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Latin name	Hedyosmum burgerianum D'Arcy & Liesner
Family	Chloranthaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	Burger hedyosmum
French name	hedyosme de Burger
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Latin name	Hedyosmum costaricense C.E.Wood ex W.C.Burger
Family	Chloranthaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	CostaRica hedyosmum
French name	hedyosme du Costa Rica
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Latin name	Hedyosmum domingense Urb.
Family	Chloranthaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Dominican Republic)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	D
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English name	SantoDomingo hedyosmum
French name	hedyosme de Saint-Domingue
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Latin name	Hedyosmum domingense Urb. var. domingense
Family	Chloranthaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Dominican Republic)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	calc
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English name	typical SantoDomingo hedyosmum
French name	hedyosme de Saint-Domingue typique
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Latin name	Hedyosmum gentryi D'Arcy & Liesner
Family	Chloranthaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) N South America (Colombia, Venezuela)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	Gentry hedyosmum
French name	hedyosme de Gentry
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Latin name	Hedyosmum goudotianum Solms
Family	Chloranthaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	Goudot hedyosmum
French name	hedyosme de Goudot
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Latin name	Hedyosmum goudotianum Solms var. goudotianum
Family	Chloranthaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S[M]
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Use	fw
Synonym	Hedyosmum montanum W.C.Burger Tafallaea goudotiana (Solms) Kuntze
English name	typical Goudot hedyosmum
French name	hedyosme de Goudot typique
Spanish name	granicillo (Ecuador); granicillo del grande, granizo, granizo blanco (Colombia); guayusa, tarqui (Ecuador)
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Latin name	Hedyosmum goudotianum var. mombachanum Todzia
Family	Chloranthaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	Mombacho Goudot hedyosmum
French name	hedyosmum de Goudot de Mombacho
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Latin name	Hedyosmum mexicanum C.Cordem.
Family	Chloranthaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Use	fd (fruits, leaves used for the preparation of a tea as beverage)
Synonym	Hedyosmum artocarpus Solms Hedyosmum glaucum (Ruiz & Pav.) Solms non (Ruiz & Pav.) C.Cordem. Tafallaea artocarpus (Solms) Kuntze Tafallaea mexicana (C.Cordem) Kuntze
English name	Mexican hedyosmum
French name	hedyosme du Mexique
Spanish name	macetero, mazorco, oczé, palo de agua (Guatemala); plantanillo (Mexico); sandío, té azteco, té de monte, té maya (Guatemala); vara blanca, vara de agua (Costa Rica)
Other name	ocze, onc, onj (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Hedyosmum nutans Sw.
Family	Chloranthaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Honduras, Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
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Synonym	Tafallaea nutans (Sw.) Kuntze
English name	drooping hedyosmum; cigarbush, cold bush, headache bush
French name	hedyosme pleureur
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Latin name	Hedyosmum scaberrimum Standl.
Family	Chloranthaceae
Distribution	MW SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) NW South America (Colombia, Ecuador)
North America distribution zone	MW SE
Height	S
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Use	dr
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English name	scabrous hedyosmum
French name	hedyosme scabre
Spanish name	sape mula (Panama)
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Latin name	Heisteria Jacq.
Family	Olacaceae
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Synonym	Acrolobus Klotzsch Aptandropsis Ducke Hemiheisteria Tiegh. Hesioda Vellozo Rhaptostylum Humb. & Bonpl. Phanerocalyx S.Moore
English name	heisteria
French name	heistérie
Spanish name	ajicillo, chorolá (Panama)
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Latin name	Heisteria acuminata (Humb. & Bonpl.) Engl.
Family	Olacaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) N M South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador to Bolivia, Brazil)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M[L]
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Ecology	[hyg] sci
Use	dr fd
Synonym	Heisteria burchellii Hochr. Heisteria celastrinea Triana & Planch. Heisteria cyanocarpa Poepp. Heisteria cyanocarpa ssp. occidentalis Cuatrec. Heisteria cyathiformis Little Heisteria guianensis auct. non Engl. Heisteria ixiamensis Rusby Heisteria latifolia Standl. Heisteria longipes Standl. Heisteria macrophylla Oerst. Heisteria macrophylla Standl. Heisteria megalophylla Sleumer Heisteria olivae Steyerm. Heisteria pallida Engl. Heisteria rhaptostylum Triana & Planch. Rhaptostylum acuminatum Humb. & Bonpl.
English name	acuminate heisteria
French name	heistérie acuminée
Spanish name	chuchuhasha, chuchuhuasa (Peru); coloradito (Costa Rica, Panama); huarmi chuchuhuasa (Peru); naranjillo colorado (Panama)
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Latin name	Heisteria coccinea Jacq.
Family	Olacaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Martinique) NC MC South America (Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg sci
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Synonym	Heisteria guianensis Engl. non Aubl. Rhaptostylum coccineum (Jacq.) Kuntze
English name	red heisteria; hard, wood red
French name	heistérie bois-perdrix; bois-lélé (Martinique); bois-perdrix (Dominica, Martinique)
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Latin name	Heisteria concinna Standl.
Family	Olacaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	neat heisteria
French name	heistérie élégante
Spanish name	naranjillo (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Heisteria media S.F.Blake
Family	Olacaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas to Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
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Ecology	calc
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Synonym	Heisteria chippiana Standl. Heisteria macrophylla auct. non Oerst.
English name	intermediate heisteria; wild cimmaron, wild cinnamon, wild orange (Belize)
French name	heistérie intermédiaire
Spanish name	copalche macho, copalché macho, nance cimmarón (Belize); ojo de pava (El Salvador); silion (Belize)
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Latin name	Helicostylis Trécul
Family	Moraceae
Distribution
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Synonym	Greeneina Kuntze
English name	helicostylis
French name	helicostylis
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Latin name	Helicostylis tomentosa (Poepp. & Endl.) Rusby
Family	Moraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) N M [S] South America (Colombia to French Guiana to Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L[G]
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Use	ti
Synonym	Greeneina affinis (Miq.) Kuntze Greeneina poeppigiana (Mart.) Kuntze Helicostylis affinis Steud. ex Miq. Helicostylis duckei Hawkes Helicostylis obtusifolia Standl. Helicostylis podogyne Ducke Helicostylis poeppigiana (Mart.) Trécul Helicostylis poeppigiana var. macrophylla Trécul Helicostylis tomentosa (Poepp. & Endl.) J.F.Macbr. Olmedia asperula Standl. Olmedia poeppigiana Mart. Olmedia polycephala Pittier Olmedia tomentosa Poepp. & Endl. Trymatococcus guanabarinus Duarte
English name	tomentose helicostylis
French name	helicostylis satiné; lettre rubane, satiné
Spanish name	berbá (Panama); canopa (Bolivia); choybá (Panama); feguó (Costa Rica); inui (Bolivia); kabákrá (Costa Rica)
Other name	aimpem (portuguese, Brazil); basri letri (Suriname); inaré (portuguese, Brazil); kaptinhoedoe (sranan); leche perra; letterhout, manletterhout (Suriname); muiratinga (portuguese, Brazil); oempatapoe (carib); ombatapo (Suriname); paya, paya-lebi (aukaans); poeringa, pumã (saramaccan); sokonè (carib); sukune (Guyana)
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Latin name	Helicostylis tovarensis (Klotzsch & H.Karst.) C.C.Berg
Family	Moraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) N MW MC South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador to Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Synonym	Helicostylis urophylla Standl. Olmedia boyacana Standl. Olmedia tovarensis Klotzsch & H.Karst.
English name	Tovar helicostylis
French name	helicostylis de Tovar
Spanish name	naranjo, venenillo (Eucador)
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Latin name	Helicteres L.
Family	Sterculiaceae
Distribution
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English name	screwtree
French name	jeuçon
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Latin name	Helicteres jamaicensis Jacq.
Family	Sterculiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Bahamas, West Indies)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel mes xer calc
Use	ma
Synonym	Helicteres altheaefolia Lam. non Benth. Helicteres isora Desc. non L. Helicteres isora var. ß L. Helicteres spiralis Northr. Helicteres verbascifolia C.Presl
English name	Jamaica screwtree; blind-eye bush, cow bush (Bahamas); cowbush (Bahamas, Puerto Rico); salzbush (Bahamas); screwtree (Jamaica); wild salve (Bahamas)
French name	jeuçon de la Jamaïque; bois d'homme, coton rat, cotton rat, jeucon, jeuçon (Haiti)
Spanish name	cuernecillo, gato, gato soga (Puerto Rico); huevo de gato (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); majagüilla, majagüilla de costa, tapaculo (Cuba)
Other name	bwa dòm, jèson, koton rat (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Helicteres semitriloba Bertero
Family	Sterculiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	[S]
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English name	wildsalve screwtree; wild salve (Bahamas)
French name	jeuçon semi-trilobé
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Latin name	Helicteres trapezifolia A.Rich.
Family	Sterculiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Bahamas, Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	trapezeleaf screwtree
French name	jeuçon trapézoïdal
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Latin name	Helietta Tul.
Family	Rutaceae
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English name	helietta; baretta, barreta, barretta (USA)
French name	helietta
Spanish name	baretta, barreta, barretta (Mexico)
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Latin name	Helietta glaucescens Urb.
Family	Rutaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba: Oriente, Pinas del Rio)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Helietta cubensis Monach. & Moldenke
English name	glaucescent helietta
French name	helietta glaucescent
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Latin name	Helietta lottiae F.Chiang
Family	Rutaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Guerrero, Jalisco)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
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English name	Lott helietta
French name	helietta de Lott
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Latin name	Helietta parvifolia (A.Gray ex Hemsl.) Benth.
Family	Rutaceae
Distribution	SC North America (USA: Texas; Mexico)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	[mes] xer calc
Use	fw (fuel)
Synonym	Helietta parviflora Benth. ex Small Ptelea parvifolia A.Gray ex Hemsl.
English name	barreta helietta; bareta, baretta, barreta (USA)
French name	helietta à petites feuilles
Spanish name	bareta, baretta, barreta (Mexico)
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Latin name	Heliocarpus L.
Family	Tiliaceae
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English name	heliocarpus; white moho (Hawaii)
French name	héliocarpe
Spanish name	chintule, corchacajeta, jolotzin, jonote, jonote baboso, majagua, mosote
Other name	alahuajtli (nahuatl, Mexico); bat (huasteco, Mexico)
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Latin name	Heliocarpus americanus L.
Family	Tiliaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador to Paraguay)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	[D]
Ecology	hel hyg
Use	fd ma (bark contains a tough fiber used for coarse twine or rope) pl sa ti (raft)
Synonym	Heliocarpus americans var. popayensis (Kunth) Meijer Heliocarpus americanus ssp. popayanensis (Kunth) Meijer Heliocarpus americanus var. popayanensis (Kunth) K.Schum. Heliocarpus arboreus Seem. Heliocarpus boliviensis Hochr. Heliocarpus cuspidatus Lundell Heliocarpus floribundus Lundell Heliocarpus gentlei Lundell Heliocarpus popayanensis Kunth Heliocarpus stipulatus Hochr. Heliocarpus trichopodus Turcz.
English name	American heliocarpus; broadleaf moho, high ridge moho, mountain moho (Belize); white mojo (Hawaii)
French name	héliocarpe d'Amérique
Spanish name	balsa (Nicaragua); balsa pancho (Bolivia); balso, balso blanco (Colombia); burio (Costa Rica); cadillo (Colombia); cajeton (Guatemala); damajao colorado (Honduras); guasca dulce (Colombia); huampo, huampo blanco (Peru); llausa mora (Bolivia); llausapancho, llausaquiro (Peru); majagua (Panama, Venezuela); majagua melada (Colombia); majagüillo (Panama); majao (Belize, Honduras); majauha (Guatemala); mecate de agua (Honduras); moho (Belize); palo bobo, pestaña de mula (Colombia); pestaño de mula (Nicaragua); yarisa (Bolivia); yausa quiru, yausaquiro (Peru)
Other name	algodoeiro (portuguese, Brazil); chai (maya, Belize); jangada-brava (portuguese, Brazil); shinti (campa asháninca, Peru)
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Latin name	Heliocarpus appendiculatus Turcz.
Family	Tiliaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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English name	appendiculate heliocarpus
French name	héliocarpe appendiculé
Spanish name	majagua (Nicaragua); majao colorado, mecate (Honduras)
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