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Latin name	Bauhinia rubeleruziana Donn.Sm.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SCSE
Height	S
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Synonym	Bauhinia emarginella Standl. Bauhinia palenquensis Lundell Casparea rubeleruziana (Donn.Sm .) Britton & Rose
English name	RioRubeleruz bauhinia
French name	bauhinie du rio Rubeleruz
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Latin name	Bauhinia subrotundifolia Cav.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico) int MW Africa
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
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Ecology	hel
Use	fd (flower buds: India) pl
Synonym	Bauhinia lunaria Cav. Bauhinia oaxacana (Britton) Standl. Bauhinia rotundifolia Pers. Bauhinia spathacea DC. Bauhinia subrotundifolia var. salina-cruzana Wunderlin Casparea lunaria (Cav.) Kunth ex B.D.Jacks. Casparea lunaria (Cav.) Kunth ex Britton & Rose Casparea oaxacana Britton Casparea spathacea (DC.) Britton & Rose Casparea subrotundifolia (Cav.) Kunth ex B.D.Jacks. Casparea subrotundifolia (Cav.) Kunth ex Britton & Rose Mandarus rotundifolia Raf.
English name	roundedleaf bauhinia
French name	bauhinie à feuilles rondes; bauhinia à une étamine, petit flamboyant
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Latin name	Bauhinia ungulata L.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama) South America (general)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	xer
Use	dr fr ma (pack saddles)
Synonym	Bauhinia benthamiana Taub. Bauhinia cavanillei Millsp. Bauhinia inermis (Cav.) Pers. Bauhinia macrostachya Benth. Bauhinia unguiculata Sessé & Moç. Cansenia ungulata (L.) Raf. Pauletia inermis Cav. Pauletia ungulata (L.) A.Schmitz
English name	hoofshaped bauhinia; cow foot tree (Belize)
French name	bauhinie sabot
Spanish name	casco de venado (Costa Rica); pata de buey (Bolivia); pata de cabra (Costa Rica); pata de vaca (Guatemala); pata de venado, pie de cabro (El Salvador); pie de vaca (Belize, Honduras); pie de venado (Guatemala); uña de vaca (Bolivia)
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Latin name	Beaucarnea Lem.
Family	Agavaceae
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English name	beaucarnea; nolina p.p.
French name	beaucarnea; nolina p.p.
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Latin name	Beaucarnea goldmanii Rose
Family	Agavaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
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English name	Chiapas beaucarnea
French name	beaucarnea du Chiapas
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Other name	tut (kekchí, Guatemala)
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Latin name	Beaucarnea guatemalensis Rose
Family	Agavaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala, Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SE
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English name	Guatemala beaucarnea
French name	beaucarnea du Guatemala
Spanish name	izote macho (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Beaucarnea inermis (S.Watson) Rose
Family	Agavaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Tamaulipas to Morelos)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
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Synonym	Dasylirion inermis S.Watson
English name	unarmed beaucarnea
French name	beaucarnea inerme
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Latin name	Beaucarnea pliabilis (Baker) Rose
Family	Agavaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Mexico: Quintana Roo and Yucatán; Guatemala, Belize)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Ecology	mes
Use	ma
Synonym	Beaucarnea ameliae Lundell Beaucarnea petenensis (Lundell) Lundell Dasylirion pliabile Baker Dracaena petenensis Lundell Nolina pliabilis (Baker) Lundell
English name	flexuosus beaucarnea
French name	beaucarnea flexible
Spanish name	coreho, coucho, izote
Other name	chicú (mam); chit, tsipil (Mexico)
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Latin name	Beaucarnea sanctomariana L.Hern.
Family	Agavaceae
Distribution	SC North America (end Mexico: Oaxaca)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
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English name	SantaMariaChimalapa beaucarnea
French name	beaucarnea de Santa-Maria-Chimalapa
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Latin name	Behaimia Griseb.
Family	Leguminosae
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English name	behaimia
French name	behaimia
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Latin name	Behaimia cubensis Griseb.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Ecology	calc
Use	ti
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English name	Cuban behaimia
French name	behaimia de Cuba
Spanish name	ciruelillo, guayacán blanco, guayacancillo (Cuba)
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Latin name	Behaimia roigii Borhidi
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	Roig behaimia
French name	behaimia de Roig
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Latin name	Beilschmiedia Nees
Family	Lauraceae
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Synonym	Bellota Gay Hufelandia Nees
English name	slugwood
French name	beilschmiedia
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Latin name	Beilschmiedia alloiophylla (Rusby) Kosterm.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) N MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador: Andes)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Use	ti
Synonym	Ocotea alloiophylla Rusby
English name	diverseleaf slugwood
French name	beilschmiedia diversifolié
Spanish name	jigua de aguacate, María aguacatillo (Ecuador)
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Latin name	Beilschmiedia anay (S.F.Blake) Kosterm.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (E Mexico, Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel xer calc
Use	fd
Synonym	Hufelandia anay S.F.Blake
English name	anay slugwood
French name	beilschmiedia anay
Spanish name	anay (Guatemala); anaya negra, escalán, excalán (Mexico); quizzará (Costa Rica)
Other name	jani'ya (Mexico)
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Latin name	Beilschmiedia angustielliptica Lorea-Hern.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Guerrero)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
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English name	narrowlyelliptic slugwood
French name	beilschmiedia elliptique
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Latin name	Beilschmiedia brenesii C.K.Allen
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	Brenes slugwood
French name	beilschmiedia de Brenes
Spanish name	chancho blanco, chancho colorado, chancho rosado (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Beilschmiedia costaricensis (Mez & Pittier) C.K.Allen
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) N MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Synonym	Beilschmiedia rohliana Lasser Cryptocarya kostermansiana C.K.Allen Hufelandia costaricensis Mez & Pittier
English name	CostaRica slugwood
French name	beilschmiedia du Costa Rica
Spanish name	aguacatillo (Colombia, Ecuador); chancho (Costa Rica); huevo cuguán, malde, pacche (Ecuador); palo oso, puma, pumapara (Peru)
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Latin name	Beilschmiedia hondurensis Kosterm.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
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English name	Belize slugwood
French name	beilschmiedia du Belize
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Latin name	Beilschmiedia immersinervis Sa.Nishida
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
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English name	immersedveines slugwood
French name	beilschmiedia à nervures immergées
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Latin name	Beilschmiedia manantlanensis Cuevas & Cochrane
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Jalisco)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	L
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English name	Manantlan slugwood
French name	beilschmiedia de Manantlan
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Latin name	Beilschmiedia mexicana (Mez) Kosterm.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, Belize)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
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Ecology	mes [calc]
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Synonym	Hufelandia mexicana Mez Linociera areolata Lundell
English name	Mexican slugwood
French name	beilschmiedia du Mexique
Spanish name	celanique (Mexico)
Other name	tzitztez (Mexico)
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Latin name	Beilschmiedia ovalioides Sa.Nishida
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SC North America (S Mexico)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	L
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English name	ovallike slugwood
French name	beilschmiedia ovaloïde
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Latin name	Beilschmiedia ovalis (S.F.Blake) C.K.Allen
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Ecology	hel
Use	fr (quetzal eats fruits)
Synonym	Beilschmiedia austin-smithii (Standl.) C.K.Allen Hufelandia ovalis S.F.Blake Persea austin-smithii Standl.
English name	oval slugwood
French name	beilschmiedia oval
Spanish name	aguacate negro (Costa Rica); aguacatillo (Honduras)
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Latin name	Beilschmiedia pendula (Sw.) Hemsl.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Honduras to Panama, West Indies) NW NC MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel hyg->mes [calc] acid
Use	fr ti
Synonym	Beilschmiedia thomaea M.Gómez Hufelandia pendula (Sw.) Nees Hufelandia thomaea Nees Laurus pendula Sw. Wimmeria thomaea Nees
English name	red slogwood; red sweet wood, red sweetwood; slog-wood, slogwood, slug-wood, slugwood (Jamaica); yellow baysweet
French name	beilschmiedia laurier-rouge; bois noir (Antilles); laurier madame (Dominica); laurier rouge (Haiti)
Spanish name	aceitunillo (Cuba); aguacate (Puerto Rico); aguacatillo (Antilles); carne de doncella (Cuba); carraqueño (Puerto Rico); carrasqueño (Dominican Republic); cedro macho (Puerto Rico); chancho, chancho rosado, chanco blanco (Costa Rica); cigua amarilla (Cuba, Hispaniola); cimarrón (Puerto Rico); cobalongo macho (Venezuela); come negro (Costa Rica); curavara (Cuba); guajon (Puerto Rico); mulato, muleto (Cuba); palo colorado (Puerto Rico); tiguissaro (Costa Rica); vacarita (Panama); volador (Costa Rica)
Other name	bwa nwa (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Beilschmiedia riparia Miranda
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
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Synonym	Persea primatogena L.O.Williams
English name	riparian slugwood
French name	beilschmiedia riverain
Spanish name	aguacate (Nicaragua); aguacate de mico (Mexico); aguacate de monte, aguacate guaslipe (Nicaragua); aguacatillo (Mexico); aguacatillo colorado (Honduras); guaquemico (Mexico)
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Latin name	Beilschmiedia steyermarkii C.K.Allen
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
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English name	Steyermark slugwood
French name	beilschmiedia de Steyermark
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Latin name	Beilschmiedia sulcata (Ruiz & Pav.) Kosterm.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) N MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador: Amazonas; Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Synonym	Hufelandia latifolia Nees Hufelandia sulcata (Ruiz & Pav.) Nees Laurus sulcata Ruiz & Pav. Persea sulcata (Ruiz & Pav.) Meisn.
English name	grooved slugwood
French name	beilschmiedia cannelé
Spanish name	aguacate de monte, aguacatillo (Ecuador)
Other name	waykish (shuar, Ecuador)
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Latin name	Beilschmiedia tilarensis Sa.Nishida
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	Tilarán slugwood
French name	beilschmiedia de Tilarán
Spanish name	ajicillo (Colombia)
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Latin name	Beilschmiedia tovarensis (Meisn.) Sa.Nishida
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) NW NC MW MC South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Ecology	[sci] mes
Use	fr ti
Synonym	Aniba pseudo-coto (Rusby) Kosterm. Beilschmiedia tovarensis H.Karst. Hufelandia tovarensis Meisn. Ocotea pseudo-coto Rusby
English name	Tovar slugwood
French name	beilschmiedia de Tovar
Spanish name	aguacatillo (Colombia, Ecuador); aguacatillo de montaña (Ecuador); amarillo tara (Colombia); moena, palta moena, roble palta (Peru)
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