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Latin name	Lonchocarpus sinaloensis (Gentry) F.J.Herm.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Sinaloa
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
Foliage	D
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Synonym	Piscidia sinaloensis Gentry
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French name	Sinaloa lancepod
Spanish name	lonchocarpe de Sinaloa
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Latin name	Maytenus pallidifolius Standl. & L.O.Williams
Family	Celastraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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French name	paleleaf mayten
Spanish name	maytène à feuilles pâles
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Latin name	Machaonia lindeniana Baill.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Mexico: Tabasco, Campeche, Quintana Roo; Belize)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	hyg
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French name	Linden machaonia
Spanish name	machaonia de Linden
Other name	campocolche, cuchel (maya)
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Latin name	Roystonea oleracea (Jacq.) O.F.Cook var. oleracea
Family	Palmae
Distribution	SE North America (Lesser Antilles) NC South America (E Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology	hyg
Use	dr fd (alcohol produced from the fermented sap of immature inflorescences, immature inflorescences were consumed as a pickled vegetable, stems used as source of starch, terminal buds) fr ma (leaves used for fiber) pl ti (stems used for construction)
Synonym	Areca oleracea Jacq. Euterpe caribaea Spreng. Oreodoxa caribaea (Spreng.) Dammer Oreodoxa oleracea (Jacq.) Mart. Roystonea caribaea (Spreng.) P.Wilson Roystonea venezuelana L.H.Bailey
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French name	typical Carib royalpalm
Spanish name	palmier-royal franc typique
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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	Allophylus psilospermus Radlk.
Family	Sapindaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama, West Indies) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador : Los Ríos, Cotopaxi)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	sci hyg->mes
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Synonym	Allophylus panamensis Radlk.
English name	smoothseed allophylus
French name	allophylus à graines lisses
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Latin name	Quercus aaata C.H.Müll.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
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English name	Aa oak
French name	chêne d'Aa
Spanish name	encino (Honduras)
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Latin name	Abarema Pittier
Family	Leguminosae
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English name	abarema
French name	abarema
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Latin name	Abatia Ruiz & Pav.
Family	Flacourtiaceae
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Synonym	Graniera Mandon & Wedd. ex Benth. & Hook. f. Myriatriche Turcz. Raleighia Gardner
English name	abatia
French name	abatia
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Latin name	Abarema abbottii (Rose & Leonard) Barneby & J.W.Grimes
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (end Dominican Republic: Los Haitises, Loma Quita Espuela, Cordillera Central)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology	hyg calc
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Synonym	Jupunba abbottii (Rose & Leonard) Britton & Rose Pithecellobium abbotii Rose & Leonard
English name	Abbot abarema
French name	abarema d'Abbot
Spanish name	abey (Dominican Republic)
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Latin name	Mora abbottii Rose & Leonard
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (end Haiti?; Dominican Republic: Sierra de Quita Espuela, San Francisco de Mocoris)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology	hyg
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English name	Abbott mora
French name	mora d'Abbott
Spanish name	coi, coï, cole (Dominican Republic)
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Latin name	Guettarda abbottii Urb.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Dominican Republic: Los Haitises, Península de Samaná)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	Abbott velvetseed
French name	guettard d'Abbott
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Latin name	Pouteria caimito Radlk.
Family	Sapotaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg mes
Use	dr fd fw ma pl ti
Synonym	Achras caimito Ruiz & Pav. Achras guapeba Casar. Guapeba brasiliensis Steud. Guapeba caimito (Ruiz & Pav.) Pierre Guapeba lasiocarpa (Mart.) Pierre Guapeba laurifolia Gomes Labatia caimito (Ruiz & Pav.) Mart. Labatia lasiocarpa Mart. Labatia reticulata Mart. Lucuma caimito (Ruiz & Pav.) Roem. & Schult. Lucuma lasiocarpa (Mart.) A.DC. Lucuma laurifolia (Gomes) A.DC. Lucuma laurifolia var. reticulata (Mart.) A.DC. Lucuma temare Kunth Lucuma ternata Kunth Pouteria caimito var. laurifolia (Gomes) Baehni Pouteria lasiocarpa (Mart.) Radlk. Pouteria laurifolia (Gomes) Radlk. Pouteria temare (Kunth) Aubrév. Poutreia leucophaea Baehni Richardella temare (Kunth) Pierre
English name	abiu pouteria; abiu, egg fruit; yellow star apple (Trinidad)
French name	poutéria abiu; abiu
Spanish name	abio (Ecuador); aguaycillo (Bolivia); arbol de purma, auinaquina (Peru); caimitillo, caimito (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru); caimito amarillo (Colombia); caimo (Colombia, Peru); caimo de charapa; cajui (Ecuador); cajure, capure (Venezuela); cauje (Ecuador); jificona; luma (Ecuador); madura verde (Colombia); melaito, purgo (Venezuela); queo (Bolivia); quinilla, quinilla caimitillo, sacha quinilla (Peru); temare, temure (Venezuela); toa (Colombia); yarazo (Ecuador)
Other name	abi (Brazil); abillu (quichua, Ecuador); abiu, abiurana, abiurana aquariquara, abiurana do caranazal, abiurana vermelha (Brazil); asipoca, asipokoballi (Guyana); caimito (Brazil); cijica (cofán, Ecuador); guarijoague (macuna); tiantina (quichua, Ecuador); wilaka (French Guiana); ymaad (maku, Brazil); zolive (French Guiana)
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Latin name	Blakea anomala Donn.Sm.
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	abnormal blakea
French name	blakea atypique
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Latin name	Guatteria anomala R.E.Fr.
Family	Annonaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	mes calc
Use	ti
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English name	abnormal guatteria
French name	guatteria atypique
Spanish name	guatteria atypique
Other name	ijkbat (tzeltal)
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Latin name	Sideroxylon anomalum (Urb.) T.D.Penn.
Family	Sapotaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Hispaniola)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
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Synonym	Bumelia integra Cronquist Dipholis anomala Urb.
English name	abnormal jungleplum
French name	acoma atypique
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Latin name	Klarobelia anomala (R.E.Fr.) Chatrou
Family	Annonaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology
Use	ti (poles for boats)
Synonym	Cremastosperma anomala R.E.Fr. Malmea anomala (R.E.Fr.) Maas
English name	abnormal klarobelia
French name	klarobelia atypique
Spanish name	yaya (Panama)
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Latin name	Persea anomala Britton & P.Wilson
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Hispaniola)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Persea ekmanii O.C.Schmidt
English name	abnormal persea
French name	avocatier anormal; pêche marron (Haiti)
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Latin name	Vouarana anomala (Steyerm.) Acev.-Rodr.
Family	Sapindaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Synonym	Toulicia anomala Steyerm.
English name	abnormal vouarana
French name	vouarana atypique
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Latin name	Sloanea medusula K.Schum. & Pittier
Family	Elaeocarpaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala to Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Synonym	Sloanea platyphylla Standl.
English name	abrojo burrwood
French name	sloanea abrojo
Spanish name	abrojo (Costa Rica); areno (Nicaragua)
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Latin name	Abuta Aubl.
Family	Menispermaceae
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Synonym	Anelasma Miers Batschia Mutis ex Thunb. Gardnerianum Miers Trichoa Pers.
English name	abuta
French name	abuta
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Latin name	Abutilon Mill.
Family	Malvaceae
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Synonym	Abutilaea F.Muell. Beloere Shuttlew. ex A.Gray Herissantia Medik. Pseudabutilon R.E.Fr.
English name	abutilon; Indian-mallow
French name	abutilon
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Other name	abutilon (italian); Abutilon, Schönmalve (german)
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Latin name	Acacia Mill.
Family	Leguminosae
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Synonym	Acacia Willd. Acaciopsis Britton & Rose Arthrosprion Hassk. Chitonanthus Lehm. Cuparilla Raf. Drepaphyla Raf. Eburnax Raf. Esclerona Raf. Farnesia Gasp. Gumifera Raf. Hecatandra Raf. Hoopesia Buckley p.p. Phyllodoce Link Poponax Raf. Senegalia Raf. Tetracheilos Lehm. Vachellia Wight & Arn. Zigmalora Raf.
English name	acacia; bull-horn acacia (Panama); catclaw, gum tree; wattle (Australia)
French name	acacia; gommier p.p., mimosa p.p.
Spanish name	cachito (Panama); carbon blanco; cuernito (Panama); guatapaná (Cuba); gutagamba arabe
Other name	acacia (italian, Italy and Switzerland); Akazie, Gummibaum (german)
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Latin name	Esenbeckia berlandieri ssp. acapulcensis (Rose) Kaastra
Family	Rutaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
Foliage	D?
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Synonym	Esenbeckia acapulcensis Rose
English name	Acapulco Berlandier esenbeckia
French name	esenbeckia de Berlandier d'Acapulco
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Latin name	Eugenia acapulcensis Steud.
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Eugenia antiquae L.Riley Eugenia bartlettiana Lundell Eugenia bonplandiana O.Berg Eugenia bracteolosa Lundell Eugenia campechiana Lundell Eugenia comitanensis Lundell Eugenia deltoidea Standl. Eugenia escuintlensis Lundell Eugenia maritima Kunth Eugenia mosquitensis O.Berg Eugenia ovatifolia Lundell Eugenia sibunensis Lundell Myrtus maritima Kunth
English name	Acapulco eugenia
French name	eugénie d'Acapulco
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Latin name	Lysiloma acapulcensis (Kunth) Benth.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel hyg xer sili
Use	dr fd ti
Synonym	Acacia acapulcensis Kunth Acacia desmostachya Benth. Acacia usumacintensis Lundell Lysiloma cuernavacana Britton & Rose Lysiloma cuneata Britton & Rose Lysiloma desmostachya (Benth.) Benth. Lysiloma durangensis Britton & Rose Lysiloma jorullensis Britton & Rose Lysiloma pedicellata Britton & Rose Lysiloma platycarpa Britton & Rose Lysiloma purpusii Britton & Rose
English name	Acapulco lysiloma; bastard mahogany, wild tamarind (Belize)
French name	lysiloma d'Acapulco
Spanish name	ardillo (Costa Rica); cigahuite (El Salvador); ébano (Mexico); hesmo (Belize); macho, rajador colorado, tepeguaje, tepehuaje, tripal (Mexico)
Other name	guiolicui (zoque); huáyal (huasteco); laa-guia, laaguia (zapoteco); shashibtez (Mexico); yaga-yaci (zapoteco)
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Latin name	Pterocarpus acapulcensis Rose
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) N South America (Colombia, Venezuela)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	mes xer sili
Use	ti
Synonym	Pterocarpus heterophyllus Pittier Pterocarpus minimus R.S.Cowan Pterocarpus podocarpus S.F.Blake Pterocarpus rupestris Pittier Pterocarpus vernalis Pittier
English name	Acapulco padauk
French name	ptérocarpe d'Acapulco
Spanish name	drago, grado, sangredrago, sangregrado (Mexico); sangrito, sangrón (Venezuela)
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Latin name	Coccoloba acapulcensis Standl.
Family	Polygonaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
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Synonym	Coccoloba browniana Standl. Coccoloba cardiophylla Standl. Coccoloba wercklei Standl.
English name	Acapulco seagrape
French name	raisinier d'Acapulco
Spanish name	torodón (Honduras)
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Latin name	Quercus acatenangensis Trel.
Family	Fagaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	hyg
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Synonym	Quercus acutifolia var. longifolia A.DC. Quercus ambivenulosa Trel. Quercus candolleana Trel. p.p. Quercus longifolia Liebm. non Raf. Quercus serrata Siebold & Zucc. non Thunb. Quercus xalapensis var. longifolia Wenz.
English name	Acatenango oak; sawtooth
French name	chêne d'Acatenango
Spanish name	encino; encino sunuj, sunuj (Guatemala)
Other name	masket
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Latin name	Acacia acatlensis Benth.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
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Ecology	hel xer
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Synonym	Acacia pueblensis Brandegee Acacia sericea M.Martens & Galeotti Senegalia acatlensis (Benth.) Britton & Rose
English name	Acatlan acacia
French name	acacia d’Acatlan
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