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Latin name	Topobea aeruginosa (Standl.) L.O.Williams
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Honduras, Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Blakea aeruginosa Standl.
English name	verdigris topobea
French name	topobea vert-de-gris
Spanish name	uva (Honduras)
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Latin name	Topobea albertiae Wurdack
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	Alberti topobea
French name	topobea d'Alberti
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Latin name	Topobea amplifolia Almeda
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	ampleleaf topobea
French name	topobea à feuilles amples
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Latin name	Topobea brenesii Standl.
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	Brenes topobea
French name	topobea de Brenes
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Latin name	Topobea calophylla Almeda
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	beautifulleaf topobea
French name	topobea à belles feuilles
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Latin name	Topobea calycularis Naudin
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas to Panama) MW South America (Ecuador)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
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English name	Guatemala topobea
French name	topobea du Guatemala
Spanish name	canchij (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Topobea durandiana Cogn.
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	Durand topobea
French name	topobea de Durand
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Latin name	Topobea fragrantissima Almeda
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	fragrant topobea
French name	topobea odorant
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Latin name	Topobea laevigata (D.Don) Naudin
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Blakea laevigata D.Don
English name	smooth topobea
French name	topobea glabre
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Latin name	Topobea maurofernandeziana Cogn.
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
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English name	MauroFernandez topobea
French name	topobea de Mauro Fernandez
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Latin name	Topobea membranacea Wurdack
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) N South America (Colombia, Venezuela)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	membranous topobea
French name	topobea membraneux
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Latin name	Topobea multiflora (D.Don) Triana
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) MW MC South America (Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Blakea boliviensis (Cogn. ex Harms) Kuntze Blakea boliviensis Kuntze Blakea multiflora D.Don Topobea boliviensis Cogn. ex Harms Topobea longipes Naudin
English name	manyflower topobea
French name	topobea multiflore
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Latin name	Topobea parvifolia (Gleason) Almeda
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) MW South America (Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Blakea parvifolia Gleason
English name	smallleaf topobea
French name	topobea à petites feuilles
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Latin name	Topobea pittieri Cogn.
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	Pittier topobea
French name	topobea de Pittier
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Latin name	Topobea pluvialis Standl.
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	rain topobea
French name	topobea pluvial
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Latin name	Topobea praecox Gleason
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	precocious topobea
French name	topobea précoce
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Latin name	Topobea regeliana Cogn.
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	Panama topobea
French name	topobea du Panama
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Latin name	Topobea standleyi L.O.Williams
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SC North America (end Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
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English name	Standley topobea
French name	topobea de Standley
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Latin name	Topobea watsonii Cogn.
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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Use	cl dr
Synonym	Topobea allenii Standl. & L.O.Williams Topobea cooperi Gleason Topobea rosea Gleason Topobea urophylla Standl.
English name	Watson topobea; mountain sirin (Belize)
French name	topobea de Watson
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Latin name	Torralbasia Krug & Urb.
Family	Celastraceae
Distribution
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English name	torralbasia
French name	torralbasie
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Latin name	Torralbasia cuneifolia (C. Wright) Krug & Urb.
Family	Celastraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg
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Synonym	Euonymus cuneifolius C.Wright Evonymus cuneifolia C.Wright Myginda cuneifolia Griseb. Torralbasia domingensis Urb.
English name	cuneateleaf torralbasia
French name	torralbasie à feuilles cunéaires
Spanish name	boje (Puerto Rico); guairaje (Cuba); palo amarillo (Dominican Republic)
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Latin name	Torreya Arn.
Family	Taxaceae
Distribution
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Synonym	Tumion Raf.
English name	torreya; nutmeg, stinking cedar, stinking-cedar
French name	torreya
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Other name	Nusseibe, Stinkeibe (german); torreya (italian)
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Latin name	Torreya californica Torr.
Family	Taxaceae
Distribution	MW North America (USA: California) int MW Eurasia (Yugoslavia)
North America distribution zone	MW
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	sci mes calc
Use	fd(ob) pl
Synonym	Torreya myristica Hook. Tumion californicum (Torr.) Greene
English name	California torreya; California nutmeg, California-nutmeg, Californian nutmeg, Californian torreya
French name	torreya de Californie; muscadier de Californie, torreya muscadier
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Other name	Kalifornische Nusseibe, Kalifornische Stinkeibe (german)
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Latin name	Torreya taxifolia Arn.
Family	Taxaceae
Distribution	ME SE North America (end USA: the bluffs of Apalachicola river in S Georgia and Florida)
North America distribution zone	ME SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	sci [hel] hyg->mes calc
Use	cl ex (endangered species) fr ti (fencing)
Synonym	Tumion taxifolium (Arn.) Greene
English name	Florida torreya; gopherwood; savin (USA); stinking cedar, stinking-cedar, stinkingcedar; yew (USA)
French name	torreya de Floride
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Latin name	Tournefortia L.
Family	Boraginaceae
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Synonym	Mallotonia Britton Messerschmidia L. ex Hebenstr.
English name	tournefortia
French name	tournefortia
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Latin name	Tournefortia acutiflora M.Martens & Galeotti
Family	Boraginaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Guatemala, Belize, Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
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Ecology	hyg
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English name	acuteflower tournefortia
French name	tournefortia à fleurs pointues
Spanish name	robo de mico (Guatemala); tapalayote (El Salvador)
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Latin name	Tournefortia elongata D.N.Gibson
Family	Boraginaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Guatemala, Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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Ecology	hyg
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English name	elongated tournefortia
French name	tournefortia allongé
Spanish name	yerba coche (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Tournefortia filiflora Griseb.
Family	Boraginaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Lesser Antilles)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel xer calc
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Synonym	Tournefortia cymosa Griseb. non L. Tournefortia foetidissima Griseb. non Willd.
English name	filiformflower tournefortia; cold-withe (Puerto Rico)
French name	tournefortia à fleurs filiformes; herbe à chique, zherbes à chiques (Lesser Antilles)
Spanish name	nigua (Puerto Rico)
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Latin name	Tournefortia glabra L.
Family	Boraginaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola) MW South America (Ecuador, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Ecology	hyg
Use	dr
Synonym	Tournefortia cymosa L. Tournefortia foetidissima A.Rich. non L. Tournefortia macrophylla Lam.
English name	glabrous tournefortia
French name	tournefortia glabre
Spanish name	nigua (Cuba); nigua hedionda (Dominican Republic)
Other name	tke-nám (maya, Belize)
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Latin name	Tournefortia hirsutissima L.
Family	Boraginaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama; USA: Florida; Cuba, Puerto Rico) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Use	dr fd pl (ornamental) tx
Synonym	Messerschmidtia hirsutissima (L.) Roem. & Schult.
English name	Trinidad tournefortia; crocus, poison fish tie tie (Belize)
French name	tournefortia chique; chique-chique, liane chique (Haiti)
Spanish name	nigua, nigua peluda (Dominican Republic); robo de mico (Belize); sebito (El Salvador)
Other name	chik (maya, Belize)
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