Scientific name: Byrsonima crassifolia
Vern: golden spoon, nance (En); murici (BrP)
Local: lontukassi, lobilobi (Sr); savanna serrette (GU); prunier d’or, mourici (FG)
Indig:
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: Smilax spp.
Vern: sarsaparilla (En); ruwe struikwinde (Du)
Local: busi nyamsi, maka titei (Sr)
Indig: sipatae (Tr)
Growth Form: Climbers
Order: Liliales
Family: Smilacaceae
Scientific name: Derris / Duguelia / Lonchocarpus chrysophyllus or other related species
Vern: haiari (En)
Local: neku, ndeku (Sr)
Indig: ineku (Tr); haiari (Lok); kumata (Ka)
Growth Form: Climbers
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Scientific name: Strychnos spp.
Vern: curare (En)
Local: dobruduwa (Sr)
Indig: urari, wirari (Tr)
Growth Form: Climber
Order: Gentianales
Family: Loganiaceae
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Scientific name: Gnetum spp.
Vern: gnetum (En); ituá (BrP)
Local: srieba (Sr)
Indig: kasabora (Lok); towa (Tr); tulipio (Wayana); waya (Wayãpi)
Growth Form: Climber
Order: Gnetales
Family: Gnetaceae
Scientific name: Annona haematantha
Indig: Ariminaimë (Tr)
Growth Form: Climbers
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
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