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Açaí

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

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Brown Rainbow Boa

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

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Amazonian Palm Viper

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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Collared Trogon

Scientific name: Trogon collaris
Global: Collared Trogon (English); Gekraagde Trogon (Dutch)                                                                                                          Creole: Donforu (SU): Trogon Rosalba (FG)                                                                                                                                                                Indigenous:

Class: Birds
Order: Trogoniformes
Family: Trogonidae

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Smilax spp.

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

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Haiari

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

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