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Latin name	Harpalyce rupicola Donn.Sm.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Mexico: Quintana Roo; Guatemala, Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	rupicolous harpalyce
French name	harpalyce rupicole
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Latin name	Harrisia Britton
Family	Cactaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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English name	applecactus
French name	harrisia
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Latin name	Harrisia gracilis (Mill.) Britton
Family	Cactaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cayman Islands)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Cereus gracilis Mill.
English name	dildo applecactus; torchwood dildo
French name	harrisia élégant
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Latin name	Hasseltia Kunth
Family	Flacourtiaceae
Distribution
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English name	hasseltia
French name	hasseltia
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Latin name	Hasseltia floribunda Kunth
Family	Flacourtiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Central America) N M South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador to Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M[L]
Foliage
Ecology	hel?
Use	fr ti (boxes, cabinet work, crates, furniture, general carpentry, interior construction, mould, plywood, veneer)
Synonym	Banara laxiflora Benth. Hasseltia lateriflora Rusby Hasseltia laxiflora (Benth.) Eichler Hasseltia micrantha L.O.Williams Hasseltia monagensis Steyerm. Hasseltia panamensis Standl. ex Dayton Hasseltia peruviana Pilg. Hasseltia psittacarum L.O.Williams Hasseltia pubescens Benth. Hasseltia rigida Woodson ex A.Robyns Hasseltia tomentulosa Cuatrec.
English name	flowering hasseltia
French name	hasseltia fleuri
Spanish name	fruta de pava (Honduras); muñeca (Nicaragua); parimontón (Panama); raspa lengua (Costa Rica, Panama)
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Latin name	Hasseltia guatemalensis Warb.
Family	Flacourtiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Guatemala to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Hasseltia floribunda var. nicaraguensis Sleumer
English name	Guatemala hasseltia
French name	hasseltia du Guatemala
Spanish name	canela de montaña (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Hasseltiopsis Sleumer
Family	Flacourtiaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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English name	hasseltiopsis
French name	hasseltiopsis
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Latin name	Hasseltiopsis dioica (Benth.) Sleumer
Family	Flacourtiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas to Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Banara costaricensis (Standl.) Sleumer Banara dioica Benth. Hasseltia costaricensis Standl. Hasseltia dioica (Benth.) Sleumer
English name	dioicous hasseltiopsis
French name	hasseltiopsis dioïque
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Latin name	Hauya Moç. & Sessé ex DC.
Family	Onagraceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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English name	hauya
French name	hauya
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Latin name	Hauya elegans DC.
Family	Onagraceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
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English name	slender hauya
French name	hauya élancé
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Latin name	Hauya elegans ssp. cornuta (Hemsl.) Breedelove & P.H.Raven
Family	Onagraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala, El Salvador)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Hauya cornuta Hemsl.
English name	horned slender hauya
French name	hauya élancé à bec
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Latin name	Hauya elegans DC. ssp. elegans
Family	Onagraceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
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English name	typical slender hauya
French name	hauya élancé typique
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Latin name	Hauya elegans ssp. lucida (Donn.Sm. & Rose) P.H.Raven & Breedlove
Family	Onagraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Belize to Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology	calc
Use	fw
Synonym	Hauya lucida Donn.Sm. & Rose Hauya lundellii Standl.
English name	shining slender hauya
French name	hauya élancé luisant
Spanish name	brasillillo (Nicaragua)
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Latin name	Hauya glauca Standl. & L.O.Williams
Family	Onagraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	glaucous hauya
French name	hauya glauque
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Latin name	Hauya heydeana Donn.Sm.
Family	Onagraceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
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English name	Heyde hauya
French name	hauya de Heyde
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Latin name	Hauya matudae Lundell
Family	Onagraceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
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Synonym	Hauya matudai Lundell
English name	Matuda hauya
French name	hauya de Matuda
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Latin name	Hauya microcerata Donn.Sm. & Rose
Family	Onagraceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
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Synonym	Hauya hemsleyana Loes. Hauya pedicellata Loes.
English name	smallhorn hauya
French name	hauya à bec court
Spanish name	canutillo, chilón, guayabillo
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Latin name	Hauya rodriguezii Donn.Sm.
Family	Onagraceae
Distribution	SC North America (Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
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English name	Rodrigues hauya
French name	hauya de Rodriguez
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Latin name	Hauya ruacophila Donn.Sm. & Rose
Family	Onagraceae
Distribution	SC North America (Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
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Synonym	Hauya longicornuta Loes. Hauya longicornuta var. oblongifolia Loes. Hauya longicornuta var. ovalifolia Loes. Hauya quercetorum Donn.Sm. & Rose
English name	bighorn hauya
French name	hauya à long bec
Spanish name	guyabillo (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Havardia Small
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution
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English name	havardia
French name	havardia
Spanish name	haujillo (USA)
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Latin name	Havardia albicans (Kunth) Britton & Rose
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (SE Mexico, Guatemala, Belize)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Ecology	[hyg]
Use	dr fd ma (dye, tannin)
Synonym	Acacia albicans Kunth Albizzia lundellii Standl. Albizzia rubiginosa Standl. non Miq. Feuilleea albicans (Kunth) Kuntze Pithecolobium albicans (Kunth) Benth.
English name	whitish havardia
French name	havardia blanchâtre
Spanish name	chucum, salom
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Latin name	Havardia campylacanthus (L.Rico & M.Sousa) Barneby & J.W.Grimes
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Pithecellobium campylacanthus L.Rico & M.Sousa
English name	guamuchil havardia
French name	havardia guamuchil
Spanish name	chicharón (Nicaragua); guamuchil, uña de gato (Mexico)
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Latin name	Havardia mexicana (Rose) Britton & Rose
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Baja California, Sonora, Sinaloa
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
Foliage	E[D]
Ecology
Use	ma (bark is excellent for tannin) pl (ornamental) ti (furniture)
Synonym	Pithecellobium mexicanum Rose Pithecolobium mexicanum Rose
English name	Mexican havardia
French name	havardia du Mexique
Spanish name	chino, joso, palo chino, palo chinu (Mexico)
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Latin name	Havardia pallens (Benth.) Britton & Rose
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC North America (USA: S Texas; Mexico: Chihuahua to Tamaulipas to Chiapas)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	xer
Use	fd (honey) fr ti
Synonym	Acacia nuceiana Buckley Calliandra pallens Benth. Feuilleea brevifolia (Benth. ex A.Gray) Kuntze Havardia brevifolia (Benth. ex A.Gray) Small Havardia nelsonii Britton & Rose Pithecellobium brevifolium Benth. ex A.Gray Pithecellobium nelsonii (Britton & Rose) Standl. Pithecellobium pallens (Benth.) Standl. Zygia brevifolia (Benth. ex A.Gray) Sudw.
English name	huajillo havardia; ape's earring, huajillo, tenaza
French name	havardia huajillo; huajillo
Spanish name	carbonera; guajillo, tenaza (Mexico)
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Latin name	Havardia sonorae (S.Watson) Britton & Rose
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SW SC North America (Mexico: Sonora, Sinaloa)
North America distribution zone	SW SC
Height	S?
Foliage	E[D]
Ecology	xer calc
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Synonym	Pithecellobium sonorae S.Watson
English name	Sonora havardia
French name	havardia de Sonora
Spanish name	guló, palo gato, palo jocomo, uña de gato (Mexico)
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Latin name	Hebestigma Urb.
Family	Leguminosae
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English name	hebestigma
French name	hebestigma
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Latin name	Hebestigma cubense (Kunth) Urb.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology
Use	fd
Synonym	Gliricidia cubensis (Kunth) C.Wright Gliricidia latifolia Griseb. Gliricidia platycarpa Griseb. Gliricidia sagraei Benth. ex Urb. Hebestigma cubense var. latifolium (Griseb.) Urb. Lonchocarpus latifolius A.Rich. ex Sagra Robinia cubensis Kunth
English name	Cuban hebestigma
French name	hebestigma de Cuba
Spanish name	frijolillo, guamá piñón, juravaina, (Cuba); piñón de costa (Cuba)
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Latin name	Hedyosmum Sw.
Family	Chloranthaceae
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Synonym	Tafalla Ruiz & Pav. Tafallaea Kuntze
English name	hedyosmum; cigarbush (Puerto Rico)
French name	hedyosme
Spanish name	granizo
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Latin name	Hedyosmum arborescens Sw.
Family	Chloranthaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Lesser Antilles)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	D[E]
Ecology	hel sci hyg->mes
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Synonym	Hedyosmum elegans Cordem. Tafallaea arborescens (Sw.) Kuntze
English name	coldbush hedyosmum; cigar bush, cold bush, headache bush (Jamaica); wild pepper
French name	hedyosme bois-fragile; bois de l'eau, bois fragile, bois senti (Guadeloupe)
Spanish name	azafran; azafrán (Puerto Rico)
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Latin name	Hedyosmum bonplandianum Kunth
Family	Chloranthaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Ecology	sci hyg
Use	dr fd fr ti
Synonym	Hedyosmum callososerratum Oerst. Tafallaea bonplandiana (Kunth) Kuntze Tafallaea calloserrata (Oerst.) Kuntze
English name	Bonpland hedyosmum
French name	hedyosme de Bonpland
Spanish name	almizcle; canelo (Colombia); colchón de pobre, corteza de Salomón (Venezuela); gallinazo; granizo (Colombia); guayusa; llorón (Colombia); palma del desierto (Venezuela); planta del soldado; rapabarbo blanco, silba-silba, silbo-silbo, silva silva (Colombia)
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