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Latin name	Symplocos micrantha Krug & Urb.
Family	Symplocaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Puerto Rico)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
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Synonym	Symplocos polyantha Krug & Urb.
English name	smallflower sweetleaf
French name	symploque à petites fleurs
Spanish name	aceitunilla (Puerto Rico)
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Latin name	Symplocos moaensis Borhidi
Family	Symplocaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	Moa sweetleaf
French name	symploque de Moa
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Latin name	Symplocos molinae L.O.Williams
Family	Symplocaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	Molina sweetleaf
French name	symploque de la Molina
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Latin name	Symplocos octopetala Sw.
Family	Symplocaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Ternstroemia crenata Macfad.
English name	eightpetal sweetleaf
French name	symploque à huit pétales
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Latin name	Symplocos ovalis Wright ex Griseb.
Family	Symplocaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
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English name	oval sweetleaf
French name	symploque oval
Spanish name	azulejo del rosario (Cuba)
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Latin name	Symplocos panamensis McPherson
Family	Symplocaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	Panama sweetleaf
French name	symploque du Panama
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Latin name	Symplocos povedae Almeda
Family	Symplocaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	Poveda sweetleaf
French name	symploque de Poveda
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Latin name	Symplocos salicifolia Griseb.
Family	Symplocaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	acid
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English name	willowleaf sweetleaf
French name	symploque à feuilles de saule
Spanish name	azulejo de isla de Pinos (Cuba)
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Latin name	Symplocos serrulata Bonpl.
Family	Symplocaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Symplocos tomentosa Bonpl.
English name	serrulate sweetleaf
French name	symploque serré
Spanish name	fruta de para
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Latin name	Symplocos speciosa Hemsl.
Family	Symplocaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
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English name	showy sweetleaf
French name	symploque éclatant
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Latin name	Symplocos strigillosa Krug & Urb.
Family	Symplocaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	acid
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Synonym	Symplocos martinicensis Griseb. non Jacq.
English name	strigose sweetleaf
French name	symploque poilu
Spanish name	azulejo del pinar, jibacoa (Cuba)
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Latin name	Symplocos tacanensis Lundell
Family	Symplocaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
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English name	Tacaná sweetleaf
French name	symploque du Tacaná
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Latin name	Symplocos tinctoria (L.) L'Hér.
Family	Symplocaceae
Distribution	MC ME SC SE North America (USA: Oklahoma to Maine, Texas to Florida)
North America distribution zone	MC ME SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	E[D]
Ecology	mes
Use	fd ma (yellow dye from leaves and fruits) ti
Synonym	Hopea tinctoria L. Symplocos tinctoria var. ashei Harb. Symplocos tinctoria var. pygmaea Fernald
English name	common sweetleaf; horse sugar, horse-sugar, sweetleaf, yellowwood
French name	symploque commun; feuille douce commun
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Latin name	Symplocos tribracteolata Almeda
Family	Symplocaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	threebracteolate sweetleaf
French name	symploque à trois bractéoles
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Latin name	Symplocos tubulifera Krug & Urb.
Family	Symplocaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	?
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English name	tubular sweetleaf
French name	symploque tubulaire
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Latin name	Symplocos vatteri Standl. & Steyerm.
Family	Symplocaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
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English name	Vatter sweetleaf
French name	symploque de Vatter
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Latin name	Symplocos vernicosa L.O.Williams
Family	Symplocaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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English name	glossy sweetleaf
French name	symploque verni
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Latin name	Synadenium Boiss.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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English name	synadenium
French name	synadenium
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Latin name	Synadenium grantii Hook.f.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas to Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
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Use	pl (living fences)
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English name	Grant synadenium
French name	synadenium de Grant
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Latin name	Synapsis Griseb.
Family	Bignoniaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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English name	synapsis
French name	synapsis
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Latin name	Synapsis ilicifolia Griseb.
Family	Bignoniaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Ecology
Use	ex
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English name	hollyleaf synapsis
French name	synapsis à feuilles de houx
Spanish name	chicharrón (Cuba)
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Latin name	Synardisia (Mez) Lundell
Family	Myrsinaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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English name	synardisia
French name	synardisie
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Latin name	Synardisia venosa (Mast.) Lundell
Family	Myrsinaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology	hyg
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Synonym	Ardisia venosa Mast.
English name	veined synardisia; pish-match (Guatemala)
French name	synardisie nervurée
Spanish name	flor de lima (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Synechanthus H.Wendl.
Family	Palmae
Distribution
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English name	synechanthuspalm
French name	synéchanthe
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Latin name	Synechanthus angustifolius H.Wendl.
Family	Palmae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	narrowleaf synechanthuspalm
French name	synéchanthe à feuilles étroites
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Latin name	Synechanthus fibrosus (H.Wendl.) H.Wendl.
Family	Palmae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
Foliage
Ecology	sci calc
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Synonym	Chamaedorea fibrosa H.Wendl. Collinia fibrosa H.Wendl. Rathea fibrosa (H.Wendl.) H.Karst.
English name	monkeytail synechanthuspalm; monkey-tail palm (Belize)
French name	synéchanthe fibreux
Spanish name	capuca, coquilla, pacaya
Other name	tu-kek, tu-kiak, tu-kiik (maya, Belize)
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Latin name	Synechanthus panamensis H.E.Moore
Family	Palmae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	Panama synechanthuspalm
French name	synéchanthe du Panama
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Latin name	Synechanthus warscewiczianus H.Wendl.
Family	Palmae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	Warscewicz synechanthuspalm
French name	synéchanthe de Warscewicz
Spanish name	chontaduro-tunda (Ecuador)
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Latin name	Tabebuia Gomes ex DC.
Family	Bignoniaceae
Distribution
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Synonym	Couralia Splitg. Handroanthus Mattos Leucoxylon Raf. Potamoxylon Raf. Proterpia Raf. Roseodendron Miranda
English name	trumpettree
French name	tabébuia
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Other name	bwa nago, sip (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Tabebuia acrophylla (Urb.) Britton
Family	Bignoniaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Haiti: North Department; Dominican Republic: Samaná, Haitises, Bonao, La Vega, Dajabón)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology	calc sili
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Synonym	Tabebuia rugosa Leonard Tecoma acrophylla Urb.
English name	topleaf trumpettree
French name	tabébuia nago; bois nago, bois savane, nago (Haiti)
Spanish name	cucharillo (Cuba); hoja ancha, paragua (Hispaniola); pata de cotorra (Dominican Republic); pata de cotorro, piragua (Hispaniola); roble blanco (Puerto Rico); roble caiman (Cuba); roble de mona (Puerto Rico); yaguasa (Hispaniola)
Other name	bwa nago, bwa savann (creole, Haiti)
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