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Latin name	Bonnetia cubensis (Britton) Howard
Family	Theaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Ecology	hyg
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Synonym	Kieseria cubensis Britton
English name	Cuban bonnetia
French name	bonnetia de Cuba
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Latin name	Bontia L.
Family	Myoporaceae
Distribution
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English name	bontia; barbados-olive
French name	bontia
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Latin name	Bontia daphnoides L.
Family	Myoporaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Bahamas, West Indies) N South America (Aruba, Curaçao, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel calc
Use	dr ma pl sa
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English name	Barbadosolive bontia; alling (Virgin Islands); Barbados-olive (Bahamas); Barbadosolive, bontia, olive, sea olive; white-alliny (Virgin Islands); wild olive (Barbados)
French name	bontia olivier-bord-de-mer; mang blanc, manglier marron, olivier bâtard (Hispaniola); olivier bord de mer (Martinique); olivier bord-de-mer (Guadeloupe); olivier pays
Spanish name	aceituna americana (Cuba); aceituno (Dominican Republic); mangle (Puerto Rico); mangle bobo; manzanilla (Puerto Rico); olivo (Dominican Republic, Venezuela); olivo bastardo (Cuba)
Other name	mang'blanc (Hispaniola); oliba, olijfi (Netherlands Antilles)
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Latin name	Borojoa Cuatrec.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution
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English name	borojoa
French name	borojoa
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Latin name	Borojoa atlantica Dwyer
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	Atlantic borojoa
French name	borojoa atlantique
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Other name	sab gin di (kuna, Panama)
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Latin name	Borojoa panamensis Dwyer
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	Panama borojoa
French name	borojoa du Panama
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Latin name	Borojoa patinoi Cuatrec.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Use	fd pl
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English name	Patino borojoa
French name	borojoa de Patino
Spanish name	borojo; borójó (Colombia); borojo hembra, borojo macho, burijo; madroño (Panama)
Other name	achu gar banwala, achu garban wala, achugarban (kuna, Panama)
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Latin name	Bourreria P.Browne
Family	Boraginaceae
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Synonym	Beurreria Jacq. Crematomia Miers
English name	strongbark; strongback
French name	bourreria; café marron, mapou gris (Haiti)
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Other name	kafe mawon, mapou gri (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Bourreria andrieuxii (DC.) Hemsl.
Family	Boraginaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Crematomia andrieuxii (DC.) Miers Ehretia andrieuxii DC.
English name	Andrieux strongbark
French name	bourreria d'Andrieux
Spanish name	guayabo negro (Nicaragua)
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Latin name	Bourreria baccata (L.) Raf.
Family	Boraginaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	xer calc
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Synonym	Bourreria tomentosa var. velutina (DC.) Griseb. Bourreria velutina Gürke Cordia bourreria L. Ehretia bourreria L. non Sessé & Moç. Ehretia velutina DC. Morelosia bourreria Kuntze
English name	berrylike strongbark
French name	bourreria de la Jamaïque
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Latin name	Bourreria costaricensis (Standl.) A.H.Gentry
Family	Boraginaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador: Coast)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Synonym	Bourreria panamensis I.M.Johnst. Bourreria superba var. glabra Schery Schlegelia costaricensis Standl.
English name	CostaRica strongbark
French name	bourreria du Costa Rica
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Latin name	Bourreria domingensis (DC.) Griseb.
Family	Boraginaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Hispaniola, Puerto Rico)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Ehretia domingensis DC. Morelosia domingensis Kuntze
English name	Dominican strongbark
French name	bourreria de la République Dominicaine
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Latin name	Bourreria grandicalyx J.S.Mill. & Sirot
Family	Boraginaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	bigcalyx strongbark
French name	bourreria à grand calice
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Latin name	Bourreria huanita (La Llave & Lex.) Hemsl.
Family	Boraginaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M?
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Use	fr pl
Synonym	Bourreria formosa (DC.) Hemsl. Bourreria grandiflora Bertol. Ehretia formosa DC. Ehretia guatemalensis DC. Morelosia huanita La Llave & Lex.
English name	Guatemala strongbark
French name	bourreria du Guatemala
Spanish name	esquinsucha, esquinsuchil, oreja de león (Guatemala); sombra de ternero (Belize)
Other name	ter-ech-mach (maya, Belize)
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Latin name	Bourreria litoralis Donn.Sm.
Family	Boraginaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua, Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	seashore strongbark
French name	bourreria littoral
Spanish name	esquijoche (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Bourreria nashii Britton
Family	Boraginaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Haiti: Port-au-Prince, Marmelade, Saint-Michel, Bassin Bleu)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	Nash strongbark
French name	bourreria de Nash
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Latin name	Bourreria ovata Miers
Family	Boraginaceae
Distribution	SE North America (USA: Florida; Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	[S]M
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel calc
Use	fw
Synonym	Bourreria ovata var. hirtella O.E.Schulz Morelosia ovata Kuntze
English name	ovalleaf strongbark; Bahama strongback, Bahama strongbark, strong-back; strong-bark (Bahamas)
French name	bourreria ovale; bois côtelet, café marron (Haiti)
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Latin name	Bourreria oxyphylla Standl.
Family	Boraginaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Ecology	hyg
Use	dr fd fr fw ti
Synonym	Bourreria wagneri Standl.
English name	wildcrab strongbark; laurel night bloom, wild crab, wild craboo (Belize)
French name	bourreria à feuilles pointues
Spanish name	laurel; lima del monte (Belize); roble
Other name	chi-che (maya, Belize); sac-bay-eck (maya, Belize; Guatemala); ter-ech-másh, ter-ech-m sh (maya, Belize)
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Latin name	Bourreria pulchra (Millsp.) Millsp.
Family	Boraginaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Mexico: Yucatán peninsula)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Cordia pulchra Millsp.
English name	handsome strongbark
French name	bourreria élégant
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Latin name	Bourreria quirosii Standl.
Family	Boraginaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua, Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	Quiros strongbark
French name	bourreria de Quiros
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Latin name	Bourreria radula (Poir.) G.Don.
Family	Boraginaceae
Distribution	SE North America
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
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Synonym	Ehretia radula Poir.
English name	rough strongbark; rough strongback
French name	bourreria rugueux
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Latin name	Bourreria rinconensis J.S.Mill.
Family	Boraginaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	Rincón strongbark
French name	bourreria de Rincón
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Latin name	Bourreria rotata (DC.) I.M.Johnst.
Family	Boraginaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Bourreria calophylla Griseb. Bourreria reticulata Griseb. Cordia coriacea Miers Cordia rotata Moç. ex DC. Ehretia calophylla A.Rich. Lithocardium rotatum (Moç. ex DC.) Kuntze
English name	wheelshaped strongbark
French name	bourreria rond
Spanish name	ateje de sabana, jagua-jaqüita, roble agalla (Cuba)
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Latin name	Bourreria sonorae S.Watson
Family	Boraginaceae
Distribution	SW North America (Mexico: S Baja California and Guaymas area)
North America distribution zone	SW
Height	S
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Ecology	hyg
Use	fd (fruits)
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English name	Sonora strongbark
French name	bourreria du Sonora
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Latin name	Bourreria succulenta Jacq.
Family	Boraginaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama; USA: Florida; West Indies) NW NC South America (Colombia, Venezuela)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	[D]E
Ecology	[hel] xer calc
Use	dr fd fw
Synonym	Bourreria recurva Miers Cordia beurreria L. p.p. Ehretia bourreria L. p.p.
English name	pigeonwood strongbark; chinkswood, cutlass (Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico); pigeon berry (Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, Virgin Gorda); pigeon-wood (Virgin Islands); spoon tree (Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico); spoon-tree (Virgin Islands); white-chank (Netherlands Antilles)
French name	bourreria café-marron; acomat côte-lette (Guadeloupe); acomat côtelette (Lesser Antilles); acomat-côtelette; bois capri bâtard (Guadeloupe); bois-cabrit; bois-cabrit-bâtard (Lesser Antilles); café marron (Haiti); côtelette, cotlette (Lesser Antilles); Madame Jeanne, mapon gris, mapou gris (Haiti)
Spanish name	ateje de costa (Cuba); cerecillo (Puerto Rico); curaboca (Cuba); doncella (Puerto Rico); fruta de catey (Cuba); muñeco, palo bobo (Dominican Republic); palo de vaca (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); roble de guayo (Puerto Rico); roble guayo (Cuba); tawai (Carribean)
Other name	goeaana, watakeeli (Netherlands Antilles)
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Latin name	Bourreria succulenta var. revoluta (Kunth) O.E.Schulz
Family	Boraginaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Mexico, USA: Florida; Cuba to Puerto Rico)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Bourreria revoluta Kunth
English name	revolute pigeonwood strongbark
French name	bourreria café-marron révoluté
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Latin name	Bourreria succulenta Jacq. var. succulenta
Family	Boraginaceae
Distribution	SE North America (West Indies)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Bourreria succulenta var. canescens O.E.Schultz
English name	typical pigeonwood strongbark
French name	bourreria café-marron typique
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Latin name	Bourreria taylori Britton
Family	Boraginaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	Taylor strongbark
French name	bourreria de Taylor
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Latin name	Bourreria tomentosa (Lam.) G.Don
Family	Boraginaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Hispaniola)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	xer
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Synonym	Bourreria tomentosa var. modesta O.E.Schulz Ehretia tomentosa Lam.
English name	tomentose strongbark
French name	bourreria tomenteux
Spanish name	yeso (Dominican Republic)
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Latin name	Bourreria venosa (Miers) Stearn
Family	Boraginaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cayman Is., Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	hel xer calc
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Synonym	Crematomia venosa Miers
English name	conspicuouslyveined strongbark
French name	bourreria à nervures manifestes
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