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Latin name	Vantanea Aubl.
Family	Humiriaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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Synonym	Helleria Nees & Mart. Lemniscia Schreb.
English name	vantanea
French name	vantanea
Spanish name	corozo (Panama)
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Latin name	Vantanea barbourii Standl.
Family	Humiriaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel->sci
Use	ex ti (bridge timbers, flooring, general heavy construction, mill foundation timbers, platform, railroad ties)
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English name	Barbour vantanea
French name	vantanea de Barbour
Spanish name	campano, caracolillo, chiricano (Costa Rica); chiricano triste; ira chiricana, ira chiricano, nispero, níspero (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Vantanea depleta McPherson
Family	Humiriaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	Panama vantanea
French name	vantanea du Panama
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Latin name	Vantanea occidentalis Cuatrec.
Family	Humiriaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	western vantanea
French name	vantanea de l'Ouest
Spanish name	chanulillo (Ecuador)
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Latin name	Vasconcella A.St.-Hil.
Family	Caricaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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Synonym	Carica sect. Vasconcella (A.St.-Hil.) Solms Vasconcella sect. Euvasconcella A.DC. Vasconcella sect. Hemipapaya A.DC.
English name	vasconcella
French name	vasconcelle
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Latin name	Vasconcella cauliflora (Jacq.) A.DC.
Family	Caricaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas to Panama) N MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Colombia, Venezuela)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology	hyg?->mes
Use	fr
Synonym	Carica boissieri Hemsl. Carica cauliflora Jacq.
English name	cauliflorus vasconcella
French name	vasconcelle cauliflore
Spanish name	melocotón de montaña (El Salvador); papaya, papayo montero (Nicaragua); topacula (Panama)
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Latin name	Vasconcella cundinamarcensis V.M.Badillo
Family	Caricaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) NW MW MC South America (Ecuador: Andes; Peru, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology	hel hyg
Use	dr (eliminate ematoma) fd (fruits: cooked or in marmalade, juice) pl (ornamental)
Synonym	Carica candamarcensis Hook.f. Carica cestriflora (A.DC.) Solms Carica chiriquensis Woodson Carica cundinamarcensis Linden Carica pubescens (A. DC.) Solms Carica pubescens Lenné & K.Koch Papaya pubescens (A.DC.) Kuntze Vasconcella cestriflora A.DC. Vasconcella pubescens A.DC.
English name	Cundinamarca vasconcella; mountain pawpaw
French name	vasconcelle de Cundinamarca
Spanish name	chamburo (Ecuador); papaya de tierra fria, papayuela
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Latin name	Vatairea Aubl.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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English name	vatairea
French name	vatairea
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Latin name	Vatairea erythrocarpa (Ducke) Ducke
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) N MW South America (Colombia, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Synonym	Tipuana erythrocarpa Ducke
English name	redfruit vatairea
French name	vatairea à fruits rouges
Spanish name	jayeña (Colombia); pulga (Ecuador)
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Latin name	Vatairea lundellii (Standl.) Killip
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	mes->hyg calc?
Use	ma ti (barrel for solids, beams, boat, bridge structure, farm buildings, fence posts, flooring, general carpentry, general construction, posts, railroad ties)
Synonym	Lonchocarpus amarus Standl. Tipuana lundellii Standl.
English name	Lundell vatairea; bitter angelin; bitterbush, bitterwood (Belize)
French name	vatairea de Lundell
Spanish name	amargo (Costa Rica); amargoso (Honduras, Mexico); canyultilté (Mexico); cocobolo de San Carlos (Costa Rica); cucaracho (Honduras); mora (Costa Rica); palo de zope (Honduras); picho, sacacera, tinco (Mexico)
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Latin name	Vauquelinia Corrêa ex Humb. & Bonpl.
Family	Rosaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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English name	vauquelinia
French name	vauquelinia
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Latin name	Vauquelinia australis Standl.
Family	Rosaceae
Distribution	SC North America (end Mexico: Oaxaca and Puebla)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	xer calc
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English name	austral vauquelinia
French name	vauquelinia austral
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Latin name	Vauquelinia californica (Torr.) Sarg.
Family	Rosaceae
Distribution	MW MC SW SC North America (USA: California, Arizona, New Mexico; Mexico: Baja California, Sonora to Durango)
North America distribution zone	MW MC SW SC
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	mes->xer
Use	pl (ornamental tree)
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English name	Torrey vauquelinia; Arizona-rosewood
French name	vauquelinia de Californie
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Latin name	Vauquelinia californica (Torr.) Sarg. ssp. californica
Family	Rosaceae
Distribution	MC SC North America (USA: Arizona; Mexico: Baja California Norte, Sonora)
North America distribution zone	MC SC
Height	S
Foliage	E
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Synonym	Spiraea californica Torr. Vauquelinia corymbosa Torr. non Humb. & Bonpl. Vauquelinia torreyi S.Watson
English name	typical Torrey vauquelinia
French name	vauquelinia de Californie typique
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Latin name	Vauquelinia californica ssp. pauciflora (Standl.) W.J.Hess & Henr.
Family	Rosaceae
Distribution	MC SC North America (USA: SE Arizona, SW New Mexico; Mexico: Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango)
North America distribution zone	MC SC
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	xer
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Synonym	Vauquelinia pauciflora Standl.
English name	fewflower Torrey vauquelinia; fewflower vauquelinia
French name	vauquelinia de Californie pauciflore
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Latin name	Vauquelinia californica ssp. retherfordii (I.M.Johnst.) W.J.Hess & Henr.
Family	Rosaceae
Distribution	SC North America (end Mexico: SW Coahuila and NE Durango)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	calc
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Synonym	Vauquelinia retherfordii I.M.Johnst.
English name	Retherford Torrey vauquelinia
French name	vauquelinia de Californie de Retherford
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Latin name	Vauquelinia californica ssp. sonorensis W.J.Hess & Henr.
Family	Rosaceae
Distribution	MW North America (USA: Ajo Mountains of Pima County in Arizona; Mexico: Baja California Norte)
North America distribution zone	MW
Height	S
Foliage	E
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English name	Sonora Torrey vauquelinia
French name	vauquelinia de Californie de Sonora
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Latin name	Vauquelinia corymbosa Corrêa ex Humb. & Bonpl.
Family	Rosaceae
Distribution	SC North America (USA: Texas; N Mexico)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
Foliage	E
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English name	corymbose vauquelinia; slim-leaf-rosewood (USA)
French name	vauquelinia à corymbes
Spanish name	árbol prieto, guayule (Mexico)
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Latin name	Vauquelinia corymbosa Corrêa ex Humb. & Bonpl. ssp. corymbosa
Family	Rosaceae
Distribution	SC North America (end Mexico: N Hidalgo and Querétaro)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	mes->xer calc
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English name	typical corymbose vauquelinia
French name	vauquelinia à corymbes typique
Spanish name	arbol prieto, guayúl, guayule, palo alto, palo prieto, palo verde, ucas (Mexico)
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Latin name	Vauquelinia corymbosa ssp. heterodon (I.M.Johnst.) W.J.Hess & Henr.
Family	Rosaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	calc
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Synonym	Vauquelinia heterodon I.M.Johnst.
English name	NuevoLeón corymbose vauquelinia
French name	vauquelinia à corymbes de Nuevo León
Spanish name	cercacilla, lantrisco, serucha (Mexico)
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Latin name	Vauquelinia corymbosa ssp. karwinskyi (Maxim.) W.J.Hess & Henr.
Family	Rosaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	mes calc
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Synonym	Vauquelinia karwinskyi Maxim. Vauquelinia potosina Painter ex Standl.
English name	Karwinsky corymbose vauquelinia
French name	vauquelinia à corymbes de Karwinsky
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Latin name	Verbesina L.
Family	Compositae
Distribution
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Synonym	Hamulium Cass. Platypteris Kunth Verbesina sect. Hamulium (Cass.) DC. Verbesina sect. Platypteris (Kunth) DC. Verbesina sect. Ximenesia (Cav.) A.Gray Ximenesia Cav.
English name	crownbeard
French name	verbesina
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Latin name	Verbesina apleura S.F.Blake
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Guatemala, Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
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Synonym	Verbesina apleura var. foliolata Standl. & Steyerm.
English name	Mexican crownbeard
French name	verbesina du Mexique
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Latin name	Verbesina baruensis Hammel & D'Arcy
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	Barú crownbeard
French name	verbesina de Barú
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Latin name	Verbesina breedlovei B.L.Turner
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SC North America (S Mexico)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
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Ecology	calc
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English name	Breedlove crownbeard
French name	verbesina de Breedlove
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Latin name	Verbesina calciphila Standl. & Steyerm.
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SC North America (Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
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Ecology	calc
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English name	calciphilous crownbeard
French name	verbesina calciphile
Spanish name	dalia de monte (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Verbesina crocata (Cav.) Less. ex DC.
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
Foliage
Ecology	hel
Use	pl
Synonym	Bidens crocata Cav. Platypteris crocata Kunth Spilanthes crocata Sims Spilanthes heterophyllus Sessé & Moç. Verbesina ovatifolia A.Gray
English name	saffronlike crownbeard
French name	verbesina safran
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Latin name	Verbesina fastigata B.L.Rob. & Greenm.
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Nayarit to Chiapas)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology	[sci]
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Synonym	Verbesina ampla M.E.Jones Verbesina grandis M.E.Jones non S.F.Blake Verbesina greenmanii Urb. Verbesina pinnatifida Cav. non Sw.
English name	fastigiate crownbeard
French name	verbesina fastigié
Spanish name	tacote, tacote amarillo (Mexico)
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Latin name	Verbesina furfuracea McVaugh
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Jalisco)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology	calc
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English name	scaly crownbeard
French name	verbesina écailleux
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Latin name	Verbesina fuscasiccans (D'Arcy) D'Arcy
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Wedelia fuscasicans D'Arcy
English name	Panama crownbeard
French name	verbesina du Panama
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