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Latin name	Podachaenium pachyphyllum (Sch.Bip ex Klatt) R.K.Jansen, N.A.Harriman & Urbatsch
Family	Compositae
Distribution	SC North America (S Mexico, Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S
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Synonym	Altamirania pachyphylla Greenm. Aspilia pachyphyllum Sch.Bip. ex Klatt Aspiliopsis pachyphylla (Greenm.) Greenm. Calea pachyphylla (Sch.Bip. ex Klatt) S.F.Blake Calea standleyi Steyerm. Verbesina standleyi (Steyerm.) D.L.Nash
English name	thickleaf podachaenium
French name	podachenium à feuilles épaisses
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Latin name	Podocarpus L'Hér. ex Pers.
Family	Podocarpaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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Synonym	Nageia Gaertn. Podocarpus Labill.
English name	podocarpus; podocarp, yellow wood, yellowood
French name	podocarpe
Spanish name	sabina?
Other name	bwa liben (creole, Haiti); podocarpo (italian); Steineibe (german)
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Latin name	Podocarpus angustifolius Griseb.
Family	Podocarpaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Hispaniola)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	narrowleaf podocarpus
French name	podocarpe à feuilles étroites
Spanish name	sabina cimarrona (Cuba)
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Latin name	Podocarpus angustifolius var. wrightii Pilg.
Family	Podocarpaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Haiti)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	tree?
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English name	Wright narrowleaf podocarpus; yacca (Jamaica)
French name	podocarpe à feuilles étroites de Wright; bois lubin (Haiti)
Spanish name	espuela de caballero, sabina cimarrón (Cuba)
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Latin name	Podocarpus aristulatus Parl.
Family	Podocarpaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Hispaniola)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg
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Synonym	Nageia aristulata Kuntze Podocarpus aristulata Parl. Podocarpus leonii Carabia Podocarpus purdieana Griseb. non Hook. Podocarpus purdieanus C.Wright non Hook. Podocarpus victorinianus Carabia
English name	aristate podocarpus
French name	podocarpe bois-lubin; bois lubin, coeur noir (Haiti)
Spanish name	sabina cimarrona (Cuba); tachuela (Dominican Republic)
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Latin name	Podocarpus buchii Urb.
Family	Podocarpaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Haiti)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Podocarpus buchii var. latifolius Florin
English name	Buch podocarpus
French name	podocarpe de Buch
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Latin name	Podocarpus coriaceus Rich.
Family	Podocarpaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Puerto Rico, Lesser Antilles) NC South America (Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology
Use	ti (furniture)
Synonym	Nageia coriacea (Rich.) Kuntze Nageia salicifolia Kuntze Podocarpus antillarum R.Br. Podocarpus salicifolia Klotzsch & H.Karst. Podocarpus salicifolium Klotzsch & H.Karst.
English name	yacca podocarpus; podocarp; weedee (Nevis); wild pine (Trinidad); wild pitch pine (Montserrat); yucca plum-pine (Puerto Rico)
French name	podocarpe rose; laurier rose (Guadeloupe); laurier-rose, laurier-rose-montagne; raisinier montagne (Dominica)
Spanish name	caoba del país, caobilla (Puerto Rico)
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Trade name	podocarp, podocarpus

Latin name	Podocarpus costaricensis de Laub.
Family	Podocarpaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	CostaRica podocarpus
French name	podocarpe du Costa Rica
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Latin name	Podocarpus ekmanii Urb.
Family	Podocarpaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	Ekman podocarpus
French name	podocarpe d'Ekman
Spanish name	sabina cimarrona (Cuba)
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Latin name	Podocarpus guatemalensis Standl.
Family	Podocarpaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Belize to Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	mes
Use	ex ti (carpentry, furniture, general building, houses, interior construction, pine substitute, small board)
Synonym	Podocarpus guatemalensis var. pinetorum (Bartlett) J.Buchholz & N.E.Gray Podocarpus pinetorum Bartlett
English name	Guatemala podocarpus; cypress, mountain cypress (Belize)
French name	podocarpe du Guatemala
Spanish name	chaquiro (Colombia); ciprés de montaña (Honduras); cipresillo (Costa Rica); cipressillo (Honduras); cypress de montaña (Belize); ocotillo de yano (Honduras); pinillo (Costa Rica, Honduras); pino, pino chaquiro (Colombia)
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Latin name	Podocarpus guatemalensis var. allenii (Standl.) J.Buchholz & N.E.Gray
Family	Podocarpaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
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Synonym	Podocarpus allenii Standl.
English name	Allen Guatemala podocarpus
French name	podocarpe du Guatemala d'Allen
Spanish name	aji (Colombia)
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Latin name	Podocarpus hispaniolensis de Laub.
Family	Podocarpaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Hispaniola)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Ecology	hyg
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English name	Hispaniola podocarpus
French name	podocarpe d'Hispaniola
Spanish name	palo de cruz, palo de puntella (Dominican Republic)
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Latin name	Podocarpus macrostachys Parl.
Family	Podocarpaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, Honduras, Costa Rica) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	acid
Use	dr (infusion) ti (cabinet work)
Synonym	Podocarpus oleifolius var. macrostachyus (Parl.) J.Buchholz & N.E.Gray p.p. Podocarpus oleifolius var. trujillensis J.Buchholz & N.E.Gray p.p.
English name	bigspike podocarpus
French name	podocarpe à grand épi
Spanish name	chaquiro (Colombia); cilca (Honduras); olivo (Ecuador); pino, pino chaquiro, pino colombiano, pino real, pino romarillo caleño, pino romerón (Colombia); saucecillo, sinzin, sunii (Peru)
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Latin name	Podocarpus magnifolius J.Buchholz & N.E.Gray
Family	Podocarpaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) N MW MC SC South America (Colombia to French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	acid [neut]
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Synonym	Podocarpus magnifolius Standl.
English name	largeleaf podocarpus
French name	podocarpe à grandes feuilles
Spanish name	cinqui-masé, cinquimase (Peru)
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Latin name	Podocarpus matudae Lundell
Family	Podocarpaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
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Synonym	Podocarpus matudai Lundell
English name	Matuda podocarpus
French name	podocarpe de Matuda
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Latin name	Podocarpus matudae var. macrocarpus J.Buchholz & N.E.Gray
Family	Podocarpaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg?
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English name	bigfruit Matuda podocarpus
French name	podocarpe de Matuda à gros fruits
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Latin name	Podocarpus monteverdeensis de Laub.
Family	Podocarpaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Ecology	hyg
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English name	MonteVerde podocarpus
French name	podocarpe de Monte Verde
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Latin name	Podocarpus oleifolius D.Don. ex Lamb.
Family	Podocarpaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) N MW MC South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
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Ecology	hel hyg mes acid
Use	ma pp (good for paper pulp) ti (boxes, furniture, light construction, matches sticks, plywood, veneer)
Synonym	Nageia oleifolia Kuntze Podocarpus oleifolius var. costaricensis J.Buchholz & N.E.Gray
English name	olivelike podocarpus
French name	podocarpe à feuilles d'olivier
Spanish name	aji (Colombia); alfajillo (Panama); chaquiro (Colombia); chilca, cilca, ciprés, ciprés de montaña (Honduras); cipresillo blanco (Costa Rica); hayuelo (Colombia); olivo (Ecuador); pino, pino amarillo (Colombia); pino aparrabo (Venezuela); pino caleño, pino chaquiro, pino colombiano, pino criollo, pino de pacho (Colombia); pino hayuelo (Ecuador); pino real, pino romarillo caleño, pino romerón (Colombia); pinotea (Panama); romerillo azuceno, romerillo blanco (Ecuador); saucecillo, sinzin (Peru); sisin, sisín (Ecuador); sunii, ulcumanu, uncumanu (Peru)
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Latin name	Podocarpus pendulifolius J.Buchholz & N.E.Gray
Family	Podocarpaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica) NC South America (Venezuela)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
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English name	droopingleaf podocarpus
French name	podocarpe pleureur
Spanish name	pino carbón, pino hayuco (Venezuela)
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Latin name	Podocarpus purdieanus Hook.
Family	Podocarpaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Synonym	Podocarpus jamaicensis Hort.
English name	Jamaica podocarpus
French name	podocarpe de la Jamaïque
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Latin name	Podocarpus reichei J.Buchholz
Family	Podocarpaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Tamaulipas and Jalisco to Chiapas; Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
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English name	Reiche podocarpus
French name	podocarpe de Reiche
Spanish name	palmito
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Latin name	Podocarpus tetrasperma Sw.
Family	Podocarpaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Hispaniola?)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	fourseed podocarpus
French name	podocarpe à quatres graines; bois raide
Spanish name	ebano, ebano negro (Dominican Republic)
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Latin name	Podocarpus urbanii Pilg.
Family	Podocarpaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	Urban podocarpus
French name	podocarpe d'Urban
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Other name	yacca (Jamaica)
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Latin name	Podopterus Bonpl.
Family	Polygonaceae
Distribution
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English name	podopterus
French name	podopterus
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Latin name	Podopterus mexicanus Humb. & Bonpl.
Family	Polygonaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
Foliage	D
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English name	Mexican podopterus
French name	podopterus du Mexique
Spanish name	cagalera (Costa Rica); escambron, escambron negro (Honduras); espuela de gallo (Mexico)
Other name	anquith-i-cóxol (huasteco, Mexico)
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Latin name	Poeppigia C.Presl
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution
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English name	poeppigia
French name	poeppigia
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Latin name	Poeppigia procera C.Presl
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, Cuba) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology	hyg
Use	fw pl
Synonym	Poeppigia excelsa A.Rich. Poeppigia procera var. conferta Benth.
English name	verytall poeppigia
French name	poeppigia grandissime
Spanish name	abey hembra, abey heurbra (Cuba); cari-cari, cari-cari blanco (Bolivia); cedro pashaco (Peru); harino (Panama); memble (El Salvador); plumillo (Guatemala); tengue (Cuba)
Other name	tasaa (Bolivia)
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Latin name	Pogonopus Klotzsch
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution
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Synonym	Carmenocania Wernh. Chrysoxylon Wedd. non Casar. Howardia Wedd. non Klotzsch
English name	pogonopus
French name	pogonope
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Latin name	Pogonopus exsertus (Oerst.) Oerst.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Chiapas to Panama) NW South America (Colombia) int M North America (USA)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Use	dr (malaria) pl
Synonym	Calycophyllum tubulosum Seem. non (A.Rich.) K.Schum. Macrocnemum exsertum Oerst. Pogonopus exsertus (Oerst.) K.Schum. Pogonopus speciosus ssp. exsertus (Oerst.) Steyerm.
English name	exserted pogonopus
French name	pogonope exsert
Spanish name	chibigui (Panama); chorcha de gallo (El Salvador); madroño (Panama); quina (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Poitea Vent.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
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English name	poitea
French name	poitea
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