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Latin name	Licania ternatensis Hook.f. ex Duss
Family	Chrysobalanaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guadeloupe to Grenada)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg
Use	sci fd fw ti
Synonym	Licania hypoleuca Griseb. non Benth.
English name	breaknail licania; bad job, break nail
French name	licania gris; bois de fer, bois de masse, bois diable; bois diable (Guadeloupe); bois fer, bois gris, bois résolu
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Latin name	Licaria Aubl.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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Synonym	Acrodiclidium Nees & Mart. Chanekia Lundell Misanteca Schltdl. & Cham.
English name	licaria; maria laurel, misanteca
French name	licaria; licari (French Guiana)
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Latin name	Licaria armeniaca (Nees) Kosterm.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) N M SC SE South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Ecology
Use	fd (fruits)
Synonym	Acrodiclidium armeniacum (Nees) Mez Acrodiclidium parviflorum (Meisn.) Mez Evonymodaphne armeniaca Nees Licaria meissneriana Vattimo Licaria parviflora (Meisn.) Vattimo Licaria reitzkleiniana Vattimo Mespilodaphne parviflora Meisn. Misanteca armeniaca (Nees) Lundell Oreodaphne evonymodaphne Meisn.
English name	apricotcoloured licaria
French name	licaria couleur abricot
Spanish name	moena, moena colorado (Peru)
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Latin name	Licaria bracteata van der Werff
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Guatemala: Alta Verapaz)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L?
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English name	bracteate licaria
French name	licaria à bractées
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Latin name	Licaria brenesii W.C.Burger
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	Brenes licaria
French name	licaria de Brenes
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Latin name	Licaria brittoniana C.K.Allen & L.E.Greg.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Puerto Rico)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg
Use	ti
Synonym	Misanteca brittoniana (C.K.Allen & L.E.Greg.) Lundell
English name	Britton licaria
French name	licaria de Britton
Spanish name	cacao macho, canda (Puerto Rico); canela; canela amarilla (Puerto Rico); canelón; casa maria, laurel (Puerto Rico)
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Latin name	Licaria cannella (Meisn.) Kosterm.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Ecology
Use	ti
Synonym	Acrodiclidium cannella (Meisn.) Mez Aydendron cannella Meisn. Licaria canella (Meisn.) Kosterm.
English name	canella licaria
French name	licaria cannelle; bois canelle
Spanish name	jigua piedra (Colombia); roble amarillo (Peru)
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Latin name	Licaria capitata (Cham. & Schltdl.) Kosterm.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: San Luis Potosi to Chiapas; Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	D E
Ecology	hel mes calc
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Synonym	Acrodiclidium capitatum (Cham. & Schltdl.) Lundell Licaria oblongifolia Lundell Misanteca capitata Cham. & Schltdl.
English name	Mexican licaria
French name	licaria du Mexique
Spanish name	aguacatillo, aguacatimo (Honduras); laurel de sierra, misanteco, palo misanteco (Mexico); pimientillo
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Latin name	Licaria caribaea Gómez-Laur. & Cascante
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	Caribbean licaria
French name	licaria des Caraïbes
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Latin name	Licaria cubensis (O.C.Schmidt) Kosterm.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Misanteca cubensis (O.C.Schmidt) Lundell Nobeliodendron cubense O.C.Schmidt
English name	Cuban licaria
French name	licaria de Cuba
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Latin name	Licaria cufodontisii Kosterm.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Acrodiclidium cufodontisii (Kosterm.) Lundell Misanteca cufodontisii (Kosterm.) Lundell
English name	Cufodontis licaria
French name	licaria de Cufodontis
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Latin name	Licaria excelsa Kosterm.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Oaxaca; Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
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Synonym	Acrodiclidium excelsum (Kosterm.) Lundell Licaria alata Miranda Misanteca excelsa (Kosterm.) Lundell
English name	lofty licaria
French name	licaria élevé
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Latin name	Licaria misantlae (Brandegee) Kosterm.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
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Synonym	Acrodiclidium misantlae Brandegee Chanekia caudata Lundell Chanekia coriacea Lundell Chanekia misantlae (Brandegee) Lundell
English name	Misantla licaria
French name	licaria de Misantla
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Latin name	Licaria multinervis H.Kurz
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua, Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	manynerve licaria
French name	licaria multinerve
Spanish name	canelo (Nicaragua)
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Latin name	Licaria parvifolia (Lam.) Kosterm.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Puerto Rico, Virgins Islands, Guadeloupe)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel [hyg] [xer] calc
Use	fw sa ti
Synonym	Acrodiclidium salicifolium (Sw.) Griseb. Laurus salicifolia Sw. Licaria salicifolia (Sw.) Kosterm.
English name	smallleaf licaria; Puerto Rico cinnamon
French name	licaria à petites feuilles; bois chique, bois fourni (Guadeloupe); bois-chique, bois-fourmi (Lesser Antilles)
Spanish name	canela, canela del pais, canelilla, canelillo (Puerto Rico)
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Latin name	Licaria peckii (I.M.Johnst.) Kosterm.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Oaxaca, Chiapas; Guatemala, Belize)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Use	ma ti
Synonym	Acrodiclidium peckii (I.M.Johnst.) Lundell Chanekia peckii (I.M.Johnst.) Lundell Misanteca peckii I.M.Johnst.
English name	Peck licaria; bastard oak, timber sweet (Belize)
French name	licaria de Peck
Spanish name	laurel (Belize)
Other name	zo-otz-né (maya, Belize)
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Latin name	Licaria pergamentacea W.C.Burger
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	parchment licaria
French name	licaria à parchemin
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Latin name	Licaria sarapiquensis Hammel
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S[M]
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English name	Sarapiqué licaria
French name	licaria de Sarapiqué
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Latin name	Licaria sericea (Griseb.) Kosterm.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Dominique, Martinique, St. Lucia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S[M]
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Synonym	Acrodiclidium dominicense Meisn. Acrodiclidium sericeum Griseb. Misanteca sericea (Griseb.) Lundell
English name	silky licaria
French name	licaria soyeux; bois à pian, laurier puant
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Latin name	Licaria triandra (Sw.) Kosterm.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (USA: Florida; Mexico: Oaxaca to Panama, West Indies) N MW MC South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador to Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M[L]
Foliage	E
Ecology	calc
Use	dr (leaves, roots or bark decoctions taken orally for stomach ailments)
Synonym	Acrodiclidium acuminatum Rose ex Kosterm. Acrodiclidium benense Rusby Acrodiclidium cervantesii (Kunth) Lundell Acrodiclidium jamaicense (Spreng.) Nees Acrodiclidium limbatum (Nees) J.F.Macbr. Acrodiclidium limbosum (Ruiz & Pav.) Mez Acrodiclidium triandrum (Sw.) Lundell Aydendron cubensis A.Rich. Endiandra jamaicensis Spreng. Endiandra viridis J.Presl Laurus cervantesii Kunth Laurus limbosa Ruiz & Pav. Laurus quixos Lam. Laurus triandra Sw. Licaria cervantesii (Kunth) Kosterm. Licaria jamaicensis (Nees) Kosterm. Licaria limbosa (Ruiz & Pav.) Kosterm. Licaria pittieri (Mez) C.K.Allen Licaria quixos (Lam.) Kosterm. Licaria reclinata Lundell Licaria tikalana (Lundell) Lundell Misanteca cervantesii (Kunth) Lundell Misanteca costaricensis I.M.Johnst. Misanteca cubensis Benth. Misanteca jamaicensis (Nees) Lundell Misanteca jurgensenii Mez Misanteca limbosa (Ruiz & Pav.) Lundell Misanteca nayaritensis Lundell Misanteca pittieri Mez Misanteca quixos (Lam.) Lundell Misanteca reclinata (Lundell) Lundell Misanteca tikalana Lundell Misanteca triandra (Sw.) Mez Nectandra limbata Nees Nectandra limbosa Nees ex Meisn. Ocotea quixos Kosterm. ex O.C.Schmidt Symphysodaphne cubensis A.Rich.
English name	Florida licaria; gulf licaria, gulf misanteca, gulf triandra; peperleaf, pipperleaf sweetwood, sassafras tree, sweetwood (Jamaica)
French name	licaria jaune; bois-fourmi; laurier jaune, laurier sassafras (Haiti); laurier saufras
Spanish name	aguacatillo (Honduras); cigua gorrita, cigua prieta (Dominican Republic); laurel blanco, laurel de loma (Cuba); lebisa (Cuba, Puerto Rico); lebiza, leviza (Cuba); llayo (Costa Rica); misanteco, palo misanteco (Puerto Rico); yayo (Costa Rica)
Other name	lorie, lorie jòn (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Lindackeria C.Presl
Family	Flacourtiaceae
Distribution
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English name	lindackeria
French name	lindackeria
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Latin name	Lindackeria laurina C.Presl
Family	Flacourtiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama) N South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M[L]
Foliage
Ecology	hyg->mes
Use	dr ti
Synonym	Lindackeria nitida Killip & R.E.Schult. Lindackeria perijaensis Pittier Lindackeria vageleri Burret Lindackeria vernicosa Karst. Mayna laurina (C.Presl) Benth. Mayna vernicosa Karst. ex Jacks. Oncoba laurina (C.Presl) Eichler Oncoba vernicosa (Karst.) Eichler
English name	laurellike lindackeria
French name	lindackeria faux-laurier
Spanish name	amarillo carbonero, carbonero, chopo cucullo, guavo cimarron, uvre (Panama)
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Latin name	Lindera Thunb.
Family	Lauraceae
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Synonym	Benzoin Boerh. ex Schaeff.
English name	spicebush; spice bush
French name	lindera; arbre à fièvre
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Other name	Fieberstrauch (german); lindera (italian)
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Latin name	Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	MC ME SC SE North America (Canada: Ontario; USA: Iowa to Maine, Texas to Florida)
North America distribution zone	MC ME SC SE
Height	[S]
Foliage
Ecology	calc
Use	dr (bark, febrifuge) fd (allspice substitute, fruits, leaves, tea)
Synonym	Benzoin aestivale (L.) Nees Laurus benzoin L. Lindera benzoin var. pubescens (E.J.Palmer & Steyerm.) Rehder
English name	common spicebush; Benjamin bush, Benjamin tree, fever bush, northern spicebush, spice bush, spicebush
French name	lindera benzoin; arbre à épice, arbre à fièvre, laurier Benzoin
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Other name	Benzoinlorbeerbaum, Fieberstrauch (german)
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Latin name	Lindleya Kunth
Family	Rosaceae
Distribution
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English name	lindleya
French name	lindleya
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Latin name	Lindleya mespiloides Kunth
Family	Rosaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
Foliage	E
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Synonym	Lindleyella mespiloides (Kunth) Rydb.
English name	medlarlike lindleya
French name	lindleya faux-néflier
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Latin name	Linodendron Griseb.
Family	Thymelaeaceae
Distribution
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English name	linodendron
French name	linodendron
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Latin name	Linodendron cubanum (A.Rich.) Urb.
Family	Thymelaeaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Daphnopsis cubensis Meisn. Hargasseria cubana A.Rich. Linodendron angustifolium Alain Linodendron cubense Griseb. Linodendron lagetta Griseb.
English name	Cuban linodendron
French name	linodendron de Cuba
Spanish name	guacacoa, guana (Cuba)
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Latin name	Lippia L.
Family	Verbenaceae
Distribution
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English name	lippia; mat grass
French name	lippia
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Latin name	Lippia costaricensis Moldenke
Family	Verbenaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	CostaRica lippia
French name	lippia du Costa Rica
Spanish name	caragra
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