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Latin name	Turnera panamensis Urb.
Family	Turneraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	Panama turnera
French name	turnera du Panama
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Latin name	Turpinia Vent.
Family	Staphyleaceae
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Synonym	Dalrympelea Roxb. Eyrea Champ. ex Benth. Lacepedea Kunth Ochranthe Lindl. Triceraia Willd. ex Roem.
English name	turpinia
French name	turpinia
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Latin name	Turpinia insignis (Kunth) Tul.
Family	Staphyleaceae
Distribution	SC North America (S Mexico, Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
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Synonym	Lacepedea insignis Kunth
English name	remarkable turpinia
French name	turpinia remarquable
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Other name	zushkuztez (Mexico)
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Latin name	Turpinia jimenezii Lundell
Family	Staphyleaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	Jiménez turpinia
French name	turpinia de Jiménez
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Latin name	Turpinia occidentalis (Sw.) G.Don
Family	Staphyleaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, West Indies) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	sci hyg calc acid
Use	dr (infusion of leaves to drop fever) fw
Synonym	Dalrympelea domingensis Spreng. Lacepedea pinnata Schiede Staphylea heterophylla Ruiz & Pav. Staphylea occidentalis Sw. Triceros paniculata M.Gómez Turpinia glandulosa Bello Turpinia heterophylla (Ruiz & Pav.) Tul. Turpinia occidentalis Griseb. Turpinia paniculata Stahl Turpinia paniculata Vent. Turpinia pinnata (Schiede) Hemsl. Turpinia shiedeana Tul.
English name	wild turpinia; casscada wood, iron wood, mutton wood (Jamaica); wild alder; wild casscada (Jamaica)
French name	turpinia marron; bois surreau marron, bois vignot, bois-pilori, marron, surreau marron
Spanish name	bija (Dominican Republic); cajeta, cajeta tinta (Guatemala); cedrillo (El Salvador); cedro hembra, cendro hembra (Dominican Republic); cimarrón (Cuba); eugenio (Puerto Rico); guarapo (Dominican Republic); güira (Cuba); juan primero (Dominican Republic); lilayo (Puerto Rico); prieto (Dominican Republic); roble (Cuba); sapan de paloma (Ecuador); saúco (Cuba); sauco cimarrón (Cuba, Puerto Rico); sauquillo (Puerto Rico); serrucho (Cuba); tinta (Guatemala); violeta, violeta cimarrón, violeta cimarrona (Dominican Republic)
Other name	jihui joxo, taxá (chácobo, Bolivia)
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Latin name	Turpinia occidentalis ssp. breviflora Croat
Family	Staphyleaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama; West Indies) NW MC South America (Colombia, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Use	dr (decoction is drunk to alleviate fever)
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English name	shortflower wild turpinia
French name	turpinia marron à fleurs courtes
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Other name	toxa (chácobo, Bolivia)
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Latin name	Turpinia occidentalis (Sw.) G.Don ssp. occidentalis
Family	Staphyleaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama; West Indies) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
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English name	typical wild turpinia
French name	turpinia marron typique
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Latin name	Turpinia paucijuga Lundell
Family	Staphyleaceae
Distribution	SC North America (S Mexico, Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	L
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English name	Mexican turpinia
French name	turpinia du Mexique
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Latin name	Turpinia picardae Urb.
Family	Staphyleaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Hispaniola: Massif de la Selle)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	Picard turpinia
French name	turpinia de Picard
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Latin name	Turpinia tricornuta Lundell
Family	Staphyleaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
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English name	threehorned turpinia
French name	turpinia tricorniculé
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Latin name	Ulmus L.
Family	Ulmaceae
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Synonym	Chaetoptelea Liebm.
English name	elm; wahoo, whahoo (USA)
French name	orme
Spanish name	olmo
Other name	anib (otchipwe, Canada); azad (Asia minor); irini kupi (montagnais, Canada); ojâshigob (otchipwe, Canada); oká: ratsi (mohawk, Canada); olmero, olmo (italian); Rüster (german); uchachikupi (montagnais, Canada); Ulme (german)
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Latin name	Ulmus alata Michx.
Family	Ulmaceae
Distribution	MC ME SE North America (USA: Kansas to Maryland, Texas to Florida)
North America distribution zone	MC ME SE
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	sci [hel] mes xer
Use	fr ma (bast used to tie cotton-bales) pl ti
Synonym	Ulmus americana var. alata (Michx.) Spach Ulmus pumila Walter non L.
English name	winged elm; cork elm; red elm (USA); small-leaved elm, wahoo, wahoo elm
French name	orme ailé; orme à petites feuilles, orme liège ailé
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Latin name	Ulmus americana L.
Family	Ulmaceae
Distribution	NC MC ME SE North America (Canada: S Saskatchewan to Nova Scotia; USA: Montana to Maine, Texas to Florida) int ME Eurasia (China: Hebei, Jiangsu, Shandong)
North America distribution zone	NC MC ME SE
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	sci [hel] hyg->mes acid->basi
Use	cl (emblem tree of Washington State of USA) dr (bark infusion, decoction and cataplasm for cough, cold, sore eyes, dysentery and diarrhea, bath for appendicitis; broken bones, gonorrhea, gynecological aid, pulmonary hemorrhage, wash for gun wounds) ex? fr fw ma pl (ornamental, shade tree) pp sa (shade tree) ti (boxes, cabinet work, coffin, crates, decorative veneer, furniture, paneling, queys, ship building, sports equipment) ti(ob) (canoes, containers, cooperage, crates, ropes, spocke and pipe-box of cart-wheels, tod-handles)
Synonym	Ulmus alba Raf. Ulmus americana var. aspera Chapm. Ulmus americana var. floridana (Chapm.) Little Ulmus americana f. alba (Aiton) Fernald Ulmus americana f. ascendens Slavin Ulmus americana f. columnaris Rehder Ulmus americana f. intercedens Fernald Ulmus americana f. laevior Fernald Ulmus americana f. pendula (Aiton) Fernald Ulmus americana f. viridis Seymour Ulmus floridana Chapm.
English name	American elm; elm (Canada); Florida elm; grey elm, orham wood (Canada); soft elm; swamp elm (Canada, USA); water elm (USA); white elm (Canada, USA)
French name	orme d'Amérique; orme (Canada, USA); orme blanc (Canada); orme blanc d'Amérique; orme maigre (Canada, USA)
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Other name	Amerikanische Weissulme (german); irinikupi (montagnais, Canada); meiguo yu (chinese, China); olmo americano (italian); uchachikupi (montagnais, Canada); Weissulme (german)
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Latin name	Ulmus crassifolia Nutt.
Family	Ulmaceae
Distribution	MC ME SC SE North America (USA: Missouri to Texas to Florida; Mexico: Nuevo León, Tamaulipas)
North America distribution zone	MC ME SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	xer calc basi
Use	fr pl ti
Synonym	Ulmus monterreyensis C.H.Müll.
English name	cedar elm; basket elm, lime elm; olmo (USA); red elm, scrub elm, southern red elm, southern rock elm, Texas elm
French name	orme à feuilles épaisses
Spanish name	olmo
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Latin name	Ulmus ismaelis Todzia & Panero
Family	Ulmaceae
Distribution	SC North America (end Mexico: Oaxaca)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
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English name	Ismael elm
French name	orme d'Ismael
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Latin name	Ulmus mexicana (Liebm.) Planch.
Family	Ulmaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L[G]
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel hyg
Use	ma pp ti (boat construction, boxes, cabinet work, cart-wheel, crates, decorative veneer, farm building, flooring, furniture, general carpentry, interior construction, manual goods, ornament and interior finishing, plywood, railroad ties, tool handles, trench, veneer)
Synonym	Chaetoptelea mexicana Liebm.
English name	Mexican elm
French name	orme du Mexique
Spanish name	capulín (Costa Rica); careto, cedrillo (Honduras); ceniza, cenizo (Panama); chaperno, cuerillo, cuero (Mexico); cuero de toro (Honduras); ilite (Mexico); manteco, membrillo (Honduras); mezcal (Mexico); mezcalillo (Honduras); palo de baqueta, papalote, petatillo (Mexico); terrá, tirra, tirrá (Costa Rica)
Other name	chuchum, nuculpat, sacpacché, sacpucté; tiacacuáhuitl (nahuatl, Mexico); tlacacuahuitl; tza (huasteco, Mexico); tzapasnaca; zempoalehuatl (Mexico)
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Latin name	Ulmus rubra Muhl.
Family	Ulmaceae
Distribution	MC ME SC North America (Canada: S Ontario, S Quebec; USA: North Dakota to Maine, Texas to Florida)
North America distribution zone	MC ME SC
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	sci hyg->xer calc
Use	dr (catarrhs, cold, cough, dressing burns and sores, dysentery, inducing labor soothing stomach and bowels, infusion, laxative) dr(ob) [ex] fd(ob) fr ti
Synonym	Ulmus americana Marshall non L. Ulmus crispa Willd. Ulmus fulva Michx. Ulmus heyderi Späth Ulmus pubescens Walter
English name	slippery elm; budded elm; gray elm (USA); moose elm; red elm (Canada, USA); slippery-barked elm, soft elm, sweet elm
French name	orme rouge; orme gras (Canada); orme roux (Canada, France)
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Other name	Fuchsulme (german); olmo rosso (italian); Rotulme (german)
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Latin name	Ulmus serotina Sarg.
Family	Ulmaceae
Distribution	MC ME North America (USA: Oklahoma and Texas to Kentucky and Georgia; Mexico: Coahuila, Nuevo León)
North America distribution zone	MC ME
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	hyg mes calc
Use	fr pl sa ti
Synonym	Ulmus divaricata C.H.Müll. Ulmus multinervosa C.H.Müll.
English name	September elm; broad crowned tree, red elm
French name	orme tardif
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Latin name	Ulmus thomasii Sarg.
Family	Ulmaceae
Distribution	MC ME North America (Canada: S Ontario, S Quebec; USA: North Dakota to Vermont, Kansas to Maryland)
North America distribution zone	MC ME
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	sci mes->xer calc basi
Use	ex fr (fruits) ma ti (chairs, hockeysticks, piano chairs, tool handles) ti(ob) (agricultural tools, car framing, in the 19th century Americans exported it to England for naval construction)
Synonym	Ulmus racemosa D.Thomas non Borkh.
English name	rock elm; cork elm (Canada, USA); cork-elm; hickory elm (USA); rock-elm, spreading elm, winged elm p.p.
French name	orme liège; orme à grappes, orme de Thomas (Canada); orme des rochers
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Other name	Felsenulme (german); olmo di Thomas (italian)
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Latin name	Umbellularia (Nees) Nutt.
Family	Lauraceae
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Synonym	Oreodaphne subgen. Umbellularia Nees
English name	umbellularia; California laurel, California-bay, California-laurel, myrtle wood, Oregon-myrtle, Pacific-myrtle, pepper wood, spice-tree
French name	umbellularia; laurier
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Other name	Berglorbeer (german); umbellularia (italian)
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Latin name	Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	MW SW North America (USA: Oregon, California; Mexico: Baja California)
North America distribution zone	MW SW
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	sci hyg? mes basi
Use	dr (medicinal purpose and occasionnally insecticide) fr ti (bowls, burl figured veneers, cabinet work, candlesticks, furniture, furniture finishing, joinery, marquetry, novelties, paneling, turned work) tx (odour)
Synonym	Tetranthera californica Hook. & Arn.
English name	California umbellularia; bay, bay laurel, bay tree, baytree, black myrtle, cajeput, California baytree, California laurel, California olive, California-bay, California-laurel, Californian bay, Californian laurel, headache tree, laurel, mountain laurel, myrtle, myrtle mountain laurel, myrtle tree, myrtle-wood, Oregon myrtle, Oregon-myrtle, Pacific-myrtle, pepperwood, spice-tree, spicetree, white myrtle, yellow myrtle
French name	umbellularia de Californie; laurier de Californie, myrte de l'Orégon
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Other name	Kalifornischer Lorbeer (german)
Trade name	myrtle, myrtle wood

Latin name	Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt. var. californica
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	MW SW? North America (USA: California, Oregon; Mexico: Baja California)
North America distribution zone	MW SW
Height	S[L?]
Foliage	E
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English name	typical California umbellularia
French name	umbellularia de Californie typique
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Latin name	Umbellularia californica var. fresnensis Eastw.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	MW North America (USA: Fresno county of California)
North America distribution zone	MW
Height	S[L?]
Foliage	E
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English name	Fresno California umbellularia
French name	umbellularia de Californie de Fresno
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Latin name	Ungnadia Endl.
Family	Sapindaceae
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English name	Mexicanbuckeye; Mexican-buckeye
French name	ungnadia
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Latin name	Ungnadia speciosa Endl.
Family	Sapindaceae
Distribution	MC SC North America (USA: New Mexico, Texas; Mexico: Sonora to San Luis Potosí)
North America distribution zone	MC SC
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	calc
Use	pl (ornamental tree) tx (seeds)
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English name	showy Mexicanbuckeye; Mexican-buckeye, monilla, New-Mexican-buckeye, Spanish-buckeye, Texas-buckeye
French name	ungnadia du Mexique
Spanish name	monilla, monillo
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Latin name	Unonopsis R.E.Fr.
Family	Annonaceae
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English name	unonopsis
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Latin name	Unonopsis costaricensis R.E.Fr.
Family	Annonaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	CostaRica unonopsis
French name	unonopsis du Costa Rica
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Latin name	Unonopsis hammelii G.E.Schatz
Family	Annonaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	Hammel unonopsis
French name	unonopsis de Hammel
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Latin name	Unonopsis macrocarpa Maas & Setten
Family	Annonaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	bigfruit unonopsis
French name	unonopsis à gros fruits
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Latin name	Unonopsis panamensis R.E.Fr.
Family	Annonaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	Panama unonopsis
French name	unonopsis du Panama
Spanish name	malagueto (Costa Rica)
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