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Latin name	Opuntia triacantha Griseb.
Family	Cactaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Guadeloupe)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Use	pl
Synonym	Consolea macracantha (Griseb.) Berger Opuntia macracantha Griseb.
English name	treespine pricklypear
French name	opuntia raquette-blanche; raquette blanche (Guadeloupe)
Spanish name	alpargata, tuna de cruz (Cuba)
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Latin name	Orbignya Mart. ex Endl.
Family	Palmae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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English name	orbignya
French name	orbignya
Spanish name	aguassú, babacu, babassu
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Latin name	Orbignya guacuyule (Liebm. ex Mart.) Hern.-Xol.
Family	Palmae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Nayarit to Oaxaca)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	mes->xer
Use	fd ti
Synonym	Cocos guacuyule Liebm. ex Mart.
English name	guacuyule orbignya
French name	orbignya guacuyule
Spanish name	cayaco, coco corozo, coquito, coquito de aceite, guacoyul, guacuyul (Mexico)
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Latin name	Oreomunnea Oerst.
Family	Juglandaceae
Distribution
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Synonym	Engelhardtia sect. Oreomunnea (Oerst.) DC.
English name	oreomunnea
French name	oreomunnea
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Latin name	Oreomunnea americana Lundell
Family	Juglandaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	L
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English name	Guatemala oreomunnea
French name	oreomunnea du Guatemala
Spanish name	nogal (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Oreomunnea mexicana (Standl.) J.-F.Leroy
Family	Juglandaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
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Ecology	hel
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Synonym	Engelhardtia mexicana Standl. Engelhardtia nicaraguensis A.R.Molina Oreomunnea mexicana ssp. costaricensis D.E.Stone
English name	Mexican oreomunnea
French name	oreomunnea du Mexique
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Latin name	Oreomunnea pterocarpa Oerst.
Family	Juglandaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas, Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
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Ecology	hyg sci
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Synonym	Engelhardtia pterocarpa (Oerst.) Standl.
English name	wingedfruit oreomunnea
French name	oreomunnea à fruits ailés
Spanish name	gavilán, gavilán blanco (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Oreopanax Decne. & Planch.
Family	Araliaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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English name	oreopanax
French name	oreopanax
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Latin name	Oreopanax capitatus (Jacq.) Decne. & Planch.
Family	Araliaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, West Indies) South America
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel
Use	dr (bark extract for rheumatism, leaves as diaphoretic) pl (ornamental)
Synonym	Aralia arborea Jacq. non L. Aralia capitata Jacq. Aralia septemnervia Kunth Hedera capitata A.C.Sm. Hedera septemnervia DC. Oreopanax capitatum (Jacq.) Decne. & Planch. Oreopanax destructor Seem. Oreopanax glabratum (Jacq.) Decne. & Planch. Oreopanax septemnervium Decne. & Planch. Sciadophyllum capitatum Griseb.
English name	capitate oreopanax; candlewood (Puerto Rico); growing stick, three fingered jack; woman wood (Jamaica, Puerto Rico)
French name	oreopanax blanc; aralie blanc; aralie blanc figuier (Lesser Antilles); aralie-figuier-tête; bois cochon, bois d'Anjou (Haiti); figuier aralie (Lesser Antilles); figuier-aralie, figuier-grandes feuilles, figuier-hêtre
Spanish name	cohetillo (Guatemala); mosquito (Venezuela); palo cachumba (Puerto Rico); palo de cohetillo (Guatemala); palo de viento (Dominican Republic); pata de leon, pata de léon, pinga de perro, tapacopal, tronador (Guatemala); víbora (Dominican Republic)
Other name	c'ab-choh, chuh (Guatemala); vibora; bwa danjou, bwa kochon (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Oreopanax costaricensis Marchal
Family	Araliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	CostaRica oreopanax
French name	oreopanax du Costa Rica
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Latin name	Oreopanax donnell-smithii Standl.
Family	Araliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	DonnellSmith oreopanax
French name	oreopanax de Donnell-Smith
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Latin name	Oreopanax dussii Krug & Urb.
Family	Araliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guadeloupe, Martinique)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg
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English name	Duss oreopanax
French name	oreopanax bois-flot; bois flot (Guadeloupe)
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Latin name	Oreopanax echinops (Schltdl. & Cham.) Decne & Planch.
Family	Araliaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Aralia echinops Schltdl. & Cham. Hedera echinops (Schltdl. & Cham.) G.Don
English name	hedgehoglike oreopanax
French name	oreopanax faux-echinops
Spanish name	castaño (Guatemala)
Other name	huihuixl (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Oreopanax lachnocephalus Standl.
Family	Araliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Belize to Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	woollyhead oreopanax
French name	oreopanax à tête laineuse
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Latin name	Oreopanax liebmannii Marchal
Family	Araliaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Oreopanax meiocephalum Donn.Sm. Oreopanax microcephalum Donn.Sm. Oreopanax oligocarpum Donn.Sm.
English name	Liebmann oreopanax
French name	oreopanax de Liebmann
Spanish name	cercil, matapalo
Other name	yaxyulup (maya, Belize)
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Latin name	Oreopanax nicaraguensis M.J.Cannon & Cannon
Family	Araliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	Nicaragua oreopanax
French name	oreopanax du Nicaragua
Spanish name	hoja del aire, mano de piedra, picón (Nicaragua)
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Latin name	Oreopanax obtusifolius L.O.Williams
Family	Araliaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Aralia guatemalensis hort. ex Lem. Oreopanax guatemalensis Decne. & Planch. Sciadophyllum guatemalense Lem. ex Hemsl.
English name	obtuseleaf oreopanax
French name	oreopanax à feuilles obtuses
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Latin name	Oreopanax oerstedianus Marchal
Family	Araliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	Oersted oreopanax
French name	oreopanax d'Oersted
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Latin name	Oreopanax peltatus Linden
Family	Araliaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S[M]
Foliage	E
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Use	ma
Synonym	Oreopanax jaliscana S.Watson Oreopanax salvinii Hemsl.
English name	peltate oreopanax
French name	oreopanax pelté
Spanish name	mano de león, tronador (Mexico)
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Latin name	Oreopanax pyenocarpus Donn.Sm.
Family	Araliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	compactfruit oreopanax
French name	oreopanax à fruits compacts
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Latin name	Oreopanax ramosissimus A.C.Sm.
Family	Araliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end? Martinique)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
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English name	branched oreopanax
French name	oreopanax branchu
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Latin name	Oreopanax sanderianus Hemsl.
Family	Araliaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
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English name	Sander oreopanax
French name	oreopanax de Sander
Spanish name	cohete, cohetillo, tronador, tronador de montaña (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Oreopanax spathulatus M.J.Cannon & Cannon
Family	Araliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	spathulate oreopanax
French name	oreopanax spatulé
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Latin name	Oreopanax steyermarkii A.C.Sm.
Family	Araliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	Steyermark oreopanax
French name	oreopanax de Steyermark
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Latin name	Oreopanax striatus M.J.Cannon & Cannon
Family	Araliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	striate oreopanax
French name	oreopanax strié
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Latin name	Oreopanax superoerstedianus M.J.Cannon & Cannon
Family	Araliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	Panama oreopanax
French name	oreopanax du Panama
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Latin name	Oreopanax vestitum A.C.Sm.
Family	Araliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	hairy oreopanax
French name	oreopanax poilu
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Latin name	Oreopanax xalapensis (Kunth) Decne. & Planch.
Family	Araliaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	[D] E
Ecology	sci hyg
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Synonym	Aralia xalapensis Kunth Oreopanax langlassei Standl. Oreopanax loesnerianus Harms Oreopanax taubertianum Donn.Sm. Oreopanax thibautii Hook f.
English name	Xalapa oreopanax
French name	oreopanax de Xalapa
Spanish name	aticuej (Guatemala); brasil (El Salvador); cacho venado (Costa Rica); chilil, chilil mazorco (Guatemala); higuera, mala gente (Costa Rica); mano de danta (Mexico); mano de leon (Guatemala); mano de león (Mexico); mano de tigre, mata gente, matagente, mazorco (Guatemala); palmillo; palo de piedra (Nicaragua); pava (Panama); siete hojas, xocotamal (Mexico)
Other name	acubisi (zoque, Mexico); jabnal (tzotzil, Mexico); m'shal (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Ormosia Jacks.
Family	Leguminosae
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English name	ormosia; necklace tree
French name	caconnier
Spanish name	nene (Panama); peronia (Puerto Rico); peronil (Panama)
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Latin name	Ormosia amazonica Ducke
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) MW South America (Ecuador, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Ecology	hyg
Use	ti
Synonym	Ormosia bopiensis Pierce ex J.F.Macbr. Ormosia euneura Harms
English name	Amazonas ormosia
French name	caconnier de l'Amazonie
Spanish name	huairuro, huayruro (Peru); tocata peluda (Ecuador)
Other name	mulungú, tento grande da varzea (Brazil); abocohue, pantohue (waorani, Ecuador)
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