Vernacular Name

Warrau Name

Scientific name

Family

Uses

Hicha

Hitia

Byrsonima spicata (Cav) DC.

Malpighiaceae

Food, Firewood, Medicine, Building material

Wity

Doho

Inga marginata Willd.

Leguminosae- Mimos

Food, Firewood, Building material

Fine leaf bloodwood

Dau hotu

Vismia guianensis (Aubl.) Choisy

Guttiferae

Firewood, Medicine, Building material

Broadleaf bloodwood

Dau aijamu hotu

Vismia macrophylla Kunth

Guttiferae

Firewood, Medicine, Building material

Burada

Parinari rodolphii Huber

Chrysobalanaceae

Building material

Gramma Cherry

Cordia sericicalyx A. DC

Boraginaceae

Craft

Heroko

Heroku

Laetia procera (Poeppig) Eichler

Flacourtiaceae

Firewood, Building material, Domestic logging

Waramia

Tapirira guianensis Aubl

Anacardiaceae

Food, Firewood, Medicine, Building material, Domestic logging

Sherada

Doho arau

Inga lateriflora Miq

Leguminosae- Mimosoideae

Food, Firewood, Medicine, Craft, Building material

Acquero

Akorlorlo arau

Astrocaryum aculeatum G. Mey

Palmae

Food, Craft

Maho

Sterculia pruriens (Aublet) Schumann

Sterculiaceae

Medicine, Craft

Congo pump

Waro

Cecropia sciadophylla Mart

Cecropiaceae

Medicine

Suradani

Duru

Hyeronima alchorneoides Allemão

Euphorbiaceae

Firewood, Craft, Building material, Domestic logging

Moporokon

Maborokoni

Inga alba (Sw.)

Leguminosae- Mimosoideae

Food, Firewood, Medicine, Craft, Building material, Domestic logging

Duka

Tapirira marchandii Engl

Anacardiaceae

Building material, Domestic logging

Yarola

Yaruru

Aspidosperma excelsum Benth.

Apocynaceae

Firewood, Medicine, Craft.

Trysil

Bihibihidu

Pentaclethra macroloba (Willd.) Kuntze

Leguminosae- Mimosoideae

Firewood, Medicine, Building material

Black Yariyari

Dau horo ana

Unonopsis glaucopetala R.E. Fries

Annonacea

Medicine, Craft, Building material

White Yariyari

Hoiju, Zarazara

Duguetia pycnastera Sandw.

Annonacea

Medicine. Craft, Building material

Kereti

Aniba jenmanii Mez

Lauraceae

Building material, Domestic logging

Rose of the Mountain

Hotoquai aha

Brownea latifolia Jacq

Leguminosae- Caesalpinioideae

Firewood, Medicine, Building material

Mokru

Sehuru

Ischnosiphon arouma (Aubl) Koern

Marantaceae

Craft

Soldier’s cap

Soldier’s cap

Psychotria poeppigiana Müll

Rubiaceae

Medicine

Counter

Kwamara anahoro arau

Licania alba (Bernoulli) Cuatrec.

Chrysobalanceae

Firewood

Marimari

Marimari

Senna multijuga (Rich)

Leguminosae- Caesalpinioideae

Building material

Matchwood

Omu

Schefflera morototoni (Aublet) Maguire, Steyerm. & Frodin

Araliacea

Firewood, Medicine, Craft, Building material, Domestic logging

Munuridan

Hiyo arau

Siparuna guianensis Aublet

Monimiaceae

Medicine, Building material

Kokerite

Doi arau

Maximiliana maripa (Corrêa) Drude

Palmae

Food, Medicine, Craft

Kakaralli

Kakarari

Eschweilera sagotiana Miers

Lectythidaceae

Craft, Building material, Domestic logging

Common Baromalli

Dauhoroija

Catostemma commune Sandw.

Bombacaceae

Building material, Domestic logging