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Barringtonia asiatica

sea putat

Designation: Low Risk
Score: -8
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Bismarckia nobilis

Bismarck palm

Designation: Low Risk
Score: -7
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Bombax ceiba

cotton tree, kapok tree, red silk cotton tree, bombax, semal, Assamese, Indian kapok

Designation: Low Risk
Score: 2
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Brachychiton acerifolius

Australian flametree, flame bottletree, flame tree, flame kurrajong, Illawara tree, Illawara flame tree

Designation: Low Risk
Score: -5
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Brunfelsia americana

lady of the evening

Designation: Low Risk
Score: -3
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Caesalpinia pulcherrima

ʻohai aliʻi, dwarf poinciana, pride of Barbados, peacock flower

Designation: Low Risk
Score: 5
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