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Latin name	Galipea Aubl.
Family	Rutaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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Synonym	Costa Vell. Endostephium Turcz. Systemon Regel
English name	barktree
French name	galipea
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Latin name	Galipea dasysperma Gómez-Laur. & Q.Jiménez
Family	Rutaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua, Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	thickfruit barktree
French name	galipea à gros fruits
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Latin name	Galipea panamensis T.S.Elias
Family	Rutaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end? Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	Panama barktree
French name	galipea du Panama
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Latin name	Galipea trifoliata Aubl.
Family	Rutaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) N MW MC South America (Colombia, Guianas, Peru, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	threeleaf barktree
French name	galipea trifolié
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Latin name	Gamanthera van der Werff
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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English name	gamanthera
French name	gamanthera
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Latin name	Gamanthera herrerae van der Werff
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Licaria herrerae (van der Werff) Kosterm.
English name	Herrera gamanthera
French name	gamanthera de Herrera
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Latin name	Garcia Rohr
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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Synonym	Garcia Vahl
English name	garcia
French name	garcia
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Latin name	Garcia nutans Vahl
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama, Hispaniola, Lesser Antilles) N South America (Colombia, Venezuela)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S[M]
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Use	dr (purgative)
Synonym	Garcia mayana Britton
English name	drooping garcia
French name	garcia ricin-caraïbe; ricin caraïbe
Spanish name	almendro, avellana (Dominican Republic); pascualito (Venezuela); pimientillo, pinón, piñoncillo (Mexico)
Other name	cuatlaquilocua'huitl, echcuáhuitl (nahuatl, Mexico); thocob-otel (huasteco, Mexico)
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Latin name	Garcinia L.
Family	Guttiferae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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Synonym	Biwaldia Scop. Cambogia L. Coddampuli Adans. Dactylanthera Welw.
English name	garcinia; saptree
French name	garcinia
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Other name	Garcinia (german); garcinia (italian)
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Latin name	Garcinia aristata (Griseb.) Borhidi
Family	Guttiferae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Hispaniola)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology	basi calc
Use	dr (boiled resin taken orally for asthma, resin applied to wound for tetanus, wound and bleeding)
Synonym	Rheedia aristata Griseb. Rheedia elliptica C.Wright Verticillaria madruno Tul.
English name	aristate garcinia
French name	garcinia aristé
Spanish name	espuela de caballero, manajú (Cuba); palo de cruz (Dominican Republic)
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Latin name	Garcinia bakeriana (Urb.) Borhidi
Family	Guttiferae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Ecology	acid
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Synonym	Rheedia bakeriana Urb.
English name	Baker garcinia
French name	garcinia de Baker
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Latin name	Garcinia decussata C.D.Adams
Family	Guttiferae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	hyg mes calc
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Synonym	Rheedia pendula Urb.
English name	decussate garcinia; hatstand tree (Jamaica)
French name	garcinia décussé
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Latin name	Garcinia humilis (Vahl) C.D.Adams
Family	Guttiferae
Distribution	S North America (West Indies) NC South America (Trinidad and Tobago)
North America distribution zone	SW SC SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	sci calc
Use	dr fd
Synonym	Mammea humilis Vahl Mammea humilis var. macrophylla Mart. Mammea humilis var. plumieri Griseb. Mammea humilis var. vahlii Griseb. Rheedia lateriflora L. p.p. non Blume Rheedia sessiflora Planch. ex Vesque Rheedia sieberi Choisy
English name	low garcinia; hatsland rheedia, hatstrand tree; wild manimee (Jamaica)
French name	garcinia abricot; abricot (Grenada, Hispaniola); abricot bâtard, abricot bord de mer, abricot montagne; abricot St-Dominique (Grenada, Haiti); abricotier de St-Domingue (Hispaniola); bois chica, bois l'onguent, bois mulâtre (Grenada)
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Latin name	Garcinia intermedia (Pittier) Hammel
Family	Guttiferae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama, West Indies) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	sci hyg calc
Use	dr fd (fruits) fr ma ti (cabinet work, carpentry, flooring, furniture, general and heavy construction)
Synonym	Calophyllum edule Seem. Rheedia edulis (Seem.) Triana & Planch. Rheedia intermedia Pittier Rheedia macrophylla var. benthamiana Vesque Rheedia tonduzii Engl.
English name	intermediate garcinia; waika plum (Belize); wild lemon, wildlemon rheedia
French name	garcinia intermédiaire
Spanish name	arrayán (Guatemala); caimito, caimito de montaña (Honduras); cero (Panama); chaparrón (El Salvador, Panama); crauel (Guatemala); fruta de mico, jacomico (Honduras); jocomico (Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua); jocote de mico (Guatemala, Honduras); jorco, jorcol (Costa Rica); eche amarilla (Guatemala); mameyito (Guatemala); pacuri (Honduras); palo bayo (Guatemala); sastra (Honduras, Panama)
Other name	ka-re-ché (maya, Belize); sakipa (Honduras)
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Latin name	Garcinia macrophylla Mart.
Family	Guttiferae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Guatemala, Panama) N MW MC South America (Colombia, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador to Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M[L]
Foliage	E
Ecology	[hyg] mes [calc]
Use	dr fd ma pl ti
Synonym	Rheedia benthamiantha Planch. & Triana Rheedia gardneriana Miers ex Planch. & Triana Rheedia macrantha Standl. & Steyerm. Rheedia macrophylla (Mart.) Planch. & Triana Rheedia magnifolia Pittier Rheedia sagotiana Engl.
English name	bigleaf garcinia
French name	garcinia à grandes feuilles
Spanish name	achachairú, achachairú grande, chachairu, chachairu grande (Bolivia); charichuela, charichuelo (Peru); pacuriazú (Paraguay); renaquillo (Peru); soiebo (Trinidad and Tobago)
Other name	bacuri, bacuri de cerca, bacuri pari (portuguese, Brazil); pacuri-acu (Paraguay); pakoeli (Suriname)
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Latin name	Garcinia madruno (Kunth) Hammel
Family	Guttiferae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Honduras to Costa Rica, Puerto Rico: Vieques Island) N MW MC South America (Venezuela to Peru)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M[L]
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel hyg->[xer]
Use	fd fr ma pl (potential) ti
Synonym	Calophyllum madruno Kunth Chloromyron verticillatum Pers. Garcinia acuminata Planch. & Triana Garcinia floribunda Miq. Garcinia portoricensis (Urb.) Alain Rheedia acuminata Miers Rheedia acuminata (Ruiz & Pav.) Planch. & Triana Rheedia acuminata (Spreng.) Triana & Planch. Rheedia acuminata var. floribunda (Miq.) Vesque Rheedia floribunda (Miq.) Planch. & Triana Rheedia hessii Britton Rheedia kappleri Eyma Rheedia madruno (Kunth) Planch. & Triana Rheedia portoricensis Urb. Rheedia rostrata Miers & Vesque Rheedia spruceana Engl. Verticillaria acuminata Ruiz & Pav.
English name	madruno garcinia
French name	garcinia madruno
Spanish name	cerillo (Costa Rica); cero (Panama); charichuelo (Peru); fruta de mono (Panama); guayabacoa (Puerto Rico); jorco (Costa Rica); machari (Panama); madroña (Costa Rica); madroño (Panama); ocoró (Bolivia); palo de cruz (Puerto Rico); satro (Panama)
Other name	ompiquiritoqui (campa asháninca, Peru)
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Latin name	Garrya Douglas ex Lindl.
Family	Garryaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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Synonym	Fadyenia Endl.
English name	silktassel; fever bush, quinine bush (USA); silk-tassel; silk-tassel tree, skunk bush (USA)
French name	garrya; bois amer (Haiti)
Spanish name	ovitano, zapotillo (Mexico)
Other name	Becherkätzchen (german); chichicuahuilt, cuahuchichi (Mexico); garria (italian); guachichi (Mexico)
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Latin name	Garrya corvorum Standl. & Steyerm.
Family	Garryaceae
Distribution	SC North America (end Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
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Ecology	calc
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English name	Guatemala silktassel
French name	garrya du Guatemala
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Latin name	Garrya elliptica Douglas ex Lindl.
Family	Garryaceae
Distribution	MW North America (USA: Oregon, California)
North America distribution zone	MW
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	mes->xer
Use	dr(ob) (bark) fr pl (ornamental) ti
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English name	wavyleaf silktassel; coast silktassel, feverbush, quinninebush, tasseltree, tree silktassel
French name	garrya elliptique
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Latin name	Garrya fadyenii Hook.
Family	Garryaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Virgin Islands)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	hel hyg
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Synonym	Fadyenia hookeri (Hook.) Endl. non (Sweet) Maxon
English name	Fadyen silktassel; fever bush, quinine bush, silk tassel bush, skunk bush (USA)
French name	garrya amer; bois amer (Haiti)
Spanish name	mangle, mata gallina cimarrona, palo amargo; palo de berraco (Dominicain Republic)
Other name	bwa amè (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Garrya flavescens S.Watson
Family	Garryaceae
Distribution	MW North America (USA: California to Utah to New Mexico)
North America distribution zone	MW
Height	S?
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English name	yellowleaf silktassel; ashy silktassel
French name	garrya à feuilles jaunes
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Latin name	Garrya flavescens ssp. pallida (Eastw.) Dahling
Family	Garryaceae
Distribution	MW SW North America (USA: California; Mexico: Baja California)
North America distribution zone	MW SW
Height	S?
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Synonym	Garrya flavescens var. pallida (Eastw.) Bacig. ex Ewan Garrya pallida Eastw.
English name	pale yellowleaf silktassel
French name	garrya à feuilles jaunes pâle
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Latin name	Garrya laurifolia Hartw. ex Benth.
Family	Garryaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Fadyenia laurifolia (Hartw. ex Benth.) Endl. Garrya laurifolia ssp. quichensis (Donn.Sm.) Dahling Garrya laurifolia var. quichensis Donn.Sm.
English name	laurelleaf silktassel
French name	garrya à feuilles de laurier
Spanish name	ajruch (Guatemala); cuauchichic; hediondillon, palo de hueso (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Garrya longifolia Rose
Family	Garryaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	mes
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Synonym	Garrya gracilis Wangerin
English name	longleaf silktassel
French name	garrya à feuilles longues
Spanish name	palo amargoso
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Latin name	Garrya salicifolia Eastw.
Family	Garryaceae
Distribution	SW North America (end Mexico: Baja California)
North America distribution zone	SW
Height	S?
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English name	willowleaf silktassel
French name	garrya à feuilles de saule
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Latin name	Garrya veatchii Kellogg
Family	Garryaceae
Distribution	MW North America (Mexico: Baja California)
North America distribution zone	MW
Height	S?
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Synonym	Garrya flavescens var. palmeri S.Watson Garrya veatchii var. undulata Eastw.
English name	canyon silktassel
French name	garrya de Veatch
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Latin name	Gastrococos Morales
Family	Palmae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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English name	gastrococos
French name	gastrococos
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Latin name	Gastrococos crispa (Kunth) H.E.Moore
Family	Palmae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	calc
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Synonym	Acroconia armentalis (Morales) L.H.Bailey Acroconia crista C.F.Baker Cocos crispa Kunth Gastrococos armentalis Morales
English name	crisped gastrococos
French name	gastrococos crispé
Spanish name	corojo (Cuba)
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Latin name	Gaultheria L.
Family	Ericaceae
Distribution
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Synonym	Brossaea L. Brossea Cothen. Chiogenes Salisb. Glyciphylla Raf. Lasierpa Torr. Phalerocarpus G.Don Shallonium Raf.
English name	wintergreen; aromatic wintergreen
French name	gaulthérie; gaultheria
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Other name	gaulteria (italian); Nordamerikanishe Wintergrün, Scheinbeere (german);
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Latin name	Gaultheria acuminata Schltdl. & Cham.
Family	Ericaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Central Mexico to Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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Use	dr (bath for fever) fd pl
Synonym	Brossea acuminata (Schltdl. & Cham.) Kuntze Brossea nitida (Benth.) Kuntze Gaultheria acuminata var. lancifolia Schltdl. Gaultheria acuminata var. nitida (Benth.) Camp Gaultheria acuminata var. rekoi Camp Gaultheria chiapensis Camp Gaultheria laevigata M.Martens & Galeotti Gaultheria nelsonii Small Gaultheria nitida Benth. Gaultheria ovata DC. Gaultheria pringlei Camp
English name	acuminate wintergreen
French name	gaultherie acuminée
Spanish name	achocopa, arryan, ashocopa, astringosol, axocopani, axocopaque, pipicho (Mexico)
Other name	to-skwa, ya-to-skwa-ree (mazatec, Mexico)
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