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Latin name	Persea silvatica van der Werff
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	sylvan persea
French name	avocatier sylvestre
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Latin name	Persea similis Britton & P.Wilson
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	Cuban persea
French name	avocatier de Cuba
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Latin name	Persea standleyi C.K.Allen
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Guatemala, Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Mutisiopersea standleyi (C.K.Allen) Kosterm.
English name	Standley persea
French name	avocatier de Standley
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Latin name	Persea urbaniana Mez
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Puerto Rico, Jamaica; Lesser Antilles: Montserrat to St. Lucia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
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Synonym	Mutisiopersea urbaniana (Mez) Kosterm. Persea glaberrima Mez Persea portoricensis Britton & P.Wilson
English name	Urban persea; sweetwood
French name	avocatier muscat; laurier muscat, laurier-avocat
Spanish name	aguacatillo (Puerto Rico)
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Latin name	Persea veraguasensis Seem.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Synonym	Mutisiopersea veraguasensis (Seem.) Kosterm. Persea veraguasensis Meisn.
English name	Veraguas persea
French name	avocatier de Veraguas
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Latin name	Persea vesticula Standl. & Steyerm.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
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Use	pp (good for paper pulp) ti (boxes, construction, furniture, household utensils, interior carpentry)
Synonym	Mutisiopersea vesticula (Standl. & Steyerm.) Kosterm. Persea chiapensis Lundell Persea popenoi L.O.Williams
English name	dressed persea
French name	avocatier vêtu
Spanish name	ascá, ascá cirrí, cirrí (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Perymenium Schrad.
Family	Compositae
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English name	perymenium
French name	perymenium
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Latin name	Perymenium ghiesbreghtii B.L.Rob. & Greenm.
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Perymenium charalolepis B.L.Rob. & Greenm. Perymenium inamoenum Standl. & Steyerm. Perymenium leptopodum S.F.Blake Perymenium purpusii Brandegee
English name	Ghiesbreght perymenium
French name	perymenium de Ghiesbreght
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Latin name	Perymenium grande Hemsl.
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas to Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Use	ma ti
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English name	big perymenium
French name	perymenium grand
Spanish name	tatascamite rojo (El Salvador)
Other name	top'ol k'anal (Mexico); ca'ax (quecchí, Guatemala)
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Latin name	Perymenium grande Hemsl. var. grande
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas to Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M[L]
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Use	fw ma ti
Synonym	Perymenium grande var. strigillosa B.L.Rob. & Greenm. Perymenium strigillosum (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) Greenm. Perymenium tuerckheimii Klatt
English name	typical big perymenium
French name	perymenium grand typique
Spanish name	kon (Honduras); tatascame (El Salvador); tatascán (Honduras)
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Latin name	Perymenium grande var. nelsonii (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) J.J.Fay
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Perymenium latisquamum S.F.Blake Perymenium nelsonii B.L.Rob & Greenm.
English name	Nelson big perymenium
French name	perymenium grand de Nelson
Spanish name	tatascamite rojo (El Salvador); tatascán (Honduras)
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Latin name	Perymenium nicaraguense S.F.Blake
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala to Nicaragua)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	Nicaragua perymenium
French name	perymenium du Nicaragua
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Latin name	Petenaea Lundell
Family	Elaeocarpaceae
Distribution
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English name	petenaea
French name	peténea
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Latin name	Petenaea cordata Lundell
Family	Elaeocarpaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, Guatemala, Belize)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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Ecology	calc
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English name	cordate petenaea
French name	peténea cordée
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Latin name	Petitia Jacq.
Family	Verbenaceae
Distribution
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English name	petitia
French name	petitia
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Latin name	Petitia domingensis Jacq.
Family	Verbenaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Bahamas, West Indies)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M[L]
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel hyg xer calc
Use	dr (boiled or pulverized leaves compress for sore, leaves decoction with salt taken orally for digestive tract ailments and fever) ma ti (broom-handle, furniture, poles, turned work)
Synonym	Callicarpa cinerea A.Rich.
English name	capa petitia; bastard stopper (Bahamas); fiddlewood (Jamaica); fowl berry, petitia (Bahamas)
French name	petitia bois-d'ortie; bois d'ortie, chêne calebassier (Haiti)
Spanish name	capa (Dominican Republic); capá amarillo (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); capa blanco (Puerto Rico); capá blanco, capá de sabana (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); capa rosado (Puerto Rico); capá rosado (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); capá sabanero (Dominican Republic); capade, copá de sabana (Puerto Rico); guayo, guayo fricto, guayo prieto, roble de olor, roble guayo (Cuba); sabana (Puerto Rico)
Other name	bwa dòti, chenn kalbas (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Petitia domingensis Jacq. var. domingensis
Family	Verbenaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Bahamas, Greater Antilles)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Synonym	Petitia poeppigii Schauer
English name	typical capa petitia
French name	petitia bois-d'ortie typique; bois d'ortie, calebassier, chêne à grain, chêne calebassier, chien à grain
Spanish name	capá, capá blanco, capá de Puerto Rico, capá de sabana, capá sabanero, capaz, guazumilla (Dominican Republic)
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Latin name	Petitia domingensis var. ekmanii Moldenke
Family	Verbenaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Dominican Republic: Barahona, Pedernales, Cabo Roja)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M?
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English name	Ekman capa petitia
French name	petitia bois-d'ortie d'Ekman
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Latin name	Petitia urbanii Ekman
Family	Verbenaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Haiti)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Ecology	calc
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Synonym	Petitia diamantensis Moldenke
English name	Urban petitia
French name	petitia d'Urban
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Latin name	Phenax Wedd.
Family	Urticaceae
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English name	phenax
French name	phenax
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Latin name	Phenax mexicanus Wedd.
Family	Urticaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas; Costa Rica, Panama) MW South America (Peru)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
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English name	Mexican phenax
French name	phenax du Mexique
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Latin name	Phialanthus Griseb.
Family	Rubiaceae
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English name	phialanthus
French name	phialanthus
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Latin name	Phialanthus acunae Borhidi
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	Acuña phialanthus
French name	phialanthus d'Acuña
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Latin name	Phialanthus ellipticus Urb.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	elliptic phialanthus
French name	phialanthus elliptique
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Latin name	Phialanthus glaberrimus Borhidi
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	smoothest phialanthus
French name	phialanthus glabrissime
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Latin name	Phialanthus grandifolius Alain
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Puerto Rico)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
Foliage	E
Ecology	serp
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English name	bigleaf phialanthus
French name	phialanthus à grandes feuilles
Spanish name	aquilón prieto (Puerto Rico)
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Latin name	Phialanthus jamaicensis Urb.
Family	Rubiaceae
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	Jamaica phialanthus
French name	phialanthus de la Jamaïque
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Latin name	Phialanthus macrostemon Standl.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	bigstamen phialanthus
French name	phialanthus à grandes étamines
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Latin name	Phialanthus myrtilloides Griseb.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Bahamas, Greater Antilles)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Ecology	calc
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English name	falseresinleaf phialanthus; false resin leaf (Bahamas)
French name	phialanthus fausse-myrtille
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Latin name	Phialanthus oblongatus Urb.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	oblong phialanthus
French name	phialanthus oblong
Spanish name	lirio santana hembra (Cuba)
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