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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 |
| baburau |
Piper | Piperaceae | Poison | C. Ehringhaus 329 |
| baburau kuin |
Piper maranonense Trel. | Piperaceae | Tonic | C. Ehringhaus 374 |
| baburau peishupu |
Piper indecorum Kunth | Piperaceae | Tonic | C. Ehringhaus 216 |
| baburau pixta |
Piper | Piperaceae | Tonic | C. Ehringhaus 354 |
| bacaba |
Oenocarpus balickii F. Kahn | Arecaceae | E. Ferreira 191 | |
| |
Oenocarpus mapora H. Karst. | Arecaceae | A. J. Henderson 132 | |
| bacaba de caranaí |
Oenocarpus balickii F. Kahn | Arecaceae | E. Ferreira 191 | |
| bacabao |
Oenocarpus | Arecaceae | J. Bandeira 49 | |
| |
Oenocarpus balickii F. Kahn | Arecaceae | M. Campos 951 | |
| |
Oenocarpus mapora x bataua | Arecaceae | A. J. Henderson 1664 | |
| bacabinha |
Oenocarpus | Arecaceae | J. Jangoux 8589 | |
| |
Oenocarpus mapora H. Karst. | Arecaceae | E. Ferreira 127 | |
| bacuri |
Coussarea brevicaulis K. Krause | Rubiaceae | Comestible | M. Silveira 1152 |
| |
Naucleopsis inaequalis (Ducke) C. C. Berg | Moraceae | M. de Pardo 78 | |
| |
Rheedia | Clusiaceae | B. W. P. da Albuquerque 1315 | |
| |
Rheedia acuminata (Ruiz & Pav.) Planch. & Triana | Clusiaceae | Comestible | D. C. Daly 7813 |
| bacuri da várzea |
Rheedia | Clusiaceae | Comestible | M. de Pardo 103 |
| bacuri de espinho |
Rheedia acuminata (Ruiz & Pav.) Planch. & Triana | Clusiaceae | D. C. Daly 8391 | |
| |
Rheedia benthamiana Planch. & Triana | Clusiaceae | Comestible | D. C. Daly 9670 |
| bacuri espinho |
Garcinia madruno (Humb., Bonpl. & Kunth) Hammel | Clusiaceae | D. C. Daly 7814 | |
| |
Rheedia acuminata (Ruiz & Pav.) Planch. & Triana | Clusiaceae | Beverage | D. C. Daly 8184 |
| bacuri liso |
Rheedia | Clusiaceae | D. C. Daly 7172 | |
| bacuri vermelho |
Garcinia | Clusiaceae | Comestible | D. C. Daly 9483 |
| baginha |
Stryphnodendron | Mimosaceae | D. C. Daly 9851 | |
| |
Stryphnodendron pulcherrimum (Willd.) Hochr. | Mimosaceae | M. Silveira 1657 | |
| baginha de Sao Joao |
Stryphnodendron pulcherrimum (Willd.) Hochr. | Mimosaceae | C. Figueiredo 402 | |
| bahoeri |
Dictyonema sericeum (Sw.) Berk. | Thelephoraceae | P. J. M. Maas P12763 | |
| |
Rheedia longifolia Planch. & Triana | Clusiaceae | P. J. M. Maas P12759 | |
| baká tuí |
Gymnosporia magnifolia (Loes.) Lundell | Celastraceae | D. C. Daly 8756 | |
| bálsamo |
Myroxylon balsamum (L.) Harms | Fabaceae | D. C. Daly 8099 | |
| |
Myroxylon balsamum (L.) Harms var. balsamum | Fabaceae | D. C. Daly D9831A | |
| |
Polygala | Polygalaceae | L. Ferreira 150 | |
| banana de macaco |
Monstera | Araceae | D. C. Daly 9992 | |
| bananinha brava |
Heliconia | Heliconiaceae | L. de Lima 617 | |
| barba de leao |
Trichipteris procera (Willd.) Tryon | Pteridophyte | L. Ferreira 117 | |
| barin paesh nixpu |
Piper pseudoarboreum Yuncker | Piperaceae | C. Ehringhaus 236 | |
| barin pakeh nixpu |
Piper pseudoarboreum Yuncker | Piperaceae | C. Ehringhaus 217 | |
| barin pakesh nixpu |
Piper pseudoarboreum Yuncker | Piperaceae | Dizziness | C. Ehringhaus 286 |
| barin pakex kabia |
Piper arboreum Aubl. | Piperaceae | Dizziness | C. Ehringhaus 334 |
| basa mebin nixpu |
Piper aleyreanum C. DC. | Piperaceae | Dentrifice | C. Ehringhaus 279 |
| bata pei dentupa |
Moutabea | Polygalaceae | Itching | M. Urquia 186 |
| batata de catuaba |
Zamia | Zamiaceae | Sexual tonic | D. C. Daly 7359 |
| |
Zamia ulei Dammer | Zamiaceae | D. C. Daly 7362 | |
| batata de cobra |
Humirianthera | Icacinaceae | Snakebite | D. C. Daly 6129 |
| batata de paca |
Zamia ulei Dammer | Zamiaceae | D. C. Daly 8071 | |
| batatarana |
Ipomoea alba L. | Convolvulaceae | G. T. Prance 12008 | |
| baunilha |
Vanilla | Orchidaceae | L. C. Ming 316 | |
| bawa curu upirau |
Piper augustum Rudge | Piperaceae | C. Ehringhaus 229 | |
| bawå piei muka |
Crepidospermum goudotianum (Tul.) Triana & Planch. | Burseraceae | Dizziness | M. Urquia 139 |
| bawa rexi hana nixpu |
Piper kegelii C. DC. | Piperaceae | Charm | C. Ehringhaus 268 |
| bawe |
Piper chavicoides (Miq.) C. DC. | Piperaceae | C. Ehringhaus 332 | |
| bawe nixpu |
Piper chavicoides (Miq.) C. DC. | Piperaceae | Conjunctivitis | C. Ehringhaus 310 |
| bengüê |
Polygala | Polygalaceae | D. C. Daly 9661 | |
| |
Polygala acuminata Willd. | Polygalaceae | C. A. Cid Ferreira 2932 | |
| berimbau |
Xiphidium caeruleum Aubl. | Haemodoraceae | L. C. Ming 340 | |
| beringela |
Solanum | Solanaceae | Not reported | L. C. Ming 314 |
| besti nixpu |
Piper | Piperaceae | Boils | C. Ehringhaus 387 |
| bexa nixpu |
Piper hispidum M. Martens & Galeotti | Piperaceae | C. Ehringhaus 208 | |
| |
Piper hispidum Sw. | Piperaceae | C. Ehringhaus 206 | |
| bico de siri |
Lonchocarpus | Fabaceae | M. Silveira 1151 | |
| bimí |
Chamaedorea pinnatifrons (Jacq.) Oerst. | Arecaceae | D. C. Daly 8668 | |
| biribá brava |
Rollinia | Annonaceae | D. C. Daly 8697 | |
| biribá bravo |
Rollinia mucosa (Jacq.) Baill. | Annonaceae | L. de Lima 557 | |
| biribá do mato |
Duguetia | Annonaceae | M. de Pardo 32 | |
| bisex nixpu |
Piper | Piperaceae | Dentrifice | C. Ehringhaus 395 |
| bishtun nipá |
Loreya | Melastomataceae | D. C. Daly 8811 | |
| bixta kumakatis |
Piper heterophyllum Ruiz & Pav. | Piperaceae | Sinusitis | C. Ehringhaus 317 |
| bixta kumakatis kuin |
Piper heterophyllum Ruiz & Pav. | Piperaceae | C. Ehringhaus 211 | |
| boita |
Costus amazonicus (Loes.) J. F. Macbr. subsp. krukovii Maas | Costaceae | Anemia | D. C. Daly 7746 |
| boldo |
Vernonia condensata Baker | Asteraceae | Not reported | L. C. Ming 319 |
| bonina |
Mirabilis jalapa L. | Nyctaginaceae | Not reported | L. C. Ming 341 |
| bota~ozinho |
Margaritaria nobilis L. f. | Euphorbiaceae | M. de Pardo 43 | |
| Brachiaria da serra |
Ichnanthus calvescens (Nees) Doell. var. calvescens | Poaceae | M. Silveira 1349 | |
| branquinha |
Rinorea racemosa (Mart.) Kuntze | Violaceae | C. A. Cid Ferreira 5334 | |
| Bredo veludo |
Chomelia | Rubiaceae | D. C. Daly 9794 | |
| breu |
Protium | Burseraceae | M. Silveira 594 | |
| |
Protium fimbriatum Swart | Burseraceae | D. C. Daly 7963 | |
| |
Protium nodulosum Swart | Burseraceae | C. A. Cid Ferreira 10515 | |
| |
Protium puncticulatum J. F. Macbr. | Burseraceae | D. C. Daly 9512 | |
| |
Protium rhynchophyllum (Rusby) ined. | Burseraceae | D. C. Daly 6135 | |
| |
Protium unifoliolatum Engl. | Burseraceae | D. C. Daly 7784 | |
| |
Tetragastris altissima (Aubl.) Swart | Burseraceae | H. C. de Lima 2126 | |
| breu amarelo |
Trichilia | Meliaceae | L. de Lima 510 | |
| breu branco |
Conceveiba guianensis Aubl. | Euphorbiaceae | L. de Lima 215 | |
| |
Cupania cinerea Poepp. & Endl. | Sapindaceae | I. F. Rego 737 | |
| |
Trattinnickia boliviana (Swart) Daly | Burseraceae | D. C. Daly 6912 | |
| breu de campina |
Crepidospermum goudotianum (Tul.) Triana & Planch. | Burseraceae | M. Silveira 579 | |
| breu de leite |
Trattinnickia boliviana (Swart) Daly | Burseraceae | F. C. S. Walthier 25 | |
| breu de tucano |
Cupania | Sapindaceae | D. C. Daly 9485 | |
| breu manga |
Protium rhynchophyllum (Rusby) ined. | Burseraceae | C. A. Sothers 27 | |
| breu maxixe |
Trichilia quadrijuga Kunth subsp. quadrijuga | Meliaceae | I. F. Rego 454 | |
| breu mescla |
Dacryodes | Burseraceae | D. C. Daly 6747 | |
| |
Dacryodes sp. nov. | Burseraceae | R. S. Saraiva 1516 | |
| |
Protium amazonicum (Cuatrec.) Daly | Burseraceae | C. A. Cid Ferreira 10457 | |
| |
Protium rhynchophyllum (Rusby) ined. | Burseraceae | L. C. Ming 396 | |
| |
Trattinnickia boliviana (Swart) Daly | Burseraceae | M. Silveira 1648 | |
| breu pitomba |
Guarea macrophylla Vahl | Meliaceae | M. de Pardo 114 | |
| |
Talisia | Sapindaceae | Comestible | M. de Pardo 33 |
| breu pitomba da várzea |
Matayba elegans Radlk. | Sapindaceae | C. A. Sothers 55 | |
| breu sucuuba |
Trattinnickia boliviana (Swart) Daly | Burseraceae | M. Silveira 1648 | |
| breu vermelho |
Tetragastris altissima (Aubl.) Swart | Burseraceae | D. C. Daly 7839 | |
| breuzinho |
Protium puncticulatum J. F. Macbr. | Burseraceae | D. C. Daly 9969 | |
| |
Protium unifoliolatum Engl. | Burseraceae | M. Silveira 1404 | |
| burdiao amarelo |
Senna spectabilis (DC.) H. S. Irwin & Barneby | Caesalpiniaceae | D. C. Daly 8385 | |
| buriti |
Mauritia flexuosa L. f. | Arecaceae | Beverage | E. Ferreira 88 |
| buritirana |
Mauritiella martiana (Spruce) Bureau | Arecaceae | Comestible | E. Ferreira 190 |
| burra leiteira |
Sapium glandulosum (L.) Morong | Euphorbiaceae | D. C. Daly 7533 | |
| |
Sapium marmieri Huber | Euphorbiaceae | D. C. Daly 7762 | |
| buxixao |
Cochlospermum orinocense (Kunth) Steud. | Bixaceae | M. Silveira 1133 | |
| buxixu |
Miconia | Melastomataceae | D. C. Daly 6910 | |
| buxixu canela de velho |
Miconia | Melastomataceae | D. C. Daly 7104 | |
| buxixú canela de velho |
Miconia | Melastomataceae | D. C. Daly 9450 | |
| buxixu cravo |
Miconia lateriflora Cogn. | Melastomataceae | I. F. Rego 915 | |
| buxixu da folha cinzenta |
Miconia decurrens Cogn. | Melastomataceae | M. Silveira 452 | |
| |
Miconia elaeagnoides Cogn. | Melastomataceae | J. P. Santos 927 | |
| buxixu de formiga |
Leandra dichotoma (D. Don) Cogn. | Melastomataceae | I. F. Rego 916 | |
| |
Tococa | Melastomataceae | D. C. Daly 7105 | |
| buxixu liso |
Henriettella sylvestris Gleason | Melastomataceae | D. C. Daly 7142 | |
| buxixu orelha de burro |
Miconia impetiolaris (Sw.) Don var. spruceana Cogn. | Melastomataceae | J. P. Santos 1445 |