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Latin name	Larix lyallii Parl.
Family	Pinaceae
Distribution	NW MW North America (Canada: British Columbia, Alberta; USA: Washington, Idaho, Montana)
North America distribution zone	NW MW
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel mes calc acid
Use	sa
Synonym
English name	subalpine larch; alpine larch (Canada, USA); Lyall larch; Lyall's larch, mountain larch, tamarack (Canada); timberline larch
French name	mélèze subalpin; mélèze de Lyall (Canada)
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Latin name	Larix occidentalis Nutt.
Family	Pinaceae
Distribution	NW MW North America (Canada: British Columbia; USA: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana)
North America distribution zone	NW MW
Height	G
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel hyg->xer sili
Use	dr (Indians use to mash resin when it is hard because of air contact) fd (honey result of the tree is collected to make molasse) fr (needles are an important food) fw ma (ink, paint) pl (ornamental) pp sa ti (boxes, crates, electrical, poles, ties, veneer)
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English name	western larch; hackmatack; larch (Canada); Montana larch, mountain larch; tamarack (Canada); West American larch; western tamarack (Canada)
French name	mélèze occidental; mélèze d'Occident; mélèze de l'Ouest (Canada)
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Other name	larice occidentale (italian); Westamerikanische Lärche (german)
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Latin name	Lasianthaea DC.
Family	Compositae
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English name	lasianthaea
French name	lasianthaea
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Latin name	Lasianthaea fruticosa (L.) K.M.Becker
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SC SE North America (C Mexico to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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Use	cl dr fw pl ti (broom handles)
Synonym	Bidens fruticosa L. Lasianthaea fruticosa var. villosa (Pol.) B.L.Turner Lipochaeta monocephala DC. Narvalina fruticosa (L.) Urb. Verbesina fruticosa (L.) L. Zexmenia costaricensis Benth. Zexmenia costaricensis var. villosa (Pol.) S.F.Blake Zexmenia elegans Sch.Bip. ex W.W.Jones Zexmenia elegans var. kellermannii Greenm. Zexmenia frutescens var. villosa (Pol.) S.F.Blake Zexmenia macropoda S.F.Blake Zexmenia monocephala (DC.) Sch.Bip. Zexmenia nicaraguensis Benth. ex N.J.C.Muell. Zexmenia purpusii Brandegee Zexmenia villosa Pol.
English name	shrubby lasianthaea
French name	lasianthaea frutescent
Spanish name	cambrillo (Guatemala); fizate (El Salvador); flor amarilla (Guatemala); margarita, margarita del monte (Belize); palo de escoba (Guatemala); tatascan (Honduras, Nicaragua) vara colorado (Guatemala)
Other name	ish-tà, shti-pè, shti-pú, zta'ach (maya, Belize)
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Latin name	Lasiocroton Griseb.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution
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English name	lasiocroton
French name	lasiocroton
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Latin name	Lasiocroton bahamensis Pax & K.Hoffm.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Lasiocroton micranthos Pax & K.Hoffm.
English name	Bahamas lasiocroton; bitters; light-wood, wild oak (Bahamas)
French name	lasiocroton des Bahamas
Spanish name	cuaba jatia (Cuba)
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Latin name	Lasiocroton fawcettii Urb.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology	calc
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English name	Fawcett lasiocroton
French name	lasiocroton de Fawcett
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Latin name	Lasiocroton harrisii Britton
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology	calc
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English name	Harris lasiocroton
French name	lasiocroton de Harris
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Latin name	Lasiocroton macrophyllus (Sw.) Griseb.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	xer calc
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English name	bigleaf lasiocroton
French name	lasiocroton à grandes feuilles
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Latin name	Leandra Raddi
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution
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Synonym	Clidemiastrum Naudin Oxymeris DC. Platycentrum Naudin Tschudya DC.
English name	leandra
French name	leandra
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Latin name	Leandra subseriata (Naudin) Cogn.
Family	Melastomataceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Jalisco to Panama) N MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Clidemia amblyandra Naudin Clidemia subseriata Naudin Leandra mucida Markgr. Oxymeris subseriata (Naudin) Triana
English name	zapotillo leandra
French name	leandra zapotillo
Spanish name	zapotillo (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Lecointea Ducke
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution
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English name	lecointea
French name	lecointea
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Latin name	Lecointea amazonica Ducke
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Belize to Panama) MW MC South America (Ecuador: Amazonas; Peru, Brazil)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology	hyg->mes
Use	fw ti (fine cabinet work, heavy construction, tool handles)
Synonym
English name	Amazonas lecointea
French name	lecointea de l'Amazonie
Spanish name	costilla de danto (Costa Rica); tango (Belize, Honduras)
Other name	pau santo, pitomba
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Latin name	Lecointea tango (Standl.) Emygdio & A.G.Andrade
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology	hyg->mes
Use	ma sa? ti
Synonym	Beliceodendron tango (Standl.) Lundell Lecointea tango (Standl.) Yakovlev Zollernia tango Standl.
English name	tango lecointea
French name	lecointea tango
Spanish name	tamari (Nicaragua); tango (Belize, Honduras)
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Latin name	Lecythis Loefl.
Family	Lecythidaceae
Distribution
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Synonym	Bergena Adans. Cercophora Miers Chytroma Miers Holopyxidium Ducke Pachylecythis Ledoux Sapucaya R.Knuth
English name	monkeypottree; lecythis
French name	lécythis
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Other name	Lecythis (german); lecythis (italian)
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Latin name	Lecythis ampla Miers
Family	Lecythidaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) NW M South America (Colombia, Ecuador)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology	hyg
Use	dr(ob) (to combat pneumonia and diarrhea) ex fd (fruits) ti (railroad, cabinet work, handicraft) tx (seeds)
Synonym	Lecythis ampullaria Miers Lecythis armilensis Pittier Lecythis bogotensis Miers Lecythis boyacensis R.Knuth Lecythis costaricensis Pittier Lecythis curranii Pittier
English name	ample monkeypottree; monkey pot; monkey-pot
French name	lécythis ample
Spanish name	cachimbo, caoba (Costa Rica); coco (Panama); coco de mono (Colombia); coco salero (Panama); jicaro; jícaro (Costa Rica); olla de mono (Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama); pan suba (Nicaragua)
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Latin name	Lecythis mesophylla S.A.Mori
Family	Lecythidaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	mesophyllous monkeypottree
French name	lecythis mésophylle
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Other name	coco cristal (Colombia)
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Latin name	Lecythis tuyrana Pittier
Family	Lecythidaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Use	ti
Synonym	Chytroma glossiniformis R.Knuth Lecythis calycocarpa Novik Lecythis elata Dwyer Lecythis melliana Pittier
English name	tall lecythis
French name	lecythis élevé; coco cristal
Spanish name	coco de mono (Colombia); olla de mono
Other name	coco (kuna); kula wala (kuna); olleto (Colombia); sapisuro guala (kuna, Panama)
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Latin name	Leitneria Chapm.
Family	Leitneriaceae
Distribution
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English name	corkwood
French name	leitneria
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Latin name	Leitneria floridana Chapm.
Family	Leitneriaceae
Distribution	MC ME SC SE North America (USA: Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Georgia, Florida)
North America distribution zone	MC ME SC SE
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	hyg
Use	ex ti (light timber used for floats for fishing nets or bottle stopper)
Synonym	Myrica floridana (Chapm.) A.W.Wood
English name	Florida corkwood; corkwood
French name	leitneria de Floride; bois de liège de Floride
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Latin name	Lennea Klotzsch
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution
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English name	lennea
French name	lennea
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Latin name	Lennea brunnescens Standl.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Michoacan, Veracruz; Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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English name	brownish lennea
French name	lennea brunâtre
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Latin name	Lennea melanocarpa (Schltdl.) Vatke ex Harms
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Mexico: Campeche; Belize, Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Calomorphe ehrenbergiana Kunze ex Walp. Lennea robinioides Schltdl. Robinia melanocarpa Schltdl.
English name	blackfruit lennea
French name	lennea noir
Spanish name	madre cacao (Belize)
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Latin name	Lennea modesta (Standl. & Steyerm.) Standl. & Steyerm.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Tabasco, Chiapas; Guatemala: Izabal)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
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Synonym	Lonchocarpus modestus Standl. & Steyerm.
English name	Guatemala lennea
French name	lennea du Guatemala
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Latin name	Lennea salvadorensis Standl.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (El Salvador)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	ElSalvador lennea
French name	lennea d'El Salvador
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Latin name	Lennea viridiflora Seem.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Lennea rubioides Seem.
English name	greenflower lennea
French name	lennea vert
Spanish name	frijolillo (Nicaragua)
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Latin name	Lepidaploa (Cass.) Cass.
Family	Compositae
Distribution
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Synonym	Vernonia subgen. Lepidaploa Cass.
English name	lepidaploa
French name	lepidaploa
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Latin name	Lepidaploa polypleura (S.F.Blake) H.Rob.
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
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Synonym	Vernonia polypleura S.F.Blake
English name	manyvein lepidaploa
French name	lepidaploa nervuré
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Latin name	Lepidocordia Ducke
Family	Boraginaceae
Distribution
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Synonym	Antrophora I.M.Johnst.
English name	lepidocordia
French name	lepidocordia
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Latin name	Lepidocordia williamsii (I.M.Johnst.) J.S.Mill.
Family	Boraginaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Antrophora williamsii I.M.Johnst.
English name	Williams lepidocordia
French name	lepidocordia de Williams
Spanish name	tatascan (Nicaragua)
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