Scientific name: Avicennia germinans
Vern: black mangrove (En); seriba, siriúba (BrP)
Local: courida (GU); palétuvier noir (FG); parwa (Sr)
Indig: buhu (War); maro/mali (Lok)
Growth Form: Trees and shrubs
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Scientific name: Oenocarpus bacaba
Vern: bacaba palm (En); bacaba (BrP)
Local: turu, turuba (GU); kumbu (Sr); comou (FG)
Indig: kumu (Tr, Way, Ww) Growth Form: Palms
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
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Scientific name: Byrsonima crassifolia
Vern: golden spoon, nance (En); murici (BrP)
Local: lontukassi, lobilobi (Sr); savanna serrette (GU); prunier d’or, mourici (FG)
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Growth Form: Trees and shrubs
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Malpighiaceae
Scientific name: Humiria balsamifera
Vern: tauroniro (En); umiri (BrP)
Local: meri, aneisi-udu, blakaberi (Sr); tauroniro, bastard bulletwood (GU); houmiri, bois rouge (FG)
Indig: houmiri (Ka)
Growth Form: Trees and shrubs
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Humiriaceae
Scientific name: Mauritia flexuosa
Vern: moriche palm (En); buriti (BrP)
Local: ite (GU); morisi (Sr); palmier bâche, moriche (FG)
Indig: koi (Tr); ite (Mac, Wap)
Growth Form: Palms
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Scientific name: Attalea maripa
Vern: maripa (En, Du, Fr); inajá (BrP)
Local: maripa (Sr, GU, FG)
Indig: maripa (Mac, Tr, Ww, Wap)
Growth Form: Palms
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Scientific name: Euterpe oleracea
Vern: açaí (Global, Brazil)
Local: pina, podosiri (Sr); manicole, manaka (GU); palmier bâche, pinot (FG) Indig: wapu (Tr), wasi (Way), waapu (Ww)
Growth Form: Palms
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Scientific name: Epicrates maurus
Vern: brown rainbow boa (En); bruine regenboog boa (Du)
Local: sabana heigron aboma (Sr)
Indig: aramari (Tr)
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Boidae
Scientific name: Bothrops bilineatus
Common: Amazonian palm viper, green jararaca (En); groene boomlanspuntslang / papegaaislang (Du)
Local: pokai sneki (Sr)
Indig: parawa jëkëi (Tr)
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Viperidae
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Scientific name: Smilax spp.
Vern: sarsaparilla (En); ruwe struikwinde (Du)
Local: busi nyamsi, maka titei (Sr)
Indig: sipatae (Tr)
Growth Form: Climbers
Order: Liliales
Family: Smilacaceae