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 |
| jabobá |
Hymenaea | Caesalpiniaceae | M. Silveira 1471 | |
| jaca |
Naucleopsis ulei (Warb.) Ducke subsp. subandina C. C. Berg | Moraceae | M. Silveira 1108 | |
| jaca brava |
Naucleopsis glabra Spruce ex Pittier | Moraceae | M. Silveira 1436 | |
| |
Naucleopsis pseudonaga (Mildbr.) C. C. Berg | Moraceae | M. Silveira 966 | |
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Sorocea briquetii J. F. Macbr. | Moraceae | D. C. Daly 8025 | |
| |
Sorocea steinbachii C. C. Berg | Moraceae | D. C. Daly 9176 | |
| jaca brava pequena |
Sorocea guilleminiana Gaudich. | Moraceae | D. C. Daly 9097 | |
| jacarandá |
Ziziphus cinnamomum Triana & Planch. | Rhamnaceae | Browse | D. C. Daly 7333 |
| jacareúba |
Calophyllum brasiliense Cambess. | Clusiaceae | D. G. Campbell 6886 | |
| jací |
Attalea butyracea | Arecaceae | E. Ferreira 393 | |
| |
Attalea butyracea (Mutis ex L. f.) Wess. Boer | Arecaceae | E. Ferreira 311 | |
| jacitara |
Desmoncus | Arecaceae | E. Ferreira 116 | |
| |
Desmoncus giganteus A. J. Hend. | Arecaceae | A. J. Henderson 1688 | |
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Desmoncus mitis Mart. | Arecaceae | E. Ferreira 194 | |
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Desmoncus polyacanthos Mart. | Arecaceae | E. Ferreira 145 | |
| jacitara gigante |
Desmoncus giganteus A. J. Hend. | Arecaceae | J. Bandeira 48 | |
| jagube |
Mascagnia macrodisca (Triana & Planch.) Nied. | Malpighiaceae | Hallucinogen | S. R. Lowrie 651 |
| jambo boliviano |
Rheedia macrophylla (Mart.) Planch. & Triana | Clusiaceae | D. C. Daly 9595 | |
| jambú |
Acmella brachyglossa Cass. | Asteraceae | Spice | M. Urquia 90 |
| |
Acmella ciliata (Humb., Bonpl. & Kunth) Cass. | Asteraceae | Condiment | B. W. Nelson 781 |
| |
Acmella oleracea (L.) R. K. Jansen | Asteraceae | Flu | L. Ferreira 92 |
| jambú-açu |
Pilocarpus peruvianus (J. F. Macbr.) Kaastra | Rutaceae | L. de Lima 597 | |
| jamburandi |
Piper piscatorum Trel. & Yuncker | Piperaceae | D. C. Daly 9465 | |
| janacuba |
Sapium glandulosum (L.) Morong | Euphorbiaceae | D. C. Daly 8744 | |
| janaguba |
Himatanthus | Apocynaceae | C. A. Cid Ferreira 10416 | |
| |
Himatanthus sucuuba (Spruce) Woodson | Apocynaceae | Not reported | L. C. Ming 327 |
| |
Tabernaemontana linkii A. DC. | Apocynaceae | B. W. P. da Albuquerque 1349 | |
| jangada |
Apeiba tibourbou Aubl. | Tiliaceae | Fibers | K. Kainer 36 |
| japecanga |
Smilax | Smilacaceae | D. C. Daly 7774 | |
| japecanga miúda |
Smilax | Smilacaceae | M. Silveira 777 | |
| jaracatiá |
Jacaratia | Caricaceae | D. C. Daly 7452 | |
| |
Jacaratia digitata (Poepp. & Endl.) Solms | Caricaceae | D. C. Daly 7678 | |
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Jacaratia spinosa (Aubl.) DC. | Caricaceae | M. Silveira 820 | |
| jaracatiara |
Jacaratia digitata (Poepp. & Endl.) Solms | Caricaceae | C. A. Cid Ferreira 10455 | |
| jarina |
Phytelephas | Arecaceae | J. Jangoux 8590 | |
| |
Phytelephas macrocarpa Ruiz & Pav. | Arecaceae | E. Ferreira 70 | |
| jataí |
Pleuranthodendron lindenii (Turcz.) Sleumer | Flacourtiaceae | M. Silveira 1110 | |
| jatobá |
Hymenaea intermedia Ducke | Caesalpiniaceae | L. C. Ming 400 | |
| |
Hymenaea oblongifolia Huber | Caesalpiniaceae | D. C. Daly 7288 | |
| jitó |
Cabralea canjerana (Vell.) Mart. | Meliaceae | R. S. Saraiva 1498 | |
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Guarea | Meliaceae | L. de Lima 579 | |
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Guarea macrophylla Vahl | Meliaceae | D. C. Daly 8713 | |
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Guarea scabra A. Juss. | Meliaceae | D. C. Daly 8884 | |
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Trichilia | Meliaceae | D. C. Daly 7079 | |
| jitó branco |
Guarea kunthiana A. Juss. | Meliaceae | L. de Lima 211 | |
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Talisia | Sapindaceae | D. C. Daly 9812 | |
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Trichilia | Meliaceae | D. C. Daly 9827 | |
| |
Trichilia micrantha Benth. | Meliaceae | M. de Pardo 42 | |
| jitó da terra firme |
Guarea | Meliaceae | D. C. Daly 7625 | |
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Guarea gomma Pulle | Meliaceae | D. C. Daly 8197 | |
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Guarea kunthiana A. Juss. | Meliaceae | Construction Material | M. Silveira 1140 |
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Guarea macrophylla Vahl | Meliaceae | M. Silveira 418 | |
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Guarea macrophylla Vahl subsp. pendulispica (C. DC.) T. D. Penn. | Meliaceae | D. C. Daly 7522 | |
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Guarea pterorhachis Harms | Meliaceae | D. C. Daly 7426 | |
| jitó da várzea |
Guarea | Meliaceae | D. C. Daly 9720 | |
| jitó mirim |
Trichilia | Meliaceae | D. C. Daly 9084 | |
| jitó mole |
Trichilia sp. | Meliaceae | D. C. Daly 8985 | |
| jitó preto |
Guarea kunthiana A. Juss. | Meliaceae | D. C. Daly 6964 | |
| jitozinho |
Hasseltia floribunda Humb., Bonpl. & Kunth | Flacourtiaceae | M. Silveira 689 | |
| jitózinho |
Allophylus | Sapindaceae | L. de Lima 622 | |
| joao brandim |
Piper | Piperaceae | L. Ferreira 115 | |
| Joao Gomes |
Talinum paniculatum (Jacq.) Gaertn. | Portulacaceae | B. W. P. da Albuquerque 1367 | |
| joao mole |
Coussarea brevicaulis K. Krause | Rubiaceae | Fertility Drug | C. Ehringhaus 353 |
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Faramea | Rubiaceae | D. C. Daly 8491 | |
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Guapira | Nyctaginaceae | D. C. Daly 7118 | |
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Neea | Nyctaginaceae | C. A. Cid Ferreira 10389 | |
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Neea cauliflora Heimerl | Nyctaginaceae | D. C. Daly 7837 | |
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Neea parviflora Poepp. & Endl. | Nyctaginaceae | D. G. Campbell 9378 | |
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Neea verticillata Ruiz & Pav. | Nyctaginaceae | D. G. Campbell 9388 | |
| joari |
Astrocaryum jauari | Arecaceae | E. Ferreira 441 | |
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Astrocaryum jauari Mart. | Arecaceae | J. Bandeira 12 | |
| juaçu |
Pleuranthodendron lindenii (Turcz.) Sleumer | Flacourtiaceae | M. Silveira 1155 | |
| jucá |
Caesalpinia | Caesalpiniaceae | Not reported | L. Ferreira 137 |
| |
Caesalpinia ferrea Mart. | Caesalpiniaceae | L. C. Ming 376 | |
| judeu branco |
Chomelia paniculata (DC.) Steyerm. | Rubiaceae | M. Silveira 1591 | |
| jugubo |
Mascagnia macrodisca (Triana & Planch.) Nied. | Malpighiaceae | Hallucinogen | S. R. Lowrie 651 |
| jurema |
Chloroleucon mangense (Jacq.) J. F. Macbr. var. mathewsii (Benth.) Barneby & J. W. Grimes) | Mimosaceae | C. Figueiredo 401 | |
| jurubeba |
Solanum quaesitum C. V. Morton | Solanaceae | Not reported | L. C. Ming 338 |
| jurubebinha |
Solanum sessile Ruiz & Pav. | Solanaceae | M. Silveira 1533 | |
| jutaí |
Dialium guianense (Aubl.) Sandwith | Caesalpiniaceae | C. A. Cid Ferreira 10164A | |
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Hymenaea | Caesalpiniaceae | D. C. Daly 8417 | |
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Hymenaea oblongifolia Huber | Caesalpiniaceae | D. C. Daly 7138 | |
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Hymenaea parvifolia Huber | Caesalpiniaceae | D. C. Daly 6908 | |
| jutaí da folha grande |
Hymenaea oblongifolia Huber var. oblongifolia | Caesalpiniaceae | M. Silveira 927 | |
| jutaí pororoca |
Dialium guianense (Aubl.) Sandwith | Caesalpiniaceae | D. C. Daly 6803 |