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Latin name	Neurolaena R.Br.
Family	Compositae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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English name	neurolaena
French name	neuroléna
Spanish name	sepi (Puerto Rico)
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Latin name	Neurolaena macrophylla Greenm.
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Guatemala: Quetzaltenango)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
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English name	bigleaf neurolaena
French name	neuroléna à grandes feuilles
Spanish name	arnica (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Nolina Michx.
Family	Agavaceae
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Synonym	Beaucarnea Lem. p.p.
English name	nolina; bear-grass (USA)
French name	nolina
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Other name	Nolina (german); nolina (italian)
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Latin name	Nolina bigelovii (Torr.) S.Watson
Family	Agavaceae
Distribution	MW North America (USA: California, Nevada, Arizona; Mexico: NW Sonora)
North America distribution zone	MW
Height	S?
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Synonym	Beaucarnea bigelovii Baker f. Dasylinion bigelovii Torr.
English name	Bigelow nolina; Bigelow's bear-grass
French name	nolina de Bigelow
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Latin name	Nolina bigelovii (Torr.) S.Watson var. bigelovii
Family	Agavaceae
Distribution	MW North America (USA: California, Nevada, Arizona)
North America distribution zone	MW
Height	S?
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English name	typical Bigelow nolina
French name	nolina de Bigelow typique
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Latin name	Nolina bigelovii var. parryi (S.Watson) L.D.Benson
Family	Agavaceae
Distribution	MW North America (USA: California, Arizona)
North America distribution zone	MW
Height	S?
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Synonym	Nolina bigelovii ssp. parryi (S.Watson) E.Murray Nolina parryi S.Watson
English name	Parry Bigelow nolina
French name	nolina de Bigelow de Parry
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Latin name	Nolina bigelovii var. wolfii (Munz) L.D.Benson
Family	Agavaceae
Distribution	MW North America (USA: California)
North America distribution zone	MW
Height	S?
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Synonym	Nolina bigelovii ssp. wolfii (Munz) E.Murray Nolina parryi ssp. wolfii Munz Nolina wolfii (Munz) Munz
English name	Wolf Bigelow nolina
French name	nolina de Bigelow de Wolf
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Latin name	Nolina gracilis (Lem.) Cif. & Giacom.
Family	Agavaceae
Distribution	SC North America (S Mexico)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	mes->xer
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Synonym	Beaucarnea gracilis Lem.
English name	slender nolina
French name	nolina arbre-bouteille; arbre bouteille, nolina
Spanish name	izote
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Latin name	Nolina palmeri S.Watson
Family	Agavaceae
Distribution	SW North America (Mexico: Baja California)
North America distribution zone	SW
Height	S
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English name	Palmer nolina
French name	nolina de Palmer
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Latin name	Nolina palmeri var. brandegeei Trel.
Family	Agavaceae
Distribution	SW North America (end Mexico: Vicinity of San Angustin to Calmallí between San Julio and Paraíso)
North America distribution zone	SW
Height	S
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English name	Brandegee Palmer nolina
French name	nolina de Palmer de Brandegee
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Latin name	Nolina palmeri S.Watson var. palmeri
Family	Agavaceae
Distribution	SW North America (Mexico: Baja California)
North America distribution zone	SW
Height	S
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English name	typical Palmer nolina
French name	nolina de Palmer typique
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Latin name	Nolina recurvata Hemsl.
Family	Agavaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
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Synonym	Beaucarnea recurvata Lem.
English name	recurved nolina; elephant-foot tree (USA)
French name	nolina recourbé
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Latin name	Nolina stricta (Lem.) Cif. & Giacom.
Family	Agavaceae
Distribution	MW SC North America (USA: California; Mexico)
North America distribution zone	MW SC
Height	S
Foliage	E
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Synonym	Beaucarnea stricta Lem. Dasylirion strictum (Lem.) J.F.Macbr.
English name	upright nolina
French name	nolina dressé
Spanish name	pita (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Nopalea Salm-Dyck
Family	Cactaceae
Distribution
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English name	nopalcactus
French name	nopal
Spanish name	nopal (Mexico)
Other name	néipal (nahuatl, Mexico); pácac, pótzotz (huasteco, Mexico)
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Latin name	Nopalea dejecta (Salm-Dyck) Salm-Dyck
Family	Cactaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (tropics) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
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Ecology	xer?
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Synonym	Opuntia dejecta Salm-Dyck
English name	Panama nopalcactus
French name	nopal du Panama
Spanish name	tuna (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Nopalea guatemalensis Rose
Family	Cactaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Guatemala, Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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Ecology	xer
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English name	Guatemala nopalcactus
French name	nopal du Guatemala
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Latin name	Nyssa L.
Family	Nyssaceae
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Synonym	Agathidantes Hassk. Agathisantes Blume Ceratostachys Blume Daphniphyllopsis Kurz
English name	tupelo; black gum; pepperidge (USA); sourgum (Canada, USA)
French name	nyssa; toupélo, tupélo
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Other name	Tupelobaum (german); nissa (italian)
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Latin name	Nyssa aquatica L.
Family	Nyssaceae
Distribution	MC ME SE North America (USA: Illinois to Virginia, Texas to Florida)
North America distribution zone	MC ME SE
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel hyg
Use	fd (honey) fr (bees) ma pl (ornamental) pp ti
Synonym	Nyssa angulisans Michx. Nyssa candicans var. grandidentata D.J.Browne Nyssa denticulata Aiton Nyssa denticulata Pursh Nyssa grandidenta Michx. Nyssa palustris Salisb. Nyssa tomentosa Michx. Nyssa uniflora Wangenh.
English name	water tupelo; bay poplar, bowl-gum, cotton gum, cotton-gum, ladle-gum, olive-tree, papaw-gum, sour gum, sourgum, swamp tupelo p.p., swamp-gum, tupelo, tupelo-gum, water-gum
French name	nyssa aquatique; tupélo aquatique
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Other name	Wasser-Tupelobaum (german)
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Latin name	Nyssa biflora Walter
Family	Nyssaceae
Distribution	MC ME North America (USA: Missouri to New Jersey, E Texas to Florida)
North America distribution zone	MC ME
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	sci->hel hyg xer
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Synonym	Nyssa servatilis E.H.L.Krause Nyssa sylvatica ssp. biflora (Walter) E.Murray Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora (Walter) Sarg.
English name	swam tupelo; blackgum, lowland black gum, lowland gum, swamp blackgum, tupelo
French name	nyssa biflore
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Latin name	Nyssa biflora Walter var. biflora
Family	Nyssaceae
Distribution	MC ME North America (USA: Missouri to New Jersey, E Texas to Florida) ?
North America distribution zone	MC ME
Height	L?
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Ecology	hyg
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English name	typical swamp tupelo
French name	nyssa biflore typique
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Latin name	Nyssa biflora var. ursina (Small) D.B.Ward
Family	Nyssaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end USA: Panhandle in NW Florida)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	[S]
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Ecology	hyg
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Synonym	Nyssa sylvatica var. ursina (Small) J.Wen & Stuessy Nyssa ursina Small
English name	bear swamp tupelo; bear tupelo, dwarf tupelo (USA)
French name	nyssa biflore des ours; nyssa des ours
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Latin name	Nyssa ogeche W.Bartram ex Marshall
Family	Nyssaceae
Distribution	ME SE North America (USA: S Carolina to Florida)
North America distribution zone	ME SE
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel->sci hyg mes
Use	fd (fruits, honey) fr
Synonym	Nyssa accuminata Small Nyssa candicans Michx. Nyssa capitata Walters Nyssa coccinea W.Bartram Nyssa tomentosa Poir. Nyssa ogeche var. acuminata (Small) Eyles Nyssa oye-chee Steud.
English name	Ogeechee tupelo; bee-tupelo; gopher plum, lime-tree, Ogeche tupelo (USA); Ogeechee lime; Ogeechee-lime, sour tupelo, sour tupelogum, tupelo, white tupelo (USA)
French name	nyssa d'Ogeechee
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Latin name	Nyssa sylvatica Marshall
Family	Nyssaceae
Distribution	MC ME SC SE North America (Canada: S Ontario; USA: Wisconsin to Maine, Texas to Florida; S Mexico: Hidalgo, Puebla, Chiapas, Veracruz) int MW Eurasia
North America distribution zone	MC ME SC SE
Height	L[G]
Foliage	D
Ecology	sci->hel hyg [mes?] [xer?]
Use	fd (honey) fr pl (ornamental) pp (pulp) sa (cobalt indicator) ti (boxes, containers, furniture, veneer, wharves, cabinet work)
Synonym	Nyssa angulosa Poir. Nyssa canadensis Poir. Nyssa caroliniana Poir. Nyssa ciliata Raf. Nyssa glauca Hort. Nyssa integrifolia Aiton Nyssa montana Michx. Nyssa multiflora Wagenh. Nyssa multiflora var. sylvatica (Marshall) S.Watson Nyssa sylvatica L. p.p. Nyssa sylvatica var. aquatica Sarg. Nyssa sylvatica var. caroliniana (Poir.) Fernald Nyssa sylvatica var. dilatata Fernald Nyssa sylvatica var. typica Fernald Nyssa villosa Michx.
English name	black tupelo; black gum (Canada, USA); black-gum, blackgum, cotton gum; pepperidge, pepperidge sour gum, sour gum (USA); sour-gum, sourgum, stinkwood; tupelo (Canada); tupelo gum, tupelogum; wild pear tree (Canada); yellow gum (USA); yellow gum tree (Canada)
French name	nyssa sylvestre; gommier jaune; gommier noir (Canada); nyssa des forêts; toupélo (Canada); toupélo de Caroline, tupelo; tupélo (Canada); tupélo de montagne, tupélo noir
Spanish name	manzanillo, tupelo (Mexico)
Other name	nissa silvestre, tupelo (italian); Tupelobaum, Wald-Tupelobaum (german)
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Latin name	Nyssa talamancana Hammel & N.Zamora
Family	Nyssaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Costa Rica-Panama border)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	Talamanca tupelo
French name	nyssa de Talamanca
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Other name	buesibo (bribri, Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Ochroma Sw.
Family	Bombacaceae
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English name	balsa
French name	balsa; ochrome
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Other name	balsa (italian); Balsabaum (german)
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Latin name	Ochroma pyramidale (Cav. ex. Lam.) Urb.
Family	Bombacaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama, West Indies) South America (tropics) int S Eurasia, Africa and N M Oceania (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L[G]
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel [sci] hyg->xer acid->basi
Use	dr (fruits juice drink for chest infection, bronchitis, dry cough and flu, leaves mixed with castor bean oil for rheumatism and joint pain, roots bark decoction taken orally for diarrhea and colic, stem bark decoction taken orally for fever) fd fw ma (fiber: filling pillows and mattresses, ropes) pl (ornamental) pp (shortfibre pulp) sa ti (aeromodelism, aeroplane, architectonic models, boats, figurine, fishing nets, handicraft, insulation for refrigerator, heat, vibration and sound, life rafts, model-making, packaging, photograph studio, safety and buoyancy devices, sound-proof box, sports equipment, teatrical props, tooth-picks, toys, train's refrigerator, turned work, water sports equipment) ti(ob) (life-belt)
Synonym	Bombax angulata Sessé & Moç. Bombax pyramidale Cav. ex Lam. Ochroma bicolor Rowlee Ochroma boliviana Rowlee Ochroma concolor Rowlee Ochroma grandiflora Rowlee Ochroma lagopodum St.-Lag. Ochroma lagopus Sw. Ochroma lagopus var. bicolor (Rowlee) Standl. & Steyerm. Ochroma lagopus var. occigranatensis Cuatrec. Ochroma limonensis Rowlee Ochroma obtusa Rowlee Ochroma peruviana I.M.Johnst. Ochroma pyramidale var. bicolor (Rowlee) Brizicky Ochroma pyramidale var. concolor (Rowlee) R.E.Schultes Ochroma tomentosa Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. Ochroma tomentosa var. ibarrensis Benoist Ochroma velutina Rowlee
English name	West Indies balsa; balsa (Trinidad and Tobago, UK, USA); balsa wood; balsawood, balsa-wood (USA); bombast mahoe (Jamaica); cork tree (Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago); cork wood (Trinidad and Tobago); corkwood (Jamaica, Puerto Rico); cotton tree (Panama); down tree, downtree, tree-corkwood (Jamaica); West Indian balsa (Puerto Rico)
French name	balsa patte-de-lièvre; balsa (Antilles, Trinidad and Tobago); bois de liège; bois flot (Martinique, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tabago); bois liège (Guadeloupe); bois madame (Haiti); bois pri, bois-flot (Guadeloupe); coton fleur (Haiti); coton mahandème, coton mahaudème; coton soie, cotton fleurs, fleurs mahandème (Haiti); fromager mapou (Guadeloupe); fromager-mapou; mahandème, mahaudeme (Haiti); ochroma patte de lièvre, ochrome, ouattier, patte de lapin, patte de lièvre; patte lapin (Guadeloupe); pied de lièvre, pripri
Spanish name	algodon (El Salvador); arbol de algodón, árbol de algodón (Mexico); balsa (C and S America); balsa de lana (Colombia); balsa lanero (Puerto Rico); balsa real (Costa Rica); balsillo (Colombia); balso (Colombia, Costa Rica, Venezuela); balso de lana, balso de rana, balso lanoso, balso real (Colombia); boya (Ecuador); burillo (Costa Rica); cajeto (Guatemala); caore (Bolivia); catillo (Nicaragua); ceiba de lana (Colombia); ceibo de lana (Colombia, Peru); ceibón, ceibon botija, ceibón botija, ceibon botije, ceibón lanero (Cuba); corcho (Guatemela, Mexico, Puerto Rico); corchon (Mexico); cuano (Honduras); enca, enea (Costa Rica); gatillo (Nicaragua); guano (Colombia, Honduras, Mexico, Puerto Rico); herrón (Ecuador); huampo (Bolivia, Brazil, Peru); huempo (Peru); jonote real, jope, jopi, jubiguy (Mexico); jujul (Guatemala); lana (Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Panama); lanera (Cuba); lanero (Cuba, Dominican Republic); lanilla, lanillo (Guatemala); lano (Colombia, Peru, Venezuela); menudito (Colombia); palo de balsa (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru); palo de lana (Dominican Republic); pata de liebre, pepe balsa (Mexico); perea (Bolivia); pomoy (Mexico); puj (Guatemala); pung (Costa Rica); resine de sangre (Ecuador); samo (Colombia); tacarigua (Venezuela); tambor (Colombia, Honduras); tami (Bolivia); topa (Bolivia, Peru); tucumo (Colombia, Peru)
Other name	balsa (Brazil, India; italian); Balsabaum, Balsaholzbaum (german); bwa madam (creole, Haiti); cteczupaje (cofán, Ecuador); flè mahodèm (creole, Haiti); Hasenpfotenbaum, Korkholz (german); koton flè, koton swa (creole, Haiti); legno sughero (italian); mahodèm (creole, Haiti); majou (Ecuador); mo-hó, mo-ma-há (chinanteco); moján (cholo, Colombia); palo de balsa (Brazil); paroto (campa asháninca, Peru); pata-de-lebre, pau de balsa, pau-de-balsa, pau-de-jangada (Brazil); pidokera (Ecuador); polak (Belize, Nicaragua); topa (Brazil); wawa (shuar, Ecuador); yahuarcaspi (Ecuador); yahuarhuiqui (quichua, Ecuador)
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Latin name	Ocotea Aubl.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution
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English name	ocotea; camphorwood; lancewood p.p., sweetwood (Puerto Rico, USA)
French name	ocotéa; grignon
Spanish name	aguacatillo, aquacatillo rojo (Honduras); caidita, chachajillo, jigua baboso, jigua paliatte, jigua piedra, laurel (Colombia); louro (South America); tonubé (Colombia)
Other name	lorie, lorie blan (creole, Haiti); Ocotea (german); ocotea (italian)
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Latin name	Ocotea acarina C.K.Allen
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Haiti: Peninsula del Sur; Dominican Republic: Sierra del Bahoruco)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	Hispaniola ocotea
French name	ocotéa d'Hispaniola
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Latin name	Ocotea acuminatissima (Lundell) Rohwer
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Oaxaca, Chiapas)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
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Synonym	Phoebe acuminatissima Lundell
English name	acuminate ocotea
French name	ocotéa acuminé
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Latin name	Ocotea acunaiana Bisse
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Ocotea acunai Bisse
English name	Acuña ocotea
French name	ocotéa de Acuña
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