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Latin name	Zygia brenesii (Standl.) L.Rico
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Pithecellobium brenesii Standl. Pithecellobium palmanum Standl. Pithecolobium brenesii Standl. Pithecolobium palmanum Standl. Zygia palmana (Standl.) L.Rico
English name	Brenes zygia
French name	zygia de Brenes
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Latin name	Zygia cauliflora (Willd.) Killip ex Record
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Honduras, Nicaragua) N MW MC South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology	hyg
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Synonym	Feuilleea cauliflora (Willd.) Kuntze Inga cauliflora Willd. Inga ramiflora Steud. Mimosa cauliflora (Willd.) Poir. Pithecellobium cauliflorum (Willd.) Mart. Pithecellobium glabratum Mart. Pithecellobium lasiopus Benth.
English name	cauliflorous zygia
French name	zygia cauliflore
Spanish name	fichal de la planura (Bolivia)
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Latin name	Zygia cognata (Schltdl. & Cham.) Britton & Rose
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Mexico: Quintana Roo; Belize)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Feuilleea cognata (Schltdl. & Cham.) Kuntze Inga cognata Schltdl. & Cham. Inga stevensonii Standl. Pithecellobium stevensonii (Standl.) Standl. & Steyerm. Pithecolobium cognatum (Schltdl. & Cham.) Benth. Pithecolobium stevensonii (Standl.) Standl. & Steyerm. Zygia stevensonii (Standl.) Killip ex Record
English name	closelyrelated zygia; turtle bone (Belize)
French name	zygia semblable
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Latin name	Zygia confusa L.Rico
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala, Belize, Nicaragua, Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Pithecellobium confusum (L.Rico) N.Zamora
English name	intricate zygia; turtle bone (Belize)
French name	zygia confu
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Latin name	Zygia conzattii (Standl.) Britton & Rose
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Ecology	sci hyg
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Synonym	Calliandra conzattii Standl. Calliandra scopulina Brandegee Pithecolobium conzattii Standl. Pithecolobium disciferum Lundell Pithecolobium recordii (Standl.) Standl. Pithecolobium scopulinum (Brandegee) Standl. Zygia recordii Britton & Rose ex Standl. Zygia scopulina (Brandegee) Britton & Rose
English name	Conzatti zygia; turtlebone (Belize)
French name	zygia de Conzatti
Spanish name	quiebra-hacha, sotacaballo (Central America)
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Latin name	Zygia dinizii (Ducke) D.A.Neill, C.P.Lewis & Klitgaard
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) N M South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Synonym	Marmaroxylon dinizii (Ducke) L.Rico Marmaroxylon ramiflorum (Benth.) L.Rico Pithecellobium dinizii Ducke Pithecellobium ramiflorum Benth. Pithecellobium umbriflorum Ducke Zygia ramiflora (Benth.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes
English name	Diniz zygia
French name	zygia de Diniz
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Latin name	Zygia englesingii (Standl.) Record
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Honduras to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Inga englesingii Standl. ex Record Pithecellobium englesingii (Record) Standl.
English name	Englesing zygia
French name	zygia d'Englesing
Spanish name	correa (Honduras); sota caballo de montaña, sotacaballo montañero, sotacaballos (Nicaragua)
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Latin name	Zygia gigantifoliola (Schery) L.Rico
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Honduras to Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	hyg
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Synonym	Inga gigantifoliola Schery Pithecellobium gigantifoliolum (Schery) J.Léon Pithecolobium gigantifoliolum (Schery) J.Léon
English name	giantleaflet zygia; correa (Honduras)
French name	zygia à folioles géantes
Spanish name	sotacaballo montañero (Nicaragua)
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Latin name	Zygia inaequalis (Humbl. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Pittier
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua) NW MW MC South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Ecology	hyg
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Synonym	Feuilleea inaequalis (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Kuntze Inga inaequalis Humbl. & Bonpl. ex Willd. Mimosa inaequalis (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Poir. Pithecellobium inaequale (Humbl. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Benth.
English name	unequal zygia
French name	zygia inégal
Spanish name	chipero (Colombia)
Other name	rayu pacai (quichua, Ecuador); mimo (secoya, Ecuador)
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Latin name	Zygia latifolia (L.) Fawc. & Rendle
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, West Indies) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S[L]
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel? hyg
Use	ma
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English name	broadleaf zygia; hoop wood, hoopwood, horse wood, horswood (Jamaica)
French name	zygia rivière; acacia rivière; bois ca (Haiti); pois-doux bâtard, pois-doux rivière
Spanish name	jasmín del río (Cuba); jibaro
Other name	bwa ka (creole, Haiti); yutsu (quichua, Ecuador)
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Latin name	Zygia latifolia (L.) Fawc. & Rendle var. latifolia
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	M
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Ecology	hyg
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Synonym	Calliandra latifolia (L.) Griseb. Feuilleea latifolia (L.) Kuntze Inga latifolia (L.) Willd. Mimosa latifolia L. Mimosa zygia L. Pithecellobium chagrense Pittier Pithecellobium latifolium ssp. tayronense C.Barbosa Pithecolobium huberi Ducke Pithecolobium latifolium (L.) Benth. Zygia arborescens P.Browne ex J.St.-Hil. Zygia huberi (Ducke) L.Rico
English name	typical broadleaf zygia; cocolay (Grenada); hoopwood, horsewood (Jamaica)
French name	zygia rivière typique
Spanish name	maya-maya (Honduras)
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Latin name	Zygia longifolia (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Britton & Rose
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Honduras to Panama) N MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Ecology	hyg->mes
Use	sa (soil erosion) ti (construction, flooring)
Synonym	Feuilleea longifolia (Willd.) Kuntze Inga falciformis DC. Inga longifolia Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. Inga vahliana DC. Mimosa ligustrina Vahl non Jacq. Pithecellobium ligustrinum Benth. Pithecellobium longifolium (Hook. & Benth.) Standl. Pithecolobium glomeratum var. spicatum Seem. Pithecolobium ligustrinum (Vahl) Benth. Pithecolobium longifolium (Hook. & Benth.) Standl. Pithecolobium longifolium (Willd.) Standl. Pithecolobium vahlianum (DC.) Benth.
English name	longleaf zygia; swampwood (Nicaragua)
French name	zygia à feuilles longues
Spanish name	amé (Colombia); apa (Panama); azote caballo (Costa Rica, Nicaragua); azote-caballo (Costa Rica); barbasquillo (Colombia); bucshilla, buscilla, chichimbina (Peru); chiparo, chipero, chirrinchao (Colombia); cola de marrano (Honduras); guabito del rio (Panama); guamo prieto (Colombia); guana, maya-maya, mayamaya (Honduras); pichindé (Colombia, Panama); shimbillo (Peru); solocaballo, sota caballo, sota cabello, sotocaballo (Costa Rica); suribio (Colombia)
Other name	bushica (Peru); samik (aguaruna, Peru)
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Latin name	Zygia peckii (B.L.Rob.) Britton & Rose
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Belize)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Ecology	hyg
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Synonym	Inga peckii B.L.Rob. Pithecolobium belizense Standl. Zygia belizensis (Standl.) Barneby
English name	Peck zygia; turtle bone, turtlebone (Belize)
French name	zygia de Peck
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Latin name	Zygia recordii Britton & Rose
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Pithecellobium disciferum Lundell Pithecellobium recordii (Britton & Rose) Standl. Zygia discifera (Lundell) L.Rico
English name	Record zygia
French name	zygia de Record
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Latin name	Zygia rhytidocarpa L.Rico
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala: Petén; Honduras: Pico Bonito)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Ecology	calc
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English name	wrinkledfruit zygia
French name	zygia à fruits ridés
Spanish name	mayamaya (Honduras)
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Latin name	Zygia rubiginosa L.Rico & Q.Jiménez
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica: Golfo Dulce)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Zygia rubiginosa L.Rico
English name	rubiginous zygia
French name	zygia rubigineux
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Latin name	Zygia turneri (McVaugh) Barneby & J.W.Grimes
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Jalisco, Colima)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
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Synonym	Pithecellobium turneri McVaugh
English name	Turner zygia
French name	zygia de Turner
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Latin name	Zygia unifoliolata (Benth.) Pittier
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Costa Rica, Panama) N MW MC South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Ecology	hyg
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Synonym	Feuilleea unifoliolata (Benth.) Kuntze Pithecellobium unifoliolatum Benth.
English name	oneleaflet zygia
French name	zygia unifoliolé
Spanish name	guamita (Venezuela); yacushimbillo (Peru)
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