Universidade Federal do Acre
An Index of Common Names of Plants in Acre, Brazil
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Data in gray cells represent one-to-one relationships between the scientific name and the common name that are confirmed by more than one collection.
Common Name | Scientific Name | Family | Use | Collection |
abacaba |
Oenocarpus mapora H. Karst. | Arecaceae | E. Ferreira 204 | |
abacaxi do mato |
Vriesea chrysostachys E. Morren | Bromeliaceae | M. Silveira 1237 | |
abiorana |
Pouteria | Sapotaceae | D. C. Daly 6750 | |
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Pouteria bangii (Rusby) T. D. Penn. | Sapotaceae | M. Silveira 919 | |
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Pouteria filipes Eyma | Sapotaceae | D. C. Daly 9143 | |
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Pouteria glomerata (Miq.) Radlk. | Sapotaceae | D. C. Daly 9339 | |
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Pouteria macrophylla (Lam.) Eyma | Sapotaceae | D. C. Daly 8339 | |
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Pouteria reticulata (Engl.) Eyma | Sapotaceae | Comestible | D. C. Daly 9277 |
abiorana abiu |
Ecclinusa ramiflora Mart. | Sapotaceae | D. C. Daly 8655 | |
abiorana branca |
Pouteria franciscana Baehni | Sapotaceae | Comestible | D. C. Daly 9285 |
abiorana do igapó |
Pouteria glomerata (Miq.) Radlk. | Sapotaceae | D. C. Daly 9232 | |
abiorana massa |
Pouteria polysepala T. D. Penn. | Sapotaceae | Comestible | M. Silveira 1567 |
abiorana preta |
Pouteria macrophylla (Lam.) Eyma | Sapotaceae | D. C. Daly 8254 | |
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Pouteria reticulata (Engl.) Eyma | Sapotaceae | D. C. Daly 8709 | |
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Pouteria torta (Mart.) Radlk. subsp. glabra T. D. Penn. | Sapotaceae | Comestible | D. C. Daly 8816 |
abiu |
Chrysophyllum lucentifolium Cronq. subsp. pachycarpum Pires & T. D. Penn. | Sapotaceae | L. de Lima 250 | |
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Lucuma | Sapotaceae | L. de Lima 302 | |
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Pouteria reticulata (Engl.) Eyma | Sapotaceae | C. A. Sothers 99 | |
abiu bravo |
Chrysophyllum venezuelanense (Pierre) T. D. Penn. | Sapotaceae | C. A. Cid Ferreira 10488 | |
abiu fofo |
Ecclinusa ramiflora Mart. | Sapotaceae | D. C. Daly 7217 | |
abiurana |
Pouteria glomerata (Miq.) Radlk. | Sapotaceae | C. A. Sothers 86 | |
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Pouteria nudipetala T. D. Penn. | Sapotaceae | M. Silveira 1566 | |
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Pouteria trilocularis Cronq. | Sapotaceae | M. Silveira 999 | |
abiurana da casca grossa |
Pouteria trilocularis Cronq. | Sapotaceae | M. Silveira 1561 | |
abiurana da folha grande |
Chrysophyllum | Sapotaceae | M. Silveira 1411 | |
abiurana preta |
Pouteria reticulata (Engl.) Eyma | Sapotaceae | M. Silveira 1125 | |
abiurana roxa |
Cupania reticulata Cambess. | Sapindaceae | M. Silveira 1118 | |
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Pouteria glomerata (Miq.) Radlk. subsp. stylosa (Pierre) T. D. Penn. | Sapotaceae | M. Silveira 1556 | |
aboarana |
Alseis labatioides H. Karst. | Rubiaceae | D. C. Daly 8425 | |
açaí |
Euterpe precatoria Mart. | Arecaceae | Construction Material | E. Ferreira 155 |
açaí anao |
Euterpe longevaginata Mart. | Arecaceae | J. Bandeira 26 | |
açaí chumbinho |
Euterpe precatoria Mart. | Arecaceae | Beverage | E. Ferreira 75 |
açairana |
Syagrus sancona H. Karst. | Arecaceae | E. Ferreira 210 | |
açaizinha |
Prestoea schultzeana (Burret) H. E. Moore | Arecaceae | D. C. Daly 7924 | |
acariquara |
Minquartia guianensis Aubl. | Olacaceae | R. S. Saraiva 1298 | |
açoita cavalo |
Lueheopsis duckeana Burret | Tiliaceae | D. C. Daly 7067 | |
agriao |
Acmella oleracea (L.) R. K. Jansen | Asteraceae | Flu | L. Ferreira 92 |
aku-cabiá |
Cymbopetalum | Annonaceae | Comestible | D. C. Daly 8751 |
alfabaca |
Ocimum micranthum Willd. | Lamiaceae | Colds | B. W. Nelson 843 |
alfavaca |
Ocimum | Lamiaceae | Condiment | L. C. Ming 301 |
alfavaca brava |
Ocimum | Lamiaceae | L. Ferreira 134 | |
alfavaca do campo |
Ocimum micranthum Willd. | Lamiaceae | Colds | B. W. Nelson 843 |
alfavacao |
Ocimum | Lamiaceae | L. Ferreira 128 | |
algodao |
Gossypium | Malvaceae | Not reported | L. C. Ming 329 |
algodao bravo |
Ochroma pyramidale (Cav. ex Lam.) Urb. | Bombacaceae | R. S. Saraiva 324 | |
algodoeiro |
Ochroma pyramidale (Cav. ex Lam.) Urb. | Bombacaceae | Cordage | K. Kainer 37 |
alho bravo |
Gallesia | Phytolaccaceae | B. W. Nelson 790 | |
almeixa |
Antrocaryon amazonicum (Ducke) B. L. Burtt & A. W. Hill | Anacardiaceae | M. Silveira 662 | |
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Bunchosia | Malpighiaceae | Comestible | D. C. Daly 9594 |
alpista |
Sorghum bicolor Moench subsp. arundinaceum (Desv.) de Wet & Harlan ex Davidse | Poaceae | D. C. Daly 8236 | |
amarelao |
Aspidosperma vargasii A. DC. | Apocynaceae | D. C. Daly 7038 | |
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Aspidosperma williamii Duarte | Apocynaceae | D. C. Daly 7265 | |
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Trichilia maynasiana C. DC. | Meliaceae | C. A. Sothers 75 | |
amarelao pitiá |
Aspidosperma parvifolium A. DC. | Apocynaceae | R. S. Saraiva 1500 | |
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Tabernaemontana | Apocynaceae | R. S. Saraiva 1488 | |
amarelinho |
Cleidion amazonicum Ule | Euphorbiaceae | M. Silveira 1117 | |
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Galipea trifoliata Aubl. | Rutaceae | D. C. Daly 6711 | |
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Simarouba amara Aubl. | Simaroubaceae | D. C. Daly 8546 | |
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Siparuna decipiens (Tul.) A. DC. | Monimiaceae | L. de Lima 233 | |
ambê da terra firme |
Philodendron | Araceae | D. C. Daly 9388 | |
ana-ge-e |
Ptychopetalum | Olacaceae | D. C. Daly 8755 | |
anabí |
Potalia amara Aubl. | Loganiaceae | C. A. Cid Ferreira 10532 | |
anador |
Artemisia | Asteraceae | L. C. Ming 358 | |
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Kalanchoe | Crassulaceae | Not reported | L. C. Ming 302 |
ananas bravo |
Aechmea longifolia (Rudge) L. B. Sm. | Bromeliaceae | M. Silveira 1184 | |
ananí |
Symphonia | Clusiaceae | D. C. Daly 8988 | |
ananí da terra firme |
Symphonia | Clusiaceae | D. C. Daly 6965 | |
andiroba |
Carapa | Meliaceae | Wounds | B. W. Nelson 769 |
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Carapa guianensis Aubl. | Meliaceae | M. Silveira 704 | |
andiroba amargosa |
Vatairea fusca (Ducke) Ducke | Fabaceae | J. P. Santos 1026 | |
angelca |
Drypetes | Euphorbiaceae | D. C. Daly 8133 | |
angelca amarela |
Drypetes | Euphorbiaceae | M. Silveira 1035 | |
angelca preta |
Cassipourea peruviana Alston | Rhizophoraceae | D. C. Daly 9204 | |
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Diospyros | Ebenaceae | D. C. Daly 9713 | |
angelim |
Andira sp. nov. | Fabaceae | D. C. Daly 7768 | |
angelim amargoso |
Bowdichia virgilioides Humb., Bonpl. & Kunth | Fabaceae | D. C. Daly 6918 | |
angico |
Parkia nitida Miq. | Mimosaceae | D. C. Daly 6734 | |
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Parkia pendula (Willd.) Benth. ex Walp. | Mimosaceae | D. C. Daly 6736 | |
anilim bravo |
Picramnia sellowii Planch. subsp. spruceana (Engl.) Pirani | Picramniaceae | L. de Lima 616 | |
anilina |
Mayna odorata Aubl. | Flacourtiaceae | Tonic | M. Silveira 1154 |
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Picramnia | Picramniaceae | Dyestuff | D. C. Daly 9167 |
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Picramnia sellowii Planch. subsp. spruceana (Engl.) Pirani | Picramniaceae | M. Silveira 1433 | |
aninga |
Centropogon cornutus (L.) Druce | Campanulaceae | Fish Poison | M. Silveira 421 |
aninga de cinco dedos |
Syngonium podophyllum Schott | Araceae | Comestible | D. C. Daly 8810 |
apuí |
Coussapoa | Cecropiaceae | D. C. Daly 10102 | |
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Ficus | Moraceae | D. C. Daly 9406 | |
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Ficus adhatodaefolia Schott | Moraceae | B. W. Nelson 854 | |
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Ficus donnell-smithii Standl. | Moraceae | D. C. Daly 6822 | |
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Ficus loretoyacuensis Dugand | Moraceae | D. C. Daly 9284 | |
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Ficus maxima Mill. | Moraceae | D. C. Daly 8830 | |
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Ficus obtusifolia Humb., Bonpl. & Kunth | Moraceae | D. C. Daly 7644 | |
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Ficus paraensis (Miq.) Miq. | Moraceae | D. C. Daly 8082 | |
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Ficus sphenophylla Standl. | Moraceae | D. C. Daly 9343 | |
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Ficus trigona L. f. | Moraceae | D. C. Daly 6888 | |
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Havetiopsis florida (Benth.) Planch. & Triana | Clusiaceae | C. A. Cid Ferreira 10425 | |
apuí amarelo |
Ficus trigona L. f. | Moraceae | L. de Lima 590 | |
apuí branco |
Ficus paraensis (Miq.) Miq. | Moraceae | I. F. Rego 930 | |
apuí de formiga |
Ficus paraensis (Miq.) Miq. | Moraceae | D. C. Daly 9311 | |
apuí preto |
Ficus | Moraceae | D. C. Daly 7100 | |
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Ficus gameleira Standl. | Moraceae | Waiting tree | J. P. Santos 434 |
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Ficus trigona L. f. | Moraceae | M. de Pardo 98 | |
apuizinho |
Ficus sphenophylla Standl. | Moraceae | D. C. Daly 8429 | |
apuruí |
Alibertia | Rubiaceae | Beverage | M. de Pardo 71 |
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Alibertia edulis (Rich.) A. Rich. ex DC. | Rubiaceae | Beverage | D. C. Daly 8077 |
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Alibertia hadrantha Standl. | Rubiaceae | Comestible | D. C. Daly 8783 |
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Borojoa | Rubiaceae | D. C. Daly 9348 | |
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Borojoa claviflora (K. Schum.) Cuatrec. | Rubiaceae | L. de Lima 611 | |
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Genipa curviflora Dwyer | Rubiaceae | Comestible | D. C. Daly 7695 |
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Posoqueria panamensis (Walp. & Duch.) Walp. | Rubiaceae | D. C. Daly 9212 | |
aquariquara |
Minquartia guianensis Aubl. | Olacaceae | Construction Material | D. C. Daly 10157 |
aquariquara de haste |
Gymnosporia urbaniana (Loes.) Liesner | Celastraceae | Construction Material | M. Silveira 1114 |
aquariquara de igapó |
Siparuna glycycarpa (Ducke) S. S. Renner & Hausner | Monimiaceae | M. Silveira 1611 | |
aquariquara roxa |
Minquartia guianensis Aubl. | Olacaceae | Comestible | C. A. Cid Ferreira 10554 |
araçá |
Eugenia feijoi O. Berg | Myrtaceae | M. Silveira 1590 | |
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Mouriri grandiflora DC. | Melastomataceae | M. Silveira 1612 | |
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Myrcia amazonica DC. | Myrtaceae | D. C. Daly 6733 | |
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Myrciaria dubia (Kunth) McVaugh | Myrtaceae | Comestible | D. C. Daly 9338 |
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Psidium | Myrtaceae | D. C. Daly 9410 | |
araçá bravo |
Eugenia | Myrtaceae | D. C. Daly 9357 | |
araparí |
Macrolobium acaciifolium Benth. | Caesalpiniaceae | D. C. Daly 9403 | |
araparí de piranheiro |
Macrolobium acaciifolium Benth. | Caesalpiniaceae | M. de Pardo 146 | |
arapuruí |
Alibertia edulis (Rich.) A. Rich. ex DC. | Rubiaceae | Beverage | D. C. Daly 8077 |
araticum |
Annona muricata L. | Annonaceae | L. C. Ming 368 | |
araticum cagao |
Annona | Annonaceae | Not reported | L. C. Ming 354 |
ariá |
Rhigospira quadrangularis (Müll. Arg.) Miers | Apocynaceae | Comestible | D. C. Daly 8882 |
aricuri |
Attalea phalerata Mart. ex Spreng. | Arecaceae | M. Campos 962 | |
aricurí |
Scheelea | Arecaceae | J. Jangoux 8585 | |
aroara |
Hasseltia floribunda Humb., Bonpl. & Kunth | Flacourtiaceae | Fish Poison | M. Silveira 1115 |
aroeira |
Astronium lecointei Ducke | Anacardiaceae | R. S. Saraiva 1312 | |
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Averrhoidium dalyi Acev.-Rodr. | Sapindaceae | D. C. Daly 7531 | |
aroeiro |
Astronium lecointei Ducke | Anacardiaceae | R. S. Saraiva 1326 | |
aruma |
Ischnosiphon puberulus Loes. | Marantaceae | D. C. Daly 6840 | |
assacú |
Hura crepitans L. | Euphorbiaceae | Fish Poison | S. R. Lowrie 540 |
assacú vermelho |
Hura crepitans L. | Euphorbiaceae | D. C. Daly 7960 | |
assafroa |
Renealmia | Zingiberaceae | D. C. Daly 9947 | |
ata |
Rollinia | Annonaceae | D. C. Daly 7524 | |
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Rollinia cuspidata Mart. | Annonaceae | C. A. Sothers 97 | |
ata amarela |
Porcelia ponderosa (Rusby) Rusby | Annonaceae | C. A. Sothers 25 | |
ata brava |
Annona | Annonaceae | D. C. Daly 9416 | |
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Porcelia ponderosa (Rusby) Rusby | Annonaceae | C. A. Sothers 25 | |
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Rollinia | Annonaceae | Comestible | D. C. Daly 8720 |
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Rollinia mucosa (Jacq.) Baill. | Annonaceae | Comestible | D. C. Daly 9547 |
ata cipó |
Annona | Annonaceae | Comestible | D. C. Daly 9850 |
ata do mato |
Rollinia peruviana Diels | Annonaceae | M. Silveira 1413 | |
atinha |
Annona | Annonaceae | Comestible | D. C. Daly 9850 |
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Helicostylis | Moraceae | D. C. Daly 6990 | |
aua hatu nixpu |
Piper | Piperaceae | Calmative | C. Ehringhaus 288 |
aua hatu pei peixupu |
Piper | Piperaceae | Spider Bite | C. Ehringhaus 372 |
aua pabinti nixpu |
Piper macrotrichum C. DC. | Piperaceae | Dentrifice | C. Ehringhaus 312 |
axa |
Paullinia tetragona Aubl. | Sapindaceae | Fish Poison | C. Ehringhaus 351 |
axixá |
Sterculia chicomendesii E. L. Taylor | Sterculiaceae | D. C. Daly 7458 | |
azeitona brava |
Eugenia | Myrtaceae | Comestible | M. Silveira 923 |