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Latin name	Viburnum hartwegii Benth.
Family	Caprifoliaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Oreinotinus hartwegii Oerst. Viburnum guatemalense Gand.
English name	Hartweg viburnum
French name	viorne de Hartweg
Spanish name	malacate, mosiche, palito de jalisia, salamo (Guatemala)
Other name	tzumocté, yech-batza (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Viburnum hondurense Standl.
Family	Caprifoliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	Honduras viburnum
French name	viorne du Honduras
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Latin name	Viburnum jucundum C.V.Morton
Family	Caprifoliaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
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Ecology	hyg
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Synonym	Viburnum brunnescens Standl. & Steyerm. Viburnum chiapense Lundell Viburnum matudae C.V.Morton
English name	pleasing viburnum
French name	viorne agréable
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Latin name	Viburnum jucundum var. detractum (Standl. & Steyerm.) D.N.Gibson
Family	Caprifoliaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
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Synonym	Viburnum detractum Standl. & Steyerm.
English name	detractum pleasing viburnum
French name	viorne agréable detractum
Spanish name	palo canahuatch (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Viburnum lentago L.
Family	Caprifoliaceae
Distribution	NC MC ME North America (Canada: S Saskatchewan to S Quebec; USA: Montana to Maine, Colorado to Virginia)
North America distribution zone	NC MC ME
Height	[S]
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel sci hyg->xer
Use	fd (fruits) fr (fruits) pl (ornamental)
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English name	nannyberry viburnum; blackhaw; nanny-berry (Canada, USA); sheep-berry; sheepberry (Canada, USA); sleepberry; sweet viburnum, wild raisin (Canada)
French name	viorne flexible; alisier, bourdaine (Canada); viorne à manchette; viorne à manchettes (Canada); viorne alisier, viorne lentago
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Other name	Schafbeere (german); lentaggine (italian)
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Latin name	Viburnum molinae Lundell
Family	Caprifoliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	Molina viburnum
French name	viorne de Molina
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Latin name	Viburnum mortonianum Standl. & Steyerm.
Family	Caprifoliaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
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English name	Morton viburnum
French name	viorne de Morton
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Latin name	Viburnum nudum L.
Family	Caprifoliaceae
Distribution	MC ME North America (USA: Arkansas to New Jersey, Texas to Florida)
North America distribution zone	MC ME
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	hyg
Use	fr
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English name	possumhaw viburnum; possumhaw, swamphaw
French name	viorne nue
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Latin name	Viburnum obovatum Walter
Family	Caprifoliaceae
Distribution	ME SE North America (USA: South Carolina to Florida)
North America distribution zone	ME SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg
Use	fr
Synonym	Viburnum nashii Small
English name	Walter viburnum; blackhaw; small-leaf arrow-wood (USA); small-leaf viburnum, Walters viburnum
French name	viorne obovée
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Latin name	Viburnum obtusatum D.N.Gibson
Family	Caprifoliaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
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English name	obtuse viburnum
French name	viorne obtuse
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Latin name	Viburnum prunifolium L.
Family	Caprifoliaceae
Distribution	MC ME North America (USA: Minnesota to New York, Texas to Georgia)
North America distribution zone	MC ME
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology
Use	fd (fruits)
Synonym	Viburnum bushii Ashe Viburnum prunifolium var. bushii (Ashe) Palmer & Steyerm. Viburnum prunifolium var. globosum Nash ex C.K.Schneid.
English name	blackhaw viburnum; black haw, blackhaw; smooth blackhaw (USA); stagbush, sweethaw
French name	viorne à feuilles de prunier
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Latin name	Viburnum rufidulum Raf.
Family	Caprifoliaceae
Distribution	MC ME North America (USA: Kansas to Virginia, Texas to Florida)
North America distribution zone	MC ME
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	xer
Use	fr
Synonym	Viburnum prunifolium var. ferrugineum Torr. & A.Gray Viburnum rufidulum var. margarettiae Ashe Viburnum rufotomentosum Small
English name	rusty viburnum; blackhaw, bluehaw rusty nannyberry, nannyberry, rusty blackhaw, rusty blackhaw viburnum, southern blackhaw, southern nannyberry
French name	viorne rousse
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Latin name	Viburnum siltepecanum Lundell
Family	Caprifoliaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
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English name	Siltepec viburnum
French name	viorne de Siltepec
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Latin name	Viburnum stellatotomentosum (Oerst.) Hemsl.
Family	Caprifoliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Oreinotinus stellato-tomentosum Oerst. Viburnum stellato-pilosum Pol.
English name	tomentose viburnum
French name	viorne tomenteuse
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Latin name	Viburnum subpubescens Lundell
Family	Caprifoliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	puberulent viburnum
French name	viorne pubérulente
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Latin name	Viburnum tacanense Lundell
Family	Caprifoliaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
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English name	Tacaná viburnum
French name	viorne du Tacaná
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Latin name	Viburnum trilobum Marshall
Family	Caprifoliaceae
Distribution	NW M North America (Canada: British Columbia to Newfoundland; USA: North Dakota to New Jersey, South Dakota to Virginia)
North America distribution zone	NW MW MC ME
Height	[S?]
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Synonym	Viburnum opulus ssp. trilobum (Marshall) R.T.Clausen Viburnum opulus var. americanum Aiton Viburnum opulus var. trilobum (Marshall) McAfee
English name	American viburnum; American cranberrybush, American cranberrybush viburnum, cranberry, highbush-cranberry, pimbina
French name	viorne trilobée; quatre-saisons des bois
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Latin name	Viburnum venustum C.V.Morton
Family	Caprifoliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Ecology	hyg
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English name	graceful viburnum
French name	viorne gracieuse
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Latin name	Viburnum villosum Sw.
Family	Caprifoliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Viburnum corymbosum Urb. non Rehder Viburnum cubense Urb.
English name	villous viburnum
French name	viorne villeuse
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Latin name	Viburnum villosum var. subdentatum Griseb.
Family	Caprifoliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	dentate villous viburnum
French name	viorne villeuse denticulée
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Latin name	Viburnum villosum Sw. var. villosum
Family	Caprifoliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	typical villous viburnum
French name	viorne villeuse typique
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Latin name	Victorinia Léon
Family	Euphorbiaceae
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English name	victorinia
French name	victorinia
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Latin name	Victorinia acrandra (Urb.) Léon
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Haiti? and Dominican Republic: Bahoruco, Villa Altagracia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Use	tx (urticating pubescence)
Synonym	Cnidoscolus acrandrus (Urb.) Pax & K.Hoffm. Jatropha acrandra Urb.
English name	Bahoruco victorinia
French name	victorinia de Bahoruco
Spanish name	pringa leche (Dominican Republic)
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Latin name	Viguiera Kunth
Family	Compositae
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Synonym	Bahiopsis Kellogg Haplocalymma S.F.Blake Hymenostephium Benth. Leighia Cass.
English name	goldeneye
French name	viguiera
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Latin name	Viguiera puruana Paray
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SC North America (S Mexico)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
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Ecology	calc
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Synonym	Viguiera blakei McVaugh
English name	Purúa goldeneye
French name	viguiera de Purúa
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Latin name	Viguiera quinqueradiata (Cav.) A.Gray
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Jalisco)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
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Synonym	Helianthus quinque-radiatus Cav. Leighia leptocephala DC.
English name	Mexican goldeneye
French name	viguiera du Mexique
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Latin name	Viguiera sphaerocephala (DC.) Hemsl.
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Michoacán)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
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Synonym	Encelia squarrosa Greenm. Leighia sphaerocephala DC.
English name	roundhead goldeneye
French name	viguiera à tête arrondie
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Latin name	Virola Aubl.
Family	Myristicaceae
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English name	virola; banak, wild nutmeg
French name	virole; yayamadou
Spanish name	bogamani (Panama); cuangare blanco, cuangare conche caiman, cuangare o nuánamos (Colombia); fruta dorada, Miguelario (Panama)
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Latin name	Virola guatemalensis (Hemsl.) Warb.
Family	Myristicaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
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Use	fr (fruits eaten by birds and mamals) ti (boxes, cabinet work, concrete form, corestock, crates, furniture, general carpentry, interior construction, plywood)
Synonym	Myristica guatemalensis Hemsl. Virola laevigata Standl.
English name	Guatemala virola
French name	virole du Guatemala
Spanish name	cacao cimarron, cacao volador (Guatemala); fruta dorada (Honduras); fruta dorado (Costa Rica); palo de sebo (Guatemala); sangre (Honduras)
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Latin name	Virola koschnyi Warb.
Family	Myristicaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Guatemala to Panama) N MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	[D]
Ecology	hyg
Use	dr fd ma (oil: potential for exportation, seeds oil for candles) pp (good for paper pulp) ti (boat construction, boxes, cabinet work, concrete forms, crates, fiber board, furniture, general carpentry, interior construction, light construction, moulding, ornamental and interior finishing, ornamental boxes, packaging, particleboards, plaque, plywood, plywood corestock, posts, sawn timber, scaffolding, veneer, wrapping)
Synonym	Virola merendonis Pittier
English name	Koschny virola; black banak (Belize); merendon virola
French name	virole de Koschny
Spanish name	achiotillo (Costa Rica); banak (Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua); banak colorado; bogamani (Panama); cedrillo, drago (Guatemala); fruta dorada (Costa Rica, Nicaragua); fruta dorado (Costa Rica); palo de sangre (Belize, Honduras); sangre (Guatemala, Honduras); sangre colorada (Honduras); sangre drago (Nicaragua); sangre real, sangro rojo (Honduras); sebo (Colombia, Nicaragua); soto (Colombia); virola (Honduras)
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