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Latin name	Macrohasseltia L.O.Williams
Family	Flacourtiaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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English name	macrohasseltia
French name	macrohasseltia
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Latin name	Macrohasseltia macroterantha (Standl. & L.O.Williams) L.O.Williams
Family	Flacourtiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) South America?
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
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Use	ti (cabinet work, flooring, general construction, interior decoration, laminated plywood, tool handles)
Synonym	Hasseltia macroterantha Standl. & L.O.Williams
English name	whiteflower macrohasseltia
French name	macrohasseltia à fleurs blanches
Spanish name	areno amarillo (Nicaragua); chanco blanco (Costa Rica); huesito (Honduras)
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Latin name	Macrolobium Schreb.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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English name	macrolobium
French name	macrolobium
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Latin name	Macrolobium colombianum (Britton & Killip) Killip ex L.Uribe
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) N MW MC South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Brazil)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Synonym	Ouatea colombiana Britton & Killip
English name	Colombia macrolobium
French name	macrolobium de Colombie
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Other name	guarango (quichua, Ecuador); ontomohue (waorani, Ecuador)
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Latin name	Macrolobium costaricense W.C.Burger
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	CostaRica macrolobium
French name	macrolobium du Costa Rica
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Latin name	Macrolobium dressleri R.S.Cowan
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	Dressler macrolobium
French name	macrolobium de Dressler
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Latin name	Macrolobium hartshornii R.S.Cowan
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	Hartshorn macrolobium
French name	macrolobium de Hartshorn
Spanish name	ninguno (Costa Rica); tamarindo, tamarindo de montaña (Honduras)
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Latin name	Macrolobium herrerae Zarucchi
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala to Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	Herrera macrolobium
French name	macrolobium de Herrera
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Latin name	Macrolobium modicopetalum Schery
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	Panama macrolobium
French name	macrolobium du Panama
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Latin name	Macrolobium pittieri (Rose) Schery
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Vouapa pittieri Rose
English name	Pittier macrolobium
French name	macrolobium de Pittier
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Latin name	Magnolia L.
Family	Magnoliaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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Synonym	Alcimandra Dandy Aromadendron Blume Blumia Nees Buergeria Siebold & Zucc. Dugandiodendron Lozano Kobus Nieuwl. Liranthe Spach Manglietiastum Law Yuh-wu Micheliopsis Hsuan Keng Parakmeria Hu & W.C.Cheng Svenhedinia Urb. Talauma Juss. p.p. Tulipastrum Spach Yulania Spach
English name	magnolia; ailon, cucumbertree
French name	magnolia; magnolias, magnolier
Spanish name	magnolia
Other name	magnolia (italian); Magnolie (german)
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Latin name	Magnolia acuminata (L.) L.
Family	Magnoliaceae
Distribution	MC ME North America (Canada: Ontario; USA: Oklahoma to Maine, Louisiana to Florida)
North America distribution zone	MC ME
Height	L
Foliage	D [E]
Ecology	sci hel? mes
Use	dr(ob) (the Cherokee and Iroquois tribes used largely bark as an analgesic, antidiarrheal, gastrointestinal aid, anthelminctic, toothache remedy and for various other uses) pl (ornamental and shade) ti (flooring)
Synonym	Kobus acuminata (L.) Nieuwl. Magnolia acuminata ssp. cordata (Michx.) E.Murray Magnolia acuminata var. alabamensis Ashe Magnolia acuminata var. aurea (Ashe) Ashe Magnolia acuminata var. cordata (Michx.) Sarg. Magnolia acuminata var. ludoviciana Sarg. Magnolia acuminata var. ozarkensis Ashe Magnolia acuminata var. subcordata (Spach) Dandy Magnolia acuminata f. aurea Hardin Magnolia cordata Michx. Magnolia virginiana var. acuminata L. Tulipastrum acuminatum (L.) Small Tulipastrum acuminatum var. aureum Ashe Tulipastrum acuminatum var. flavum Small Tulipastrum acuminatum var. ludovicianum (Sarg.) Ashe Tulipastrum acuminatum var. ozarkense (Ashe) Ashe Tulipastrum americanum Spach Tulipastrum americanum var. subcordatum Spach Tulipastrum cordatum (L.) Small
English name	cucumber magnolia; black linn, blue magnolia, cowcumber, cucumber, cucumber tree (USA); cucumber-tree (Canada); cucumbertree, elkwood (USA); magnolia (Canada); mountain magnolia (USA); pointed-leaved magnolia; wahoo (USA); yellow cucumbertree; yellow linn (USA); yellow-flower magnolia
French name	magnolia acuminé; arbre à concombres, arbre aux concombres; magnolia à feuilles acuminées (Canada); magnolier acuminé
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Other name	Gurken-Magnolie, Gurkenbaum (german); magnolia a foglie acuminate (italian); Spitzblättrige Magnolie (german)
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Latin name	Magnolia ashei Weath.
Family	Magnoliaceae
Distribution	ME SE North America (end USA: Florida panhandle)
North America distribution zone	ME SE
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	[hyg]
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Synonym	Magnolia macrophylla ssp. ashei (Weath.) Spongberg Magnolia macrophylla var. ashei (Weath.) D.L.Johnson
English name	Ashe magnolia; sandhill magnolia
French name	magnolia d'Ashe; magnolia cendré(ob)
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Latin name	Magnolia cacuminicola Bisse
Family	Magnoliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	peaks magnolia
French name	magnolia des sommets
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Latin name	Magnolia cristalensis Bisse
Family	Magnoliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	SierraCristal magnolia
French name	magnolia de la Sierra Cristal
Spanish name	laurel (Cuba)
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Latin name	Magnolia cubensis Urb.
Family	Magnoliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	Cuban magnolia
French name	magnolia de Cuba
Spanish name	marañon de sierra alta (Cuba)
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Latin name	Magnolia cubensis ssp. acunae Imkhan.
Family	Magnoliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Ecology	acid
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English name	Acuña Cuban magnolia
French name	magnolia de Cuba d'Acuña
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Latin name	Magnolia dealbata Zucc.
Family	Magnoliaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Oaxaca)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
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Synonym	Magnolia macrophylla var. dealbata D.L.Johnson Magnolia tripetala Sessé & Moç. non (L.) L.
English name	whitewash magnolia
French name	magnolia blanc-de-chaux
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Latin name	Magnolia ekmanii Urb.
Family	Magnoliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Haiti: Massif de la Hotte)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	Ekman magnolia
French name	magnolia d'Ekman
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Latin name	Magnolia emarginata Urb. & Ekman
Family	Magnoliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Haiti: Massif du Nord, Massif du Cahos; Dominican Republic?)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	emarginate magnolia
French name	magnolia émarginé
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Latin name	Magnolia fraseri Walter
Family	Magnoliaceae
Distribution	ME North America (USA: Appalachian Mountains)
North America distribution zone	ME
Height	M[L]
Foliage	D
Ecology	[sci] [hyg] [mes] xer
Use	fr fw pl pp
Synonym	Magnolia auricularis Salisb. Magnolia auriculata Desr. Magnolia auriculata W.Bartram Magnolia cordata A.Gray Magnolia pyramidata Pursh non W.Bartram
English name	Fraser magnolia; ear-leaved umbrella tree, earleaf cucumbertree, earleaf umbrella-tree, Fraser's magnolia, mountain magnolia, mountain-oread, umbrella-tree
French name	magnolia de Fraser
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Other name	Frasers Magnolie (german); magnolia di Fraser (italian)
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Latin name	Magnolia grandiflora L.
Family	Magnoliaceae
Distribution	ME SC SE North America (USA: North Carolina to Georgia, Texas to Florida) int NW NC MW MC South America and MW MC Eurasia (Cremea, Caucasus, Italy to Turkey, Turkmenistan)
North America distribution zone	ME SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	E[D]
Ecology	sci->hel hyg->xer acid neut
Use	cl (emblem tree of Mississippi State of USA) dr fr pl (ornamental) ti
Synonym	Magnolia ferruginea Z.Collins ex Raf. Magnolia foetida (L.) Sarg. Magnolia foetida f. margaretta Ashe Magnolia foetida f. parvifolia Ashe Magnolia lacunosa Raf. Magnolia virginiana var. foetida L. Talauma plumieri Stahl. non DC.
English name	southern magnolia; bat tree, bay, big-laurel, bull bay, bull-bay, evergreen magnolia, great laurel magnolia; large flowered evergreen magnolia (USA); large-flower magnolia, laurel bay, loblolly magnolia, magnolia
French name	magnolia à grandes fleurs; laurier tulipier (USA); magnolia (Haiti); magnolia toujours vert, magnolier (USA)
Spanish name	laurel tulipán común (Spain); magnola; magnolia (Bolivia, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Spain, Venezuela); magnolia común, magnolio (Spain); magnolo
Other name	Grossblütige Magnolie, Immergrüne Magnolie (german); magnolia, magnolia a grandi fiori, magnolia americana (italian); Riesenlorbeer (german)
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Latin name	Magnolia guatemalensis Donn.Sm.
Family	Magnoliaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Guatemala, Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
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Ecology	hyg
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English name	Guatemala magnolia
French name	magnolia du Guatemala
Spanish name	jagua, magnolia (Honduras)
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Latin name	Magnolia guatemalensis Donn.Sm. ssp. guatemalensis
Family	Magnoliaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
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Ecology	hyg
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English name	typical Guatemala magnolia
French name	magnolia du Guatemala typique
Spanish name	magnolia, mamey (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Magnolia guatemalensis ssp. hondurensis (A.R.Molina) A.Vazquez
Family	Magnoliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology
Use	ti (box cover, cabinet work, furniture, general construction, plywood, sawntimber, turned work, veneer)
Synonym	Magnolia hondurensis A.R.Molina
English name	Honduras Guatemala magnolia
French name	magnolia du Guatemala du Honduras
Spanish name	cucharo, jagua, magnolia (Honduras); oriconte (El Salvador)
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Latin name	Magnolia hamori R.A.Howard
Family	Magnoliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Haiti; Dominican Republic: Monteada Nueva, Barahona)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	hamori magnolia
French name	magnolia hamori
Spanish name	caimoni, cocuyo, ebano (Dominican Republic)
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Latin name	Magnolia iltisiana A.Vazquez
Family	Magnoliaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Jalisco)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	L
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English name	Iltis magnolia
French name	magnolia d'Iltis
Spanish name	ahuatoso, cacao, laurel, magnolia (Mexico)
Other name	yoloxochitl (Mexico)
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Latin name	Magnolia macrophylla Michx.
Family	Magnoliaceae
Distribution	MC ME SE North America (USA: Arkansas to Kentucky, Louisiana to Florida)
North America distribution zone	MC ME SE
Height	M[L]
Foliage	D
Ecology
Use	dr (antidiarrheal, bark as analgesic, gastrointestinal aid, toothache remedy) pl
Synonym	Magnolia auriculata Hook. non W.Bartram non Willd. non F.Michx. Magnolia michauxiana DC.
English name	bigleaf magnolia; great-leaved magnolia (USA); large-leaf cucumbertree, large-leaf magnolia, large-leaved cucumber tree, large-leaved magnolia; large-leaved umbrella (USA); long leaf cucumber tree (USA); royal-oread, silverleaf magnolia, umbrella-tree, white cucumbertree
French name	magnolia à grandes feuilles
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Other name	Grossblättrige Magnolie (german); magnolia a grandi foglie (italian)
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Latin name	Magnolia pacifica A.Vazquez
Family	Magnoliaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Jalisco)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	L
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English name	Pacific magnolia
French name	magnolia du Pacifique
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Latin name	Magnolia pacifica A.Vazquez ssp. pacifica
Family	Magnoliaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: SW Jalisco)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	L
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English name	typical Pacific magnolia
French name	magnolia du Pacifique typique
Spanish name	corpus, magnolia (Mexico)
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