Flora

Vochysia tetraphylla

Scientific name: Vochysia tetraphylla
Vern: Quaruba (BPo, timber trade)
Local: watra-kwari (Sr); iteballi (GU); kouali (FG)
Indig: 

Growth Form: Trees & shrubs
Order: Myrtales
Family: Vochysiaceae

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Wild Nutmeg, Baboonwood

Scientific name: Virola surinamensis
Vern: wild nutmeg, baboonwood (En); babunhout (Du); muscadier fou (Fr)
Local: babun, babun-udu (Sr)
Indig: wërëtë (Tr)

Growth Form: Trees & shrubs
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Myristicaceae

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Duguetia cauliflora

Scientific name: Duguetia cauliflora
Vern: Laagfruit jari-jari (Du)
Local: jari-jari, bos-anamu (Sr); envira (FG); envira-de-tronco (BrP)
Indig: kapai ejamï (Tr)

Growth Form: Trees & shrubs
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae

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Sawari nut

Scientific name: Caryocar nuciferum
Vern: sawari-noot, sauri-noot (Du)
Local: ingi-noto, sawari noto (Sr); sawari nut, souari, butternut of Guiana (GU); péqui, porte-noix (FG)
Indig: Sho (Tr)

Growth Form: Trees & shrubs
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Caryocaraceae

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Crabwood

Scientific name: Carapa surinamensis
Vern: crabwood (En); andirobinha (BrPo) 
Local: witte krapa, weti-krapa (Sr); carapa (FG); crabwood (GU)
Indig: krappa (Tr)

Growth Form: Trees and shrubs
Order: Sapindales
Family: Meliaceae

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Inga thibaudiana

Scientific name: Inga thibaudiana
English:
Dutch:
Sranan:
Trio: Karau, awiki
Wayana:

Growth Form: TREES & SHRUBS
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae

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Geissospermum argenteum

Scientific name: Geissospermum argenteum
Vern: 
Local: bergi bita (Sr)
Indig: wataki (Tr); wataki (Way); wataki (Ww)                                                                                                                                        Growth Form: Trees & shrubs
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae

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Abarema jupunba

Scientific name: Abarema jupunba (Syn: Pithecellobium jupunba, Jupunpa trapezifolia)
Vern: soapwood (En); watertamarinde (Du)
Local: galdde bast sopo-udu / ingisopo (Sr); wild tamarin (GU); bois savon, tamarind sauvage (FG); tentinho, saboeiro, jupunba, olho-de-pombo (BrP)
Indig:

Growth Form: Trees & shrubs
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae

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Wallaba

Scientific name: Eperua falcata
Vern: wallaba,  (En, Du)
Local: soft wallaba (GU); wallaba (Sr); wapa (FG); Esporão de galo (BrP)

Maroon: bila (Sar)

Growth Form: Trees & shrubs
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae

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Bulletwood

Scientific name: Manilkara bidentata
Vern: bulletwood (En); bulletrie, balataboom (Du); maçaranduba/massaranduba (BrP)
Local: boletri, balata (Sr); bulletwood, balata, bleeding heart (GU); balata franc, balata rouge (FG)
Indig: parata, parataran (Tr)

Growth Form: trees & shrubs
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae

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