Symphonia globulifera

Scientific name: Symphonia globulifera
Vern: boarwood (En)
Local: mani
Indig: manïï (Tr)

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

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Tauroniro / Meri

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

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Terminalia amazonia

Scientific name: Terminalia amazonia
Vern: kalebashout (Du)
Local: busi-amandra, djingja-udu, krabasi-udu, sansan udu (Sr)
Indig: 

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

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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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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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Wild Cashew

Scientific name: Anacardium giganteum
Vern: wild cashew (En); cashew (Du)
Local: kasyu Sr)
Indig: oroi (itu) (Tr)
Growth Form: Trees & shrubs
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae

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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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