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Latin name	Erythrina lanceolata Standl.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Honduras to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	lanceolate coralbean
French name	érythrine lancéolée
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Latin name	Erythrina leptopoda Urb. & Ekman
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Hispaniola)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S[M]
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English name	slenderpetiole coralbean
French name	érythrine bâton-de-sorcier; bâton de sorcier, bois immortel, maurepas (Haiti)
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Latin name	Erythrina poeppigiana (Walp) O.F.Cook
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Central America) NC MW South America (Venezuela, Peru) int W Africa
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel->[sci] hyg->mes
Use	dr (dried leaves decoction taken orally for flu, leaves and bark decoction taken orally for asthma, cough and hysteria, milky leaves lotion for skin itch) fd (flowers) fr fw ma pl (planted as shadow of cocoa and in coffee plantations) sa sa(ob) ti tx
Synonym	Erythrina amasisa Spruce Erythrina darienensis Standl. Erythrina micropteryx Poepp. ex Urb. Erythrina pisamo Posada-Ar. Erytrina amasica Duss.? Erytrina umbrosa Bello non Kunth Micropteryx poeppigiana Walp.
English name	bucare coralbean; anauca (Jamaica, USA); bucare (USA); cocoa-mamma, coffee-mamma (Trinidad); mountain immortelle (Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad)
French name	érythrine bucare; bois immortel (Guadeloupe, Haiti); bois immortelle (Jamaica, Trinidad); immortel jaune (Guadeloupe)
Spanish name	amapola, amapola de sombra (Dominican Republic); amasisa (Peru); anaco, anaco rojo (Colombia); anauca (USA); anauca immortelle (Trinidad); bombón (Ecuador); brucal (Dominican Replublic); brucayo, búcar (Puerto Rico); bucare (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Venezuela); bucare gigante (Puerto Rico); bucaré (Cuba); búcare (Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); búcaro (Colombia); bucayo, bucayo gigante (Puerto Rico); bumatel? (St. Thomas); cachimbo (Colombia); cambdo; cámbulo (Colombia); ceibo (Venezuela); elequeme, helequeme, helequeme extranjero (Nicaragua); madre del cacao (Dominican Republic); mapola (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); mulungõ; palo de boya (Puerto Rico); piñón de sombra (Cuba); pisamo; písamo saivo (Colombia); pito extranjero (El Salvador, Guatemala); pito gigante (Colombia); poro (Colombia); poro extranjero (Nicaragua); poró extranjero; poró gigante (Costa Rica); saibo (Bolivia); saivo; sarbo (Bolivia)
Other name	bwa mòtèl (creole, Haiti); chuke (Ecuador); mulungu (Brazil); shetue, shuccu (Ecuador)
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Latin name	Erythrina rubrinervia Kunth
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) NW MW MC South America (Colombia to Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Chirocalyx rubrinervius Walp. Corallodendron rubrinerve (Kunth) Kuntze
English name	rednerved coralbean
French name	érythrine à nervures rouges
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Latin name	Erythrina standleyana Krukoff
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Mexico: Yucatán; Central America, Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	Standley coralbean; coama wood, tiger wood (Belize)
French name	érythrine de Standley
Spanish name	colorín (Belize); piñón (Cuba)
Other name	chacmolche, sumpancle (maya, Belize)
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Latin name	Erythrina steyermarkii Krukoff & Barneby
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	Steyermark coralbean
French name	érythrine de Steyermark
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Latin name	Erythrina velutina Willd.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Central America, West Indies) N M South America (Colombia to Peru, Venezuela to Brazil)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel hyg
Use	pl (shade tree in coffee plantations) sa ti
Synonym	Corallodendron velutinum Kuntze Erythrina splendida Diels
English name	velvety coralbean; coral tree, red bean tree (Jamaica)
French name	érythrine veloutée
Spanish name	bucare velludo (Venezuela); bucaré (Cuba); piñon real (Venezuela); piñón real (Cuba)
Other name	canivete, corticeira, mulungu, suiná (Brazil)
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Latin name	Erythrochiton Nees & Mart.
Family	Rutaceae
Distribution
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Synonym	Erythrochiton sect. Euerythrochiton Engl. Pentamorpha Scheidw.
English name	erythrochiton
French name	érythrochiton
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Latin name	Erythrochiton gymnanthus Kallunki
Family	Rutaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	CostaRica erythrochiton
French name	érythrochiton du Costa Rica
Spanish name	cafecillo, cafetalillo (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Erythroxylum P.Browne
Family	Erythroxylaceae
Distribution
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Synonym	Erythroxylon L. Sethia Kunth Steudelia Spreng.
English name	cocainetree; false cocaine, swamp-redwood
French name	érythroxylum
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Other name	Kokastrauch (german); erythroxylum (italian)
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Latin name	Erythroxylum areolatum L.
Family	Erythroxylaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama, West Indies)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	mes xer
Use	calc dr
Synonym	Erythroxylum obtusa DC. Erythroxylum rufum Griseb. non Cav.
English name	thinleaf cocainetree; coca shrub; pigeon berry (Bahamas); red wood (Jamaica); red-wood, ridge redwood (Belize); smoke wood; swamp redwood (Belize, Puerto Rico); thin-leaf erythroxylon (Bahamas)
French name	érythroxylum arabo; arabo, nagot, papelite, poirier (Haiti)
Spanish name	arabo (Dominican Republic); arabo carbonero, arabo jiba, arabo real, arobillo (Cuba); cocaina falsa (Puerto Rico); fruta de paloma (Dominican Republic); hierro negro (Puerto Rico); higuillo (Dominican Republic); indio (Puerto Rico); jiba macho (Cuba); limoncilla (Guatemala); muerto, palo de hierro (Puerto Rico); piragua (Dominican Republic)
Other name	arabo, nago, papelit (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Erythroxylum becquaertii Standl.
Family	Erythroxylaceae
Distribution	SE North America (SE Mexico, Belize)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Ecology	calc
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Synonym	Erythroxylum belizensis Lundell
English name	Bequaert cocainetree
French name	érythroxylum de Bequaert
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Latin name	Erythroxylum brevipes DC.
Family	Erythroxylaceae
Distribution	SE North America (West Indies)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	xer serp
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Synonym	Erythroxylon areolatum West. non L. Erythroxylon brevipedatum St.-Lag. Erythroxylon ovatum Eggers non Cav. Erythroxylon rhamnoides Peyr.
English name	brisselet cocainetree; brisselet (Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands)
French name	érythroxylum brésillet; bois marbré bâtard, bois-vinette, brésillet, brésillette, petite feuille
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Latin name	Erythroxylum citrifolium A.St.-Hil.
Family	Erythroxylaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) N M SC SE South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
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Synonym	Erythroxylon mucronatum Sagot Erythroxylum acutifolium Steud. ex Peyr. Erythroxylum amazonicum Peyr. Erythroxylum citrifolium var. latifolium O.E.Schulz Erythroxylum citrifolium var. minus O.E.Schulz Erythroxylum duckei Huber Erythroxylum gomphioides Planch. & Linden ex Triana & Planch. Erythroxylum micranthum Bong. ex Peyr. Erythroxylum paraense Peyr.
English name	citrusleaf cocainetree
French name	érythroxylum à feuilles d'agrume
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Latin name	Erythroxylum confusum Britton
Family	Erythroxylaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel hyg calc
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Synonym	Erythroxylum affine O.E.Schulz non A.St.-Hil.
English name	obovateleaved cocainetree; barberry bullet; greenheart (Jamaica); obovate-leaved erythroxylon; pigeon berry (Bahamas)
French name	érythroxylum à feuilles obovées
Spanish name	arabo (Cuba)
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Latin name	Erythroxylum coriaceum Britton & P.Wilson
Family	Erythroxylaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
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English name	coriaceus cocainetree
French name	érythroxylum coriace
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Latin name	Erythroxylum fimbriatum Peyr.
Family	Erythroxylaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica) N M South America (Colombia to Peru, French Guiana to Brazil)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
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English name	fringed cocainetree
French name	érythroxylum fimbrié
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Latin name	Erythroxylum guatemalense Lundell
Family	Erythroxylaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
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English name	Guatemala cocainetree; redwood, ridge redwood, swamp redwood (Belize)
French name	érythroxylum du Guatemala
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Other name	ka-ka-ti' (maya, Belize)
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Latin name	Erythroxylum havanense Jacq.
Family	Erythroxylaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama, West Indies) N M South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel xer
Use	dr (roots decoction taken orally for hemoptysis)
Synonym	Erythroxylum chiapense Lundell Erythroxylum cumanense Kunth Erythroxylum havanense var. continentis O.E.Schulz Erythroxylum havanense var. haitiense O.E.Schulz Erythroxylum mexicanum Kunth Erythroxylum obtusum DC. Erythroxylum ovatum Cav. Erythroxylum ovatum var. splendens O.E.Schulz
English name	ovate cocainetree; cherry; wild cherry (Antigua)
French name	érythroxylum vinette; bois-marbré-bâtard; bois-vinette (Guadeloupe); cerisier bâtard (Martinique); petites-feuilles; vinette
Spanish name	jibá (Cuba); quiebra hacha, quiebrahacha (Dominican Republic)
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Latin name	Erythroxylum incrassatum O.E.Schulz
Family	Erythroxylaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	calc
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English name	thickened cocainetree
French name	érythroxylum épaissi
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Latin name	Erythroxylum jamaicense Fawc. & Rendle
Family	Erythroxylaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
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English name	Jamaica cocainetree
French name	érythroxylum de la Jamaïque
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Latin name	Erythroxylum longipes O.E.Schulz
Family	Erythroxylaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Erythroxylon havanense Griseb. non Jacq.
English name	longstalk cocainetree
French name	érythroxylum de Cuba
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Latin name	Erythroxylum macrophyllum Cav.
Family	Erythroxylaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama) N M South America (Colombia to Bolivia, Guianas to Brazil)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S[M]
Foliage	E
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Use	dr pl
Synonym	Erythroxylum amplum Benth. Erythroxylum costaricense Donn.Sm. Erythroxylum ellipticum Ramírez Erythroxylum filipes Huber Erythroxylum floribundum Mart. Erythroxylum laurinum Planch. & Linden ex Triana & Planch. Erythroxylum lucidum Kunth Erythroxylum lucidum var. costaricense (Donn.Sm.) O.E.Schulz Erythroxylum lucidum Kunth var. lucidum Erythroxylum multiflorum Lundell Erythroxylum skutchii Standl. Erythroxylum tabascense Britton
English name	bigleaf cocainetree
French name	érythroxylum à grandes feuilles
Spanish name	desconocido (Peru)
Other name	ohuri chu (Bolivia)
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Latin name	Erythroxylum macrophyllum Cav. var. macrophyllum
Family	Erythroxylaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama) N M South America (Colombia to Bolivia, Guianas to Brazil)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
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English name	typical bigleaf cocainetree
French name	érythroxylum à grandes feuilles typique
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Other name	curuhuaru, ushpa panga yura, yura cacatao panga (Ecuador)
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Latin name	Erythroxylum rotundifolium Lunan
Family	Erythroxylaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama, Bahamas, West Indies)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S[M]
Foliage	D E
Ecology	hel xer calc serp
Use	dr
Synonym	Erythroxylum brevipes var. spinescens Griseb. non M.Gómez Erythroxylum compactum Rose Erythroxylum fiscalense Standl. Erythroxylum obovatum Macfad. Erythroxylum pallidum Rose Erythroxylum pringlei Rose Erythroxylum sessiliflorum O.E.Schulz Erythroxylum spinescens O.E.Schulz non A.Rich Erythroxylum suave O.E.Schulz Erythroxylum suave var. compactum (Rose) O.E.Schulz Erythroxylum tikalense Lundell
English name	roundleaved cocainetree; brisselet (Virgin Islands); rat-wood (Bahamas); ratwood (Puerto Rico); round-leaved erythroxylon
French name	érythroxylum à feuilles rondes; bois vinette, brésillette (Martinique)
Spanish name	arobillo (Cuba); brisselet (Puerto Rico); careycillo, frijolillo (Cuba); jiba (Puerto Rico); jibay; ratón (Puerto Rico); rocío; yaría de costa (Cuba)
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Latin name	Erythroxylum rufum Cav.
Family	Erythroxylaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico) N South America (Venezuela, Guyana)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg
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English name	reddishbrown cocainetree; rufous false cocaine (Puerto Rico)
French name	érythroxylum rouge-brun
Spanish name	miel de pajarito (Venezuela); papelillo, topillo (Dominican Republic)
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Latin name	Erythroxylum squamatum Sw.
Family	Erythroxylaceae
Distribution	SE North America (West Indies) N M South America (Colombia to Bolivia, Guianas to Brazil)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel
Use	ma
Synonym	Erythroxylum aristigerum Peyr. Erythroxylum aristigerum var. bahiense (Peyr.) O.E. Schulz Erythroxylum bahiense Peyr. Erythroxylum squamatum var. microcarpum O.E.Schulz Erythroxylum squamatum var. typica Peyr. Erythroxylum trinerve Huber
English name	squamate cocainetree
French name	érythroxylum bois-grives; bois à graines rouges, bois rouge à grives; bois-graines-rouges (Lesser Antilles); bois-grives, bois-piquette, giroffe-mare, girofma, graines rouges, grande vinette, grosse vinette, piment bâtard, ti feuille
Spanish name	pacachosti (Bolivia)
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Latin name	Erythroxylum urbanii O.E.Schulz
Family	Erythroxylaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Hispaniola, Puerto Rico)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg calc
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English name	Urban cocainetree; Urban's false cocaine (Puerto Rico)
French name	érythroxylum d'Urban
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Latin name	Escallonia Mutis ex L.f.
Family	Grossulariaceae
Distribution
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English name	escallonia
French name	escallonie
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Latin name	Escallonia myrtilloides L.f.
Family	Grossulariaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) NW MW MC South America (Colombia to Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Ecology	mes
Use	dr fw ma pl (decorative tree) sa ti (decorative veneer, paneling for walls)
Synonym	Escallonia adscendens Rusby Escallonia berberifolia Kunth Escallonia chloropetala Diels Escallonia corymbosa (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers. Escallonia densa Planch. & Linden Escallonia hypsophila Diels Escallonia patens (Ruiz & Pav.) Killip Escallonia poasana Donn.Sm. Escallonia tortuosa Kunth Stereoxylon corymbosum Ruiz & Pav. Stereoxylon patens Ruiz & Pav.
English name	blueberrylike escallonia
French name	escallonie fausse-myrtille
Spanish name	cipreso (Costa Rica); cochinito; cuaso colorado (Ecuador); madroño (Costa Rica); pagoda, rodamonte, tibar; tobo (Colombia)
Other name	atila pichu, cachacoma, pauco, shisha, xerotillo (Ecuador)
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