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Latin name	Zanthoxylum martinicense (Lam.) DC.
Family	Rutaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Bahamas, West Indies) N MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Ecuador, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M[L]
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel mes->xer
Use	dr (chewed bark for toothache, leaves poultice for sore, macerated leaves decoction taken orally or as a bath for digestive tract ailments) fd sa ti
Synonym	Fagara amoyensis (Tul.) Engl. Fagara martinicensis Lam. Zanthoxylum album Vahl Zanthoxylum amoyense Tul. Zanthoxylum ayua M.Gómez Zanthoxylum clava-herculis Sw. non L. Zanthoxylum juglandifolium Willd. non A.Rich. Zanthoxylum juglandifolium var. berterianum DC. Zanthoxylum lanceolatum Poir. Zanthoxylum martinicense ssp. amoyense (Tul.) Reynel
English name	Martinique pricklyash; Martinique prickly-ash; prickly yellow (Colombia, Jamaica); prickly-yellow (Jamaica); white hercules, white marrys; white prickle (Puerto Rico); wild school tree (Colombia); yellow Hercules (Jamaica); yellow-prickle (Netherlands Antilles, Tobago)
French name	clavalier de la Martinique; bois epineux, bois épineux, bois peine, bois pine, bois piné, bois piné blanc, bois pini (Haiti); epine (Dominica); epine gommier; épineux (Haiti); l'épine (Dominica); l'épine gommier, l'épineja; l'épinet (Trinidad and Tobago); l'épineux; l'épineux jaune, lépiné jaune, lépineux jaune, lépuni jaune (Guadeloupe); pine blanc; pineblanc, pini (Haiti)
Spanish name	agúa, agúa amarilla (Cuba); aguda (Dominican Republic); ayuà (Cuba); ayúa (Cuba, Puerto Rico); ayúa amarilla, ayuà amarillo (Cuba); ayúa macho (Cuba, Dominican Republic); ayuba; ayuda, bagúa, bayuà, bayúa (Cuba); cenizo (Puerto Rico); espino (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); espino rubial (Dominican Republic); espinosa (Puerto Rico); pino, pino de teta, pino macho, pino rubial (Dominican Republic)
Other name	bwa penn, bwa pine blan (creole, Haiti); dahue (waorani, Ecuador); pine blan (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Zanthoxylum melanostictum Schltdl. & Cham.
Family	Rutaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
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Synonym	Fagara bijuga Engl. Fagara crassifolia Engl. Fagara melanosticta (Schltdl. & Cham.) Engl. Zanthoxylum bijugum (Engl.) P.Wilson Zanthoxylum chiriquinum Standl. Zanthoxylum durifoliolum Lundell Zanthoxylum melanostictum ssp. bijugum (Engl.) Reynel Zanthoxylum melanostictum ssp. chiriquinum (Standl.) Reynel Zanthoxylum pallidum Steyerm. Zanthoxylum paucijugum Lundell Zanthoxylum scheryi Lundell Zanthoxylum tachirense Steyerm. Zanthoxylum xicense Miranda
English name	blackspotted pricklyash
French name	clavalier à taches noires
Spanish name	lagarto colorado (Costa Rica); naranjo (Colombia); teta (Honduras)
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Latin name	Zanthoxylum mollissimum (Engl.) P.Wilson
Family	Rutaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Fagara mollissima Engl. Zanthoxylum anodynum A.R.Molina Zanthoxylum dugandii Standl. Zanthoxylum ferrugineum Radlk. Zanthoxylum matudai Lundell
English name	soft pricklyash
French name	clavalier soyeux
Spanish name	jovillo (Nicaragua)
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Latin name	Zanthoxylum nannophyllum (Urb.) Alain
Family	Rutaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Hispaniola)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Fagara nannophylla Urb. Fagara nashii (P.Wilson) Urb. Zanthoxylum nashii P.Wilson
English name	smallleaf pricklyash
French name	clavalier à petites feuilles
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Latin name	Zanthoxylum panamense P.Wilson
Family	Rutaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	E[D]
Ecology
Use	fr
Synonym	Zanthoxylum jaimei D.M.Porter Zanthoxylum nigripunctatum Lundell
English name	Panama pricklyash; prickly holly (Panama); prickly yellow (Belize, Panama)
French name	clavalier du Panama
Spanish name	acabú, alcabú, arcabú, lagarto; teta (Honduras)
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Latin name	Zanthoxylum petenense Lundell
Family	Rutaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala, Belize)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	Petén pricklyash
French name	clavalier de Petén
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Latin name	Zanthoxylum pucro D.M.Porter
Family	Rutaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) NW MC South America (Colombia, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	Pucro pricklyash
French name	clavalier de Pucro
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Latin name	Zanthoxylum punctatum Vahl
Family	Rutaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Lesser Antilles) NC South America (Venezuela, Trinidad)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	D E
Ecology	xer calc
Use	dr
Synonym	Tobinia punctata (Vahl) Griseb.
English name	punctate pricklyash; dotted prickly-ash (Puerto Rico); ocya; toothache tree, toothache-tree (Jamaica)
French name	clavalier ponctué; bois d'Inde marron, bois flambeau (Guadeloupe); bois flambeau noir (Martinique); épineux rouge (Guadeloupe); l'epineux (Martinique); l'epineux rouge (Guadeloupe); lépiné rouge
Spanish name	alfila; alfiler (Puerto Rico)
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Latin name	Zanthoxylum punctatum ssp. obtriangulare (Urb.) Reynel
Family	Rutaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Hispaniola)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Fagara obtriangulare Urb. Zanthoxylum obtriangulare (Urb.) J.Jiménez Alm.
English name	obtriangular punctate pricklyash
French name	clavalier ponctué obtriangulaire
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Latin name	Zanthoxylum punctatum Vahl ssp. punctatum
Family	Rutaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Lesser Antilles) NC South America (Venezuela, Trinidad)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Fagara ternata (Sw.) DC. Fagara trifoliata Sw. Tobinia ternata (Sw.) Desv. ex Ham. Zanthoxylum ternatum Sw. Zanthoxylum trifoliatum (Sw.) W.Wright non L. Zanthoxylum trifoliatum Krug & Urb. non L.
English name	typical punctate pricklyash
French name	clavalier ponctué typique
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Latin name	Zanthoxylum punctatum ssp. thomasianum (Krug & Urb.) Reynel
Family	Rutaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology
Use	ex
Synonym	Fagara thomasiana Krug & Urb. Zanthoxylum thomasianum (Krug & Urb.) Krug & Urb. ex P.Wilson Zanthoxylum thomasianum P.Wilson
English name	St.Thomas pricklyash; St.Thomas prickly-ash (Puerto Rico)
French name	clavalier de St-Thomas
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Latin name	Zanthoxylum rhodoxylon (Urb.) P.Wilson
Family	Rutaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Bahamas, West Indies)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	xer calc
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Synonym	Fagara cubensis (P.Wilson) Urb. Fagara juglandifolia (A.Rich.) Krug & Urb. Fagara lomincola Urb. Fagara rhodoxylon Urb. Zanthoxylum cubense P.Wilson Zanthoxylum juglandifolium A.Rich. non Willd.
English name	rosewood pricklyash; caesarwood (Jamaica); Cuban yellow-wood (Bahamas); rosewood (Jamaica)
French name	clavalier à bois rose
Spanish name	ayuá blanca, ayuá hembra (Cuba)
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Latin name	Zanthoxylum rhoifolium Lam.
Family	Rutaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) South America (general)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	E[D]
Ecology	hel hyg->xer
Use	dr fd (honey) fr ma pl ti (cabinet work, furniture, light construction, manual goods)
Synonym	Fagara acutifolia (Engl.) Engl. Fagara astrigera R.S.Cowan Fagara coco var. formosana Lillo Fagara microcarpa (Griseb.) Krug & Urb. Fagara obscura (Engl.) Engl. Fagara pubescens (A.St.-Hil. & Tul.) Herzog Fagara regnelliana (Engl.) Chodat & Hassl. Fagara regnelliana var. calvata Chodat & Hassl. Fagara rhoifolia (Lam.) Engl. Fagara rhoifolia ssp. pubescens (A.St.-Hil. & Tul.) Engl. Fagara rhoifolia var. intermedia R.S.Cowan & L.B.Sm. Fagara rhoifolia var. peltophora (Turcz.) Chodat & Hassl. Fagara rhoifolia var. petiolulata (Engl.) Chodat & Hassl. Fagara rhoifolia var. surparanaensis Najera Fagara rhoifolia f. angustifolia Chodat & Hassl. Fagara rhoifolia f. intermedia Chodat & Hassl. Fagara rhoifolia f. latifolia Chodat & Hassl. Fagara rhoifolia f. paucijuga Chodat & Hassl. Fagara rothschuhii Loes. Fagara ruiziana (Klotzsch ex Engl.) Engl. Langsdorfia instrumentaria Leandro Pohlana instrumentaria (Leandro) Nees & Mart. Pohlana langsdorfii Nees & Mart. Schinus pubescens (A.St.-Hil. & Tul.) Spreng. ex Mart. Zanthoxylum acutifolium var. petiolulatum Engl. Zanthoxylum astrigerum (R.S.Cowan) P.G.Waterman Zanthoxylum langsdorfii (Nees & Mart.) A.St.-Hil. Zanthoxylum microcarpum (Griseb.) Krug & Urb. Zanthoxylum obscurum Engl. Zanthoxylum obscurum var. ruizianum Klotzsch. ex Engl. Zanthoxylum peltophorum Turcz. Zanthoxylum perrottetii DC. Zanthoxylum pubescens A.St.-Hil. & Tul. Zanthoxylum regnellianum Engl. Zanthoxylum rhoifolium var. formosanum (Lillo) P.G.Waterman Zanthoxylum rhoifolium var. peltophorum (Turcz.) Engl. Zanthoxylum rhoifolium var. petiolulatum Engl. Zanthoxylum rhoifolium var. pubescens (A.St.-Hil. & Tul.) Engl. Zanthoxylum rhoifolium var. sessilifolium Engl. Zanthoxylum rhoifolium var. surparanaense (Najera) P.G.Waterman Zanthoxylum ruizianum Klotzsch. ex Engl. Zanthoxylum ruizianum (Klotzsch. ex Engl.) J.F.Macbr. Zanthoxylum sorbifolium A.St.-Hil.
English name	dark pricklyash; smallfruit pricklyash
French name	clavalier foncé; bois lépiné rouge (Lesser Antilles); l'épinet (Trinidad); lépiné rouge; lépineux rouge (Lesser Antilles)
Spanish name	coroquisi (Bolivia); doncel (Colombia); lagarto blanco (Costa Rica); sauco (Bolivia); tacho, tachuelo (Colombia); teta (Honduras); teta de chancha (Peru)
Other name	curatú-ra-morotí (Argentina); espinho-de-vintém, guarita, jubebê, juva, juvevê (Brazil); mamica-de-cadela, mamica-de-porca, mamiqueira, tamanqueira, tambatarão, tembetari (Brazil); tembetarí, tembetarí-mi (Argentina); tembetaru, teta-de-cadela, tinguaciba (Brazil)
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Latin name	Zanthoxylum riedelianum Engl.
Family	Rutaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) South America (general)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	mes
Use	ti
Synonym	Fagara cinerea (Engl.) Engl. Fagara cordobensis Cuatrec. Fagara duckei Albuq. Fagara hygrophila Cuatrec. Fagara kellermannii (P.Wilson) Engl. Fagara latespinosa (Engl.) Engl. Fagara prancei Albuq. Fagara riedeliana Engl. Fagara riedeliana (Engl.) Engl. Fagara riedeliana var. pubescens Chodat & Hassl. Fagara valens J.F.Macbr. Fagara williamii Albuq. Zanthoxylum cinereum Engl. Zanthoxylum cordobense (Cuatrec.) P.G.Waterman Zanthoxylum cuiabense Engl. Zanthoxylum duckei (Albuq.) D.M.Porter Zanthoxylum hygrophilum (Cuatrec.) P.G.Waterman Zanthoxylum kellermanii P.Wilson Zanthoxylum latespinosum Engl. Zanthoxylum mayanum Standl. Zanthoxylum pittieri P.Wilson Zanthoxylum prancei (Albuq.) P.G.Waterman Zanthoxylum riedelianum ssp. hygrophilum (Cuatrec. ) Reynel Zanthoxylum riedelianum ssp. kellermanii (P.Wilson) Reynel Zanthoxylum riedelianum ssp. mayanum (Standl.) Reynel Zanthoxylum tachuelo Little Zanthoxylum valens (J.F.Macbr.) J.F.Macbr. Zanthoxylum williamii (Albuq.) P.G.Waterman
English name	Riedel pricklyash; prickly wood, prickly yellow, white copal (Belize)
French name	clavalier de Riedel
Spanish name	cedro espinudo (Peru); ceibillo (Belize); lagarto (Costa Rica); rabo de lagarto (Mexico); sajuco negro (Bolivia); tachuelillo (Mexico)
Other name	casha caspi, guanrunda (quichua, Ecuador); kuxche (maya, Belize)
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Latin name	Zanthoxylum schreberi (J.F.Gmel.) Reynel
Family	Rutaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua, Costa Rica; Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Lesser Antilles) N MW South America (Trinidad, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel mes->xer
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Synonym	Curtisia schreberi J.F.Gmel. Fagara camphorata (Planch. & Linden) Engl. Fagara furfuracea (Tul.) Engl. Fagara monophylla Lam. Ochroxylum punctatum Mart. Pentanome simplicifolia Sessé & Moç. ex DC. Zanthoxylum camphoratum Planch. & Linden Zanthoxylum ferrisiae Standl. Zanthoxylum furfuraceum Tul. Zanthoxylum furfuraceum var. pilosiusculum Engl. Zanthoxylum macrophyllum Ryan ex Eggers non Nutt. Zanthoxylum monophyllum (Lam.) P.Wilson Zanthoxylum ochroxylum DC. Zanthoxylum pentanome DC. Zanthoxylum simplicifolium Sessé & Moç. Zanthoxylum simplicifolium Vahl
English name	Schreber pricklyash; white prickle, yellow harklis (Lesser Antilles); yellow harldis (Barbados); yellow Hercules (Lesser Antilles); yellow prickly ash (Puerto Rico); yellow prickly-ash; yellow-prickly (Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico)
French name	clavalier de Schreber; bois noyer (Guadeloupe, Martinique); bois-noyer; lépiné jaune (Guadeloupe, Martinique); lepineux jaune (Lesser Antilles); lépuni jaune (Guadeloupe, Martinique)
Spanish name	bosú, bosúa (Venezuela); carubio (Puerto Rico); concha de paneque (Venezuela); enrubio, espine blanco, espino (Puerto Rico); lagarto amarillo, lagarto negro, largato, (Costa Rica); mapurito, palo rubio (Puerto Rico); paneque (Venezuela); pino (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); pino de teta (Dominican Republic); pino de tetas (Puerto Rico); pino macho (Dominican Republic); rubia, rubial (Puerto Rico); tachuelo (Colombia)
Other name	bossoea; bwa pine (creole, Haiti); kaubaati
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Latin name	Zanthoxylum setulosum P.Wilson
Family	Rutaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Central America) N South America (Curaçao, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology
Use	dr (analgesic) ti (broom handles, doors, fence posts, flooring, furniture, general carpentry, interior decoration, railroad ties, veneer)
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English name	bristly pricklyash; prickle yellow, prickly yellow
French name	clavalier hérissé
Spanish name	acabú, alcabú, arcabú; lagartillo, lagarto, lagarto amarillo (Costa Rica); lagarto blanco, pochotillo (Nicaragua); tachuelo; teta (Honduras)
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Latin name	Zanthoxylum spinosum (L.) Sw.
Family	Rutaceae
Distribution	SE North America (USA: S Florida; Bahamas, Cuba, Grand Cayman, Jamaica, Hispaniola)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology	xer calc
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Synonym	Fagara spinosa (L.) Sw. Sapindus spinosus L. Tobinia spinosa (L.) Desv. ex Ham. Zanthoxylum sapindoides DC.
English name	licca pricklyash; licca tree, lignum rorum, suarra wood
French name	clavalier licca
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Latin name	Zanthoxylum spinosum ssp. domingense (Krug & Urb.) Reynel
Family	Rutaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Haiti and Dominican Republic: Nectoux)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Fagara domingensis Krug & Urb. Zanthoxylum domingense (Krug & Urb.) J.Jiménez Alm.
English name	SantoDomingo licca pricklyash
French name	clavalier licca de Saint-Domingue
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Latin name	Zanthoxylum spinosum ssp. hartii (Krug & Urb.) Reynel
Family	Rutaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Fagara hartii Krug & Urb. Zanthoxylum hartii (Krug & Urb.) P.Wilson
English name	Hart licca pricklyash
French name	clavalier licca de Hart
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Latin name	Zanthoxylum spinosum ssp. jamaicense (P.Wilson) Reynel
Family	Rutaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	calc
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Synonym	Fagara jamaicensis (P.Wilson) Engl. Zanthoxylum jamaicense P.Wilson
English name	Jamaica licca pricklyash
French name	clavalier licca de la Jamaïque
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Latin name	Zanthoxylum spinosum (L.) Sw. ssp. spinosum
Family	Rutaceae
Distribution	SE North America (USA: S Florida; Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola, Grand Cayman)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel calc
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Synonym	Fagara coriacea Engl. Fagara coriacea (A. Rich.) Krug & Urb. Fagara emarginata Sw. Fagara swartzii Krug. & Urb. Tobinia coriacea Desv. ex Ham. Tobinia emarginata (Sw.) Desv. ex Ham. Zanthoxylum aculeatum Macfad. Zanthoxylum coriaceum (Desv. ex Ham.) Walp. Zanthoxylum coriaceum A.Rich. Zanthoxylum curbeloi Alain Zanthoxylum emarginatum (Sw.) Sw.
English name	typical licca pricklyash; Biscayne prickly-ash, Biscayne pricklyash; doctor's club, Hercules-club (Bahamas)
French name	clavalier licca typique
Spanish name	ayuá amarilla; ayuda brava (Cuba)
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Latin name	Zanthoxylum spinosum ssp. venosum (Leonard) Reynel
Family	Rutaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Haiti: Port de Paix, Haut Piton, St. Louis du Nord, Morne Baron and Dominican Republic: Polo, La Horna Arriba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Fagara venosa (Leonard) Engl. Fagara venosa (Leonard) Urb. Zanthoxylum venosum Leonard
English name	veined licca pricklyash
French name	clavalier licca nervuré
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Latin name	Zanthoxylum taediosum A.Rich.
Family	Rutaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Hispaniola)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Fagara leonardii Urb. Fagara shaferi (P.Wilson) Kereszty Fagara stenoptera Griseb. Fagara taediosa (A.Rich.) Krug & Urb. Zanthoxylum leonardii (Urb.) J.Jiménez Alm. Zanthoxylum shaferi P.Wilson Zanthoxylum stenopterum (Griseb.) C.Wright
English name	Cuban pricklyash
French name	clavalier de Cuba
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Latin name	Zanthoxylum tragodes (L.) DC.
Family	Rutaceae
Distribution	SE North America (West Indies) NC South America (Venezuela)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel xer
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Synonym	Fagara microphylla Desf. Fagara pterota L. p.p. Fagara spinifex Jacq. Fagara tragodes (L.) Jacq. Pterota tragodes (L.) Crantz Schinus tragodes L. Zanthoxylum leonis Alain Zanthoxylum microphylla (Desf.) Desf. Zanthoxylum spinifex (Jacq.) DC.
English name	WestIndies pricklyash; fingle-me-go, fingrigo (Barbados); white green heart
French name	clavalier des Antilles; bois à piano, bois blanc à flambeau (Guadeloupe); bois campêche (Haiti); bois flambeaux (Martinique); bois l'épineaux blanc (Guadeloupe); bois lépineux blanc; bois-chandelle (Guadeloupe); l'épineaux (St. Barthélemy); lépiné blanc, lépiné-ti feuille, lépineux ti feuilles
Spanish name	niaragato (Puerto Rico); uña de gato (Dominican Republic)
Other name	bwa campèch (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Zapoteca H.M.Hern.
Family	Leguminosae
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English name	zapoteca
French name	zapoteca
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Latin name	Zapoteca caracasana (Jacq.) H.M.Hern.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, West Indies) N MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	hyg [xer]
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Synonym	Acacia caracasana (Jacq.) Willd. Anneslia caracasana (Jacq.) Britton & Rose Calliandra caracasana (Jacq.) Benth. Calliandra weberbaueri Harms Feuilleea caracasana (Jacq.) Kuntze Mimosa caracasana Jacq. Mimosa weberbaueri Harms Zapoteca caracasana ssp. weberbauri (Harms) H.M.Hern.
English name	nightflowering zapoteca; acacia, night-flowering, riverain shrub, white calliandra
French name	zapoteca fleur-de-nuit
Spanish name	acacia puertorigueña (Puerto Rico); carbonero (Guatemala); cimarrón, cojobillo; granolino (Dominican Republic); guacamaya montés (El Salvador); moriviví cimarrón (Puerto Rico); pelo de vieja (El Salvador); tamarindo, tamarindo de monte (Guatemala); zarza boba (Puerto Rico)
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Latin name	Zapoteca formosa (Kunth) H.M.Hern.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Costa Rica; Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola) MC South America (Colombia, Trinidad, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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Ecology	mes->xer calc
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Synonym	Acacia formosa Kunth Acacia gracilis M.Martens & Galeotti Anneslia capillata (Benth.) Britton & Rose Anneslia chapaderoana Britton & Rose Anneslia cookii Britton & Rose Anneslia cubensis (J.F.Macbr.) Britton & Rose Anneslia formosa (Kunth) Britton & Millsp. Anneslia grisebachii Britton & Rose Anneslia penduliflora (Rose) Britton & Rose Calliandra capillata Benth. Calliandra comosa Griseb. non (Sw.) Benth. Calliandra cookii (Britton & Rose) Standl. Calliandra cubensis (J.F.Macbr.) Léon Calliandra formosa (Kunth) Benth. Calliandra formosa var. cubensis J.F.Macbr. Calliandra gentryi Standl. Calliandra gracilis Griseb. Calliandra gracilis Klotzsch ex Baker Calliandra grisebachii (Britton & Rose) Léon Calliandra grisebachii (Britton & Rose) Standl. Calliandra malacophylla Benth. Calliandra marginata Griseb. ex R.O.Williams Calliandra penduliflora Rose Calliandra viridiflora Benth. Feuilleea capillata (Benth.) Kuntze Feuilleea formosa (Kunth) Kuntze Zapoteca formosa ssp. gracilis (Griseb.) H.M.Hern.
English name	beautiful zapoteca
French name	zapoteca magnifique
Spanish name	baya honda
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Latin name	Zapoteca nervosa (Urb.) H.M.Hern.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (end Haiti? and Dominican Republic: Los Haitises, El Choco)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Calliandra nervosa (Urb.) Ekman & Urb. Jupunba nervosa (Urb.) Britton & Rose Pithecellobium nervosum Urb.
English name	conspicuousellynerved zapoteca
French name	zapoteca petit-gaïac; petit gaiac, ti-gaïac (Haiti)
Spanish name	granolino (Dominican Republic)
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Latin name	Zapoteca portoricensis (Jacq.) H.M.Hern.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands) NW MW MC South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology	hel calc
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Synonym	Acacia alba Colla Acacia colleana Presl Acacia hamiltonii Desv. ex Ham. Acacia linearis Desv. ex Ham. Acacia portoricensis (Jacq.) Willd. Acacia ungulata Desv. Acacia venusta Willd. Acacia vespertina Macfad. Anneslia portoricensis (Jacq.) Donn.Sm. Calliandra flavida Urb. Calliandra portoricensis (Jacq.) Benth. Calliandra ungulata (Desv.) Benth. ex B.D.Jacks. Calliandra vespertina (Macfad.) Benth. ex B.D.Jacks. Feuilleea portoricensis (Jacq.) Kuntze Lysiloma marchiana Griseb. Mimosa guineensis Schumach. & Thonn. Mimosa portoricensis Jacq. Zapoteca portoricensis ssp. flavida (Urb.) H.M.Hern.
English name	PuertoRico zapoteca
French name	zapoteca de Porto Rico
Spanish name	barba de gato (Nicaragua); huajillo, timbrillo (Mexico)
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Latin name	Zapoteca portoricensis (Jacq.) H.M.Hern. ssp. portoricensis
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands) NW MW MC South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia) int N W and M Africa
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology	hel calc
Use
Synonym	Anneslia nicaraguensis (Taub. & Loes.) Britton & Rose Anneslia spraguei Britton & Rose Calliandra nicaraguensis Taub. & Loes. Calliandra nogalensis Lundell Calliandra portoricensis var. major Sprague Calliandra siltepecensis Lundell Calliandra spraguei (Britton & Rose) Lundell
English name	typical PuertoRico zapoteca
French name	zapoteca de Porto Rico typique
Spanish name	barba de chivo (Nicaragua); granolino (Dominican Republic)
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