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Latin name	Guettarda elliptica Sw.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama, USA: Florida, Bahamas, West Indies) N South America (Colombia, Venezuela)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg xer calc
Use	cl dr ti
Synonym	Guettarda fuertesii Urb. Guettarda reticulata Griseb.
English name	ellipticleaf velvetseed; black baby (Colombia); common velvet-seed (Bahamas); elliptic-leaf velvetseed, Everglades velvetseed (USA); hammock velvetseed; pickle-wood (Belize); smooth-leaf-velvet seed (Bahamas); velvet seed (Jamaica); velvetseed (Jamaica, Puerto Rico)
French name	guettard elliptique
Spanish name	cabrito (Venezuela); cigüilla (Cuba); crucecilla (Mexico); cruceto negro (Venezuela); crucillo (Mexico); cucubano; cucubano liso (Puerto Rico); cuero de sabana (Cuba); guayabillo prieto (Mexico); punteral (Venezuela)
Other name	kiikché (maya)
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Latin name	Guettarda ferruginea Wright ex Griseb.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Guettarda calyptrata var. ferruginea Wright ex Sauvalle
English name	rustybrown velvetseed
French name	guettard brun-rouille
Spanish name	cuero
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Latin name	Guettarda foliacea Standl.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Use	fr
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English name	leaflike velvetseed
French name	guettard foliacé
Spanish name	espino, guayabo, guyaba (Panama)
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Latin name	Guettarda frangulifolia Urb.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Ecology	calc
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English name	frangulaleaf velvetseed
French name	guettard à feuilles de frangula
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Latin name	Guettarda gaumeri Standl.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Mexico: Yucatán, Quintana Roo; Guatemala, Belize)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	Gaumer velvetseed
French name	guettard de Gaumer
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Latin name	Guettarda inaequipes Urb.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	unequalstable velvetseed
French name	guettard à pédoncules inégaux
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Latin name	Guettarda krugii Urb.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Bahamas, Puerto Rico)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S[M]
Foliage	E[D]
Ecology	xer calc
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Synonym	Guettarda inaguensis Britton & Millsp. Guettarda taylori Britton & Millsp. Stenostemum myrtifolium Griseb.
English name	Krug velvetseed; frogwood (Bahamas, Puerto Rico); Krug's velvet-seed; oldman (Bahamas); velvetseed (Bahamas, Puerto Rico)
French name	guettard de Krug
Spanish name	cucubano (Puerto Rico)
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Latin name	Guettarda lanuginosa Urb. & Britton
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	woolly velvetseed
French name	guettard laineux
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Latin name	Guettarda lindeniana A.Rich.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Hispaniola)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Guettarda retusa Wright
English name	Linden velvetseed
French name	guettard de Linden
Spanish name	cuero (Cuba); granadillo (Hispaniola)
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Latin name	Guettarda longiflora Griseb.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Matthiola longiflora (Griseb.) Kuntze
English name	longflower velvetseed
French name	guettard à fleurs longues
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Latin name	Guettarda macrocarpa Griseb.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Mathiola macrocarpa (Griseb.) Kuntze
English name	bigfruit velvetseed
French name	guettard à gros fruits
Spanish name	cuero (Cuba)
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Latin name	Guettarda macrosperma Donn.Sm.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
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Ecology	hyg->xer
Use	fd fw
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English name	bigseed velvetseed
French name	guettard à grosses graines
Spanish name	correa (Honduras); crucito (Guatemala); malacahuite; pimentilla (Belize); tintero (El Salvador)
Other name	cruz-k'ix (maya, Belize)
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Latin name	Guettarda mollis DC.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Haiti: Balladère; Dominican Republic: Diego de Ocampo, Cordillera Central, Baní, Elías Peña)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Matthiola mollis (DC.) Kuntze
English name	soft velvetseed
French name	guettard soyeux
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Latin name	Guettarda nashii Britton & Millsp.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Bahamas)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	Nash velvetseed
French name	guettard de Nash
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Latin name	Guettarda odorata (Jacq.) Lam.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama, West Indies) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
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Synonym	Guettarda parviflora Vahl Guettarda parvifolia Sw. Laugeria odorata Jacq. Matthiola parvifolia (Vahl) Kuntze Myginda bredemeyeri Schult.
English name	blackberry velvetseed; black berry (Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico); blackberry (Virgin Islands); Christmas tree, money tree (St. Vincent); wild cherry (Netherlands Antilles)
French name	guettard malodorant; bois caca (Lesser Antilles); bois cacou (Martinique); bois de fer blanc, bois fer (Lesser Antilles); bois guette (St. Lucia); bois puant (Lesser Antilles)
Spanish name	cucubano de vieques (Puerto Rico); punta real blanca, punteral, punteral negro (Venezuela)
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Latin name	Guettarda ovalifolia Urb.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Hispaniola, Puerto Rico)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
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English name	ovalleaf velvetseed
French name	guettard à feuilles ovales
Spanish name	cucubano (Puerto Rico)
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Latin name	Guettarda oxyphylla Urb.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Haiti: Morne Brigand, Montagnes Noires, Ennery, Marmelade, Pestel)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Ecology	calc
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English name	pointedleaf velvetseed
French name	guettard à feuilles pointues
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Latin name	Guettarda petenensis Lundell
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala: Petén)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	Petén velvetseed
French name	guettard de Petén
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Latin name	Guettarda polytheca Urb. & Ekman
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Haiti: Morne à Cabrits, Gonaïves, St. Marc, Isla Gonave, Croix de Bouquets)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	manychamber velvetseed
French name	guettard pluriloculaire
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Latin name	Guettarda prenleloupii Urb.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Hispaniola)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	calc
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English name	chesnutbrown velvetseed
French name	guettard marron; goavier marron, gouavier, gouyave marron (Hispaniola)
Spanish name	cafetillo (Hispaniola)
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Latin name	Guettarda pungens Urb.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
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English name	pricking velvetseed
French name	guettard piquant
Spanish name	encinillo, palo de cruz (Dominican Republic); roseta (Puerto Rico); yaya (Dominican Republic)
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Latin name	Guettarda ramuliflora Beurl.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	Panama velvetseed
French name	guettard du Panama
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Latin name	Guettarda rigida A. Rich.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Guettarda holocarpa Wright ex Sauvalle
English name	rigid velvetseed
French name	guettard rigide
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Latin name	Guettarda rotundifolia Urb.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Dominican Republic: Barahona, Maniel)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	?
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English name	roundleaf velvetseed
French name	guettard à feuilles rondes
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Latin name	Guettarda sanblasensis Dwyer
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M[L]
Foliage	D
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English name	SanBlas velvetseed
French name	guettard de San Blas
Spanish name	espino (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Guettarda scabra (L.) Vent.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Mexico to Panama, USA: Florida, Bahamas, West Indies) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S[M]
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel hyg xer
Use	fw
Synonym	Guettarda ambigua Chapm. Guettarda ambrigua A.Rich. Guettarda havanensis DC. Guettarda longiflora Hart. Guettarda matthiola Pers. Guettarda rugosa Sw. Guettarda scabra (L.) Lam. Guettarda viburnoides Cham. & Schltdl. Matthiola scabra L. Ocotea rodiaei (R.Schomb.) Mez
English name	roughleaf velvetseed; blue cooper (Tobago); candlewood (Antigua); craw-wood (Barbados); greenheart (Virgin Islands); juniper p.p.; rough velvetseed (USA); rough-leaf velvet seed (Bahamas); roughleaf; velvet berry, velvet-berry (Bahamas); velvetseed, wild guave
French name	guettard scabre; belle à chatte, bois blanc (Lesser Antilles); bois madame, bois noire (St. Lucia); bois-goyavier; cocochatte (Lesser Antilles); goyavier bâtard
Spanish name	cara pacho, chicharrón de monte, cuero, guayabillo blanco, guerro (Cuba); palo de cucubana, palode dagao; serrasuela (Puerto Rico)
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Latin name	Guettarda subcapitata C.M.Taylor
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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English name	subcapitate velvetseed
French name	guettard subcapité
Spanish name	guayabillo (Nicaragua)
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Latin name	Guettarda tournefortiopsis Standl.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) NW MW MC South America (Colombia, Peru, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Tournefortiopsis reticulata Rusby
English name	Tournefort velvetseed
French name	guettard de Tournefort
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Latin name	Guettarda turrialbana N.Zamora & Poveda
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua, Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	Turrialba velvetseed
French name	guettard de Turrialba
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Latin name	Guettarda urbanii Ekman ex Urb.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	Urban velvetseed
French name	guettard d'Urban
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