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Latin name	Zapoteca tetragona (Willd.) H.M.Hern.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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Ecology	hel
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Synonym	Acacia tetragona Willd. Anneslia tetragona (Willd.) Donn.Sm. Calliandra portoricensis var. multijuga Micheli ex Donn.Sm. Calliandra tetragona (Willd.) Benth. Calliandra toroana Britton & Rose ex Britton & Killip Feuilleea tetragona (Willd.) Kuntze Mimosa quadrangularis Poir.
English name	fourangled zapoteca
French name	zapoteca quadrangulaire
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Latin name	Zexmenia La Llave & Lex
Family	Compositae
Distribution
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English name	zexmenia
French name	zexménie
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Latin name	Zexmenia frutescens (Mill.) S.F.Blake
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Bidens frutescens Mill.
English name	shrubby zexmenia
French name	zexménie frutescente
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Latin name	Zinowiewia Turcz.
Family	Celastraceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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English name	zinowiewia
French name	zinowiewie
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Latin name	Zinowiewia concinna Lundell
Family	Celastraceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Jalisco, Morelos, Michoacán, Mexico)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M?
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English name	Mexican zinowiewia
French name	zinowiewie du Mexique
Spanish name	librillo, naranjillo (Mexico)
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Latin name	Zinowiewia costaricensis Lundell
Family	Celastraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Ecology	hel
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Synonym	Zinowiewia ovata Lundell
English name	CostaRica zinowiewia
French name	zinowiewie du Costa Rica
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Latin name	Zinowiewia cuneifolia Lundell
Family	Celastraceae
Distribution	SE North America (El Salvador)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M?
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English name	cuneateleaf zinowiewia
French name	zinowiewie à feuilles cunéaires
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Latin name	Zinowiewia inaequifolia L.O.Williams
Family	Celastraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	Nicaragua zinowiewia
French name	zinowiewie du Nicaragua
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Latin name	Zinowiewia integerrima (Turcz.) Turcz.
Family	Celastraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, Honduras, Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	mes
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Synonym	Wimmeria integerrima Turcz.
English name	entire zinowiewia
French name	zinowiewie à feuilles entières
Spanish name	huesito, naranjillo, palo blanco, tacistle
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Latin name	Zinowiewia micrantha Lundell
Family	Celastraceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M?
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English name	smallflower zinowiewia
French name	zinowiewie à petites fleurs
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Latin name	Zinowiewia pallida Lundell
Family	Celastraceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Belize)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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French name	pale zinowiewia
Spanish name	zinowiewie pâle
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Latin name	Zinowiewia rubra Lundell
Family	Celastraceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
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English name	red zinowiewia
French name	zinowiewie rouge
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Latin name	Zinowiewia tacanensis Lundell
Family	Celastraceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
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English name	Tacaná zinowiewia
French name	zinowiewie du Tacaná
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Latin name	Ziziphus Mill.
Family	Rhamnaceae
Distribution
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Synonym	Sarcomphalus P.Browne Zizyphus L.
English name	jujube
French name	jujubier
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Other name	baliknit (Philippines); bedaroh (dutch indian); biaá, biga, bigaa, bigaá (Philippines); Judendorn, Jujube (german); kòk mòl (creole, Haiti); sisifo (italian)
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Latin name	Ziziphus amole (Sessé & Moç.) M.C.Johnst.
Family	Rhamnaceae
Distribution	SW SC North America (Mexico)
North America distribution zone	SW SC
Height	M
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Use	ma (fruits used as a substitute for soap)
Synonym	Ziziphus sonorensis S.Watson
English name	Sonora jujube
French name	jujubier de Sonora
Spanish name	amole dulce, brasilillo, manzanita, nanche de la costa (Mexico)
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Latin name	Ziziphus chloroxylon (L.) Oliv.
Family	Rhamnaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Jamaica, Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Ecology	calc
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Synonym	Ceonathus chloroxylon Nees Laurus chloroxylon L.
English name	cogwood jujube; cogwood, Jamaican greenheart (Jamaica)
French name	jujubier à bois vert
Spanish name	ira negro (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Ziziphus crenata (Urb.) M.C.Johnst.
Family	Rhamnaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Hispaniola: Haiti)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Ecology	hel calc
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Synonym	Sarcomphalus crenatus Urb.
English name	crenate jujube
French name	jujubier crénelé
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Latin name	Ziziphus guatemalensis Hemsl.
Family	Rhamnaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala to Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	mes
Use	fd fw ti (posts)
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English name	Guatemala jujube
French name	jujubier du Guatemala
Spanish name	michiguiste, nancigüiste (Nicaragua)
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Latin name	Ziziphus havanensis Kunth
Family	Rhamnaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Haiti)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Sarcomphalus havanensis (Kunth) Griseb.
English name	LaHavana jujube
French name	jujubier de La Havane
Spanish name	azofaifa de costa, bruja (Cuba)
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Latin name	Ziziphus mexicana Rose
Family	Rhamnaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Michoacán)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
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English name	Mexican jujube
French name	jujubier du Mexique
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Latin name	Ziziphus reticulata (Vahl) DC.
Family	Rhamnaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Lesser Antilles)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	xer calc
Use	fd fr ti
Synonym	Paliurus reticulatus Vahl Sarcomphalus reticulatus (Vahl) Urb.
English name	reticulate jujube
French name	jujubier réticulé; coque molle (Haiti)
Spanish name	azufaito, cacao rojo, cascarilla (Puerto Rico); cascarillo; cascarroya, cascarroye, espejuelo (Puerto Rico); saona, saona cimarrona, saona de puerco, sapaijo, sopaipo (Dominican Republic)
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Latin name	Ziziphus rhodoxylon Urb.
Family	Rhamnaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Hispaniola)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Ecology	calc
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English name	rosewood jujube
French name	jujubier à bois rose; bois de rose, casse hache, crève la hache (Haiti)
Spanish name	cocuyo (Cuba); hojancha, hojancha prieta (Dominican Republic); malagneta (Cuba); pancho prieto, parco prieto, quiebra hacha (Dominican Republic); rayo de sol (Cuba); yagua (Dominican Republic)
Other name	bwa wòz, kas rach, krèv rash (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Ziziphus rignonii Delponte
Family	Rhamnaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Anguilla)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	xer
Use	fd
Synonym	Cassine domingensis Spreng. Sarcomphalus domingensis (Spreng.) Krug & Urb. non Duhamel
English name	thorn jujube; thorn (Anguilla)
French name	jujubier cognemolle; citroin marron, cogne-molle (Haiti); cognemolle; coquemolle, macarbie, zoraille (Haiti)
Spanish name	palpaguano, saona, saona de gente, saona dulce (Dominican Republic); soana (Puerto Rico); sopaipo, yagua (Dominican Republic)
Other name	koynmol, makabi, sitwan mawon, zoray (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Ziziphus sarcomphalus (L.) M.C.Johnst.
Family	Rhamnaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Ecology	hel calc
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Synonym	Rhamnus sarcomphalus L. Sarcomphalus laurinus Griseb. Sarcomphalus laurinus var. fawcettii Krug & Urb.
English name	Jamaica jujube; bastard lignum vitae
French name	jujubier de la Jamaïque
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Latin name	Ziziphus taylorii (Britton) M.C.Johnst.
Family	Rhamnaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Bahamas, Puerto Rico: Mona Island)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	D [E]
Ecology	hel
Use	fr (the leaves of this species are the favorite food of the iguanas)
Synonym	Sarcomphalus taylorii Britton
English name	Taylor jujube; ziziphus (Bahamas)
French name	jujubier de Taylor
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Latin name	Ziziphus urbanii M.C.Johnst.
Family	Rhamnaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Haiti)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Sarcomphalus parvifolius Urb. & Ekman
English name	Urban jujube
French name	jujubier d'Urban
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Latin name	Zuelania A.Rich.
Family	Flacourtiaceae
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Synonym	Thioda auct. non Bennet
English name	zuelania
French name	zuélanie
Spanish name	caraño, mauro, palo de la cruz, raspa lengua, roseto (Panama)
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Latin name	Zuelania guidonia (Sw.) Britton & Millsp.
Family	Flacourtiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, Bahamas, West Indies) N South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel hyg->mes calc
Use	dr (bark decoction massage for rheumatism, bark and leaves powder, topical application as a cleansing agent for ulcer, resin pellets taken orally for syphilis) fd fr fw ma (resin) ti (cabinet making, furniture, general carpentry, packing)
Synonym	Casearia guidonia (Sw.) Lundell non Benth. Casearia icosandra (Sw.) Planch. & Triana ex Hemsl. Casearia latioides (A.Rich.) Northr. Guidonia icosandra (Sw.) Kuntze Guidonia latioides (A.Rich.) M.Gómez Laetia crenata A.Rich. Laetia guidonia Sw. Laetia longifolia A.Rich. Samyda icosandra Sw. Thiodia laetioides (A.Rich.) Griseb. Zuelania crenata (A.Rich.) Griseb. Zuelania icosandra (Sw.) Clos Zuelania laetioides A.Rich. Zuelania longifolia A.Rich. Zuelania roussoviae Pittier
English name	water zuelania; cahoney (Bahamas); cuffey wood; drunken bayman, drunken bayman wood (Belize); gueffeywood (Jamaica); Jeremiah bush (Cayman Islands); sardina (Trinidad and Tobago); water wood, water-wood (Belize); zuelania
French name	zuélanie marron; cachiman marron, cachiman sauvage, cauchiman marron (Haiti)
Spanish name	anona de llano (Mexico); cachimán marrón, cachimán sauvage; cagajón (Panama); campanillo (Mexico); caranon (Panama); cojón de bayo (Honduras); guaguasí, güagüasí (Cuba); hueso de pava (Honduras); manzanillo, manzano, nogalillo, nopotapeste (Mexico); palacio (Guatemala, Panama); palo de paragüita (Mexico); palo de plomo (Honduras, Nicaragua); pellejo de vieja; plomo (Honduras); quacap (Guatemala); quacap cagajón? (Panama); resina, sangre de playa (Honduras); tamay (Belize, Mexico); tepecacao, totolonche, trementino, volador, volantín (Mexico)
Other name	aiguané (zoque); atamte (huasteco); chu-ya-ak (maya, Belize); kachiman mawon, kachiman sovaj (creole, Haiti); petácotl, petlácotl (nahuatl); sacat'kihui (totonaco); ta mai, tamai (maya, Belize); tamay (maya, Belize and Guatemala); thácamte (huasteco); wájmuk wainka (mískito, Honduras)
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Latin name	Zygia P.Browne
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution
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English name	zygia
French name	zygia
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Latin name	Zygia biflora L.Rico
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	twoflower zygia
French name	zygia biflore
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