina pansamalensis (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Bartlettina ruae (Standl.) R.M.King & H.Rob. Eupatorium pansamalense B.L.Rob. Eupatorium ruae Standl. Neobartlettia pansamalensis (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob. Neobartlettia ruae R.M.King & H.Rob.
English name	Pansamalá bartlettina
French name	bartlettina de Pansamalá
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Latin name	Bartlettina platyphylla (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Eupatorium platyphyllum B.L.Rob. Neobartlettia platyphylla (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
English name	broadleaf bartlettina
French name	bartlettina à feuilles larges
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Latin name	Bathysa C.Presl
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution
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Synonym	Schixocalyx Wedd. non Hochst. Schizocalyx Wedd. non Scheele non O.Berg Schloenleinia Klotzsch Voigtia Klotzsch
English name	bathysa
French name	bathysa
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Latin name	Bathysa veraguensis Dwyer
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	Veraguas bathysa
French name	bathysa de Veraguas
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Latin name	Batocarpus H.Karst.
Family	Moraceae
Distribution
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English name	batocarpus
French name	batocarpe
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Latin name	Batocarpus amazonicus (Ducke) Fosberg
Family	Moraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) NW MW MC South America (Colombia, Ecuador: Amazonas; Peru, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Ecology	hel hyg mes
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Synonym	Anonocarpus amazonicus Ducke Batocarpus maranhensis Emygdio & Emmerich
English name	Amazonas batocarpus
French name	batocarpe de l'Amazonie
Spanish name	guariuba, mashunasti (Peru); mururé (Bolivia)
Other name	nupirgi tupa (kuna, Panama)
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Latin name	Batocarpus costaricensis Standl. & L.O.Williams
Family	Moraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) NW MW MC? South America (Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Ecology	hyg
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English name	CostaRica batocarpus
French name	batocarpe du Costa Rica
Spanish name	ojoche macho (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Batocarpus orinocensis H.Karst.
Family	Moraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador: Andes, Amazonas; Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Use	fd (fruits) ti (construction)
Synonym	Anonocarpus peruvianus Ducke
English name	Orinoco batocarpus
French name	batocarpe de l'Orénoque
Spanish name	frutipan de monte (Ecuador); pan de arbol (Peru)
Other name	dei (secoya, Ecuador); pitu (aguaruna, Peru); sacha paparahua, tucha pishcu ila (quichua, Ecuador)
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Latin name	Bauhinia L.
Family	Leguminosae
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Synonym	Shnella Raddi
English name	bauhinia
French name	bauhinie; bauhinia
Spanish name	pata de vaca (Panama)
Other name	Affentrepen (german); bauhinia (italian)
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Latin name	Bauhinia aculeata L.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (El Salvador, Panama, Lesser Antilles) N MW MC South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador: Coast; Peru, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S[M]
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Synonym	Bauhinia affinis Vogel Bauhinia albicans Vogel Bauhinia albiflora Britton & Rose Bauhinia bredemeyeri Vogel Bauhinia catingae Harms Bauhinia emarginata Mill. Bauhinia glandulosa (Kunth) DC. Bauhinia grandiflora A.Juss. Bauhinia mirandina Pittier Bauhinia mollicella S.F.Blake Bauhinia mollifolia Pittier Bauhinia notophila Griseb. Bauhinia rotundata Mill. Bauhinia schultzei Harms Bauhinia tomentosa sensu Maycock non L. Bauhinia ungula Jacq. Bauhinia ungula Willd. ex Steud. Pauletia affinis (Vogel) Schmitz Pauletia glandulosa Kunth
English name	prickly bauhinia
French name	bauhinie hérissée
Spanish name	cimbrapoto, pata de cabra, pata de vaca, urape (Venezuela)
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Latin name	Bauhinia beguinotii Cufod.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	Béguinot bauhinia
French name	bauhinie de Béguinot
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Latin name	Bauhinia coclensis R.Torres
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (end Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	Coclé bauhinia
French name	bauhinie de Coclé
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Latin name	Bauhinia cookii Rose
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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Ecology	sci
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Synonym	Bauhinia calderonii (Rose) Lundell Bauhinia calderonii (Rose) Standl. & Steyerm. Bauhinia gigas Lundell Casparea calderonii Rose
English name	Cook bauhinia
French name	bauhinie de Cook
Spanish name	pie de venado (El Salvador)
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Latin name	Bauhinia dipetala Hemsl.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, Belize)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Bauhinia unilaterale Britten & Baker f. Casparea dipetala (Hemsl.) Britton & Rose Casparea unilateralis (Britten & Baker f.) Britton & Rose
English name	twopetal bauhinia
French name	bauhinie bipétale
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Latin name	Bauhinia divaricata L.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	S North America (Mexico to Costa Rica, Greater Antilles)
North America distribution zone	SW SC SE
Height	M
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Ecology	hel hyg->xer calc
Use	dr (macerated leaves decoction taken orally for heart palpitation, spasms and upset stomach) ma (fiber) ti(ob) (bows)
Synonym	Bauhinia adansoniana Guill. & Perr. Bauhinia amblyophylla Harms Bauhinia americana Laun. Bauhinia aurita Aiton Bauhinia caribaea Jenn. Bauhinia confusa Rose Bauhinia divaricata Lam. Bauhinia divaricata var.angustiloba Ekman ex Urb. Bauhinia furcata Desv. Bauhinia goldmanii Rose Bauhinia lamarckiana DC. Bauhinia latifolia Cav. Bauhinia mexicana Vogel Bauhinia peninsularis Brandegee Bauhinia porrecta Sw. Bauhinia racemifera Desv. Bauhinia retusa Poir. Bauhinia schlechtendaliana M.Martens & Galeotti Bauhinia versicolor Bertol. Casparea amblyophylla (Harms) Britton & Rose Casparea aurita Griseb. Casparea confusa (Rose) Britton & Rose Casparea divaricata (L.) Kunth ex Britton & Rose Casparea furcata (Desv.) B.D.Jacks. Casparea latifolia (Cav.) Kunth ex B.D.Jacks. Casparea mexicana (Vogel) Britton & Rose Casparea peninsularis (Brandegee) Britton & Rose Casparea porrecta (Sw.) Kunth ex B.D.Jacks. Casparea porrecta (Sw.) Kunth ex Griseb. Casparea schlechtendaliana (M.Martens & Galeotti) Britton & Rose Casparea versicolor (Bertol.) Britton & Rose Mandarus divaricata (L.) Raf.
English name	bullhoof bauhinia; bull hoof (Jamaica); cow hoof, cowfoot, goathoof (Belize); moco john (Jamaica); orchid tree; small bullhoof (Belize)
French name	bauhinie bois-caleçon; bois caleçon, bois caleson, collège matourin, petit caleçon (Haiti)
Spanish name	barba de mantel, calzoncillo; huella de chivo (Dominican Republic); pata de cabra; pata de chivo (Dominican Republic); pata de vaca (Belize, Cuba); pato de chivo, pie de cabra; pie de chivo (Dominican Republic); pie de vaca
Other name	bwa kalson, kolèg, matouren, tikalson (creole, Haiti); tsulubtok (maya, Belize)
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Latin name	Bauhinia multinervia (Kunth) DC.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua, Panama) NC South America (Venezuela)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Bauhinia glaucescens DC. Bauhinia megalandra Griseb. Pauletia glaucescens Kunth Pauletia multinervia Kunth
English name	bigradish bauhinia
French name	bauhinie petit-flamboyant; petit flamboyant
Spanish name	pata de cabra, pata de vaca, urape blanco (Venezuela)
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Latin name	Bauhinia pauletia Pers.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama) NC South America (Trinidad and Tobago)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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Ecology	xer
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Synonym	Bauhinia chlorantha Brandegee Bauhinia leptopetala DC. Bauhinia longiflora Rose Bauhinia panamensis Spreng. Bauhinia parvifolia Seem. non Vahl Bauhinia spinosa Poir. Pauletia aculeata Cav.
English name	railwayfence bauhinia
French name	bauhinie de Paulet
Spanish name	casco de venado (Costa Rica, Nicaragua)
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Latin name	Bauhinia picta (Kunth) DC.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) N MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Use	pl
Synonym	Bauhinia conceptionis Britton & Killip Bauhinia ligulata Pittier Pauletia picta Kunth
English name	mottled bauhinia; bull-hoof
French name	bauhinie colorée
Spanish name	cocla (Colombia); pata de vaca (Bolivia, Colombia); urrapia (Colombia)
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Latin name	Bauhinia pringlei S.Watson
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
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Ecology	calc
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Synonym	Casparea pringlei (S.Watson) Britton & Rose
English name	Pringle bauhinia
French name	bauhinie de Pringle
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