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Morototo

Scientific name: Didymopanax morototoni and Didymopanax decaphylla
English: Morototo
Dutch: Casavehout
Saramacca: Atapé
Sranan: Kasaba-udu; Morototo
Trio: Maramara
Wayana:

Use(s): Wood for matchsticks, traditional drum (Wai-wai), seed beads (Many indigenous groups)

Growth Form: Trees & Shrubs
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae

Reference: Fiaschi, P. and Plunkett, G.M., 2018. Revision of the Didymopanax Group of Neotropical Schefflera (Araliaceae) 1. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 103(1), pp.24-105.

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Lowland Paca

Scientific name: Cuniculus paca
English: Lowland Paca
Dutch: Surinaamse Haas / Paca
Sranan: Hei
Trio: Kurimau
Wayana: Kurimau

Class: Mammals
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cuniculidae

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Red Acouchi

Scientific name: Myoprocta acouchy
English: Red Acouchi
Dutch: Groene Acouchy
Sranan: Mambula
Trio: Paasinore
Wayana: Pasi

Class: Mammals
Order: Rodentia
Family: Dasyproctidae

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Red-Rumped Agouti

Scientific name: Dasyprocta leporina
English: Red-Rumped Agouti
Dutch: Surinaams Konijn / Goudhaas
Sranan: Konkoni
Trio: Akuri
Wayana: Akuri

Class: Mammals
Order: Rodentia
Family: Dasyproctidae

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Java Plum

Scientific name: Spondias mombin L.
English: Java Plum
Dutch:
Sranan: mopé
Trio: mope
Wayana:

Growth Form: Trees & shrubs
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae

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