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Buchenavia tetraphylla (Aubl.) R.A.Howard

Combretaceae

SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama, West Indies) South America (general)

L[G]

D E

hel hyg xer acid

ma pl sa ti (boat, flooring, house construction)

Buchenavia capitata (Vahl) Eichler Buchenavia ptariensis Steyerm. Buchenavia vaupesana Cuatrec. Bucida capitata Vahl Cordia tetraphylla Aubl. Pseudolmedia bucidaefolia Bello

yellowsanders buchenavia; golden crumbly berk (St. Vincent); mountain wild olive, wild olive (Jamaica); yellow olivier (Trinidad and Tobago); yellow sanders (Dominica, Trinidad and Tobago)

buchenavia angouchi-des-sables; angouchi des sables, arbre aux trésors, bois arcoquois; bois gli-gli (Lesser Antilles); bois gri-gri (Guadeloupe); bois grigri (Haiti, Lesser Antilles); bois gris, bois gris-gris, bois margot (Haiti); bois olivier (Guadeloupe); bois rada (Haiti, Lesser Antilles); bois-rada; gligli (Lesser Antilles); gri-gri, gris-gris, gris-gris jaune, olivier; olivier grand bois (French Guiana, Lesser Antilles); z'olivier (Lesser Antilles)

almendro (Colombia); amarillo, amarillo boj, amarilloboj (Venezuela); boquete, buquete; chicharro (Venezuela); ciruelillo (Dominican Republic); comeyo (Venezuela); fruta de palo, fuquete; granadillo, granaolillo (Puerto Rico); gri-gri (Dominican Republic); guaragua; guaraguao (Dominican Republic); jocuma, jucarillo, jucaro mastelero, júcaro amarillo (Cuba); mago; olivo negro (Venezuela); palo amarillo; pata de danto (Venezuela); yacusha pana (Peru)

bwa grigri, bwa mago, bwa mango (creole, Haiti); gemberhout (Suriname); gri-gri jòn, grigri (creole, Haiti); katoelime, matakki (Suriname); mirindiba, periquiteira (Brazil); tockodi, toekoeli (Suriname)

yellow sanders

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Latin name	Buchenavia tetraphylla (Aubl.) R.A.Howard
Family	Combretaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama, West Indies) South America (general)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L[G]
Foliage	D E
Ecology	hel hyg xer acid
Use	ma pl sa ti (boat, flooring, house construction)
Synonym	Buchenavia capitata (Vahl) Eichler Buchenavia ptariensis Steyerm. Buchenavia vaupesana Cuatrec. Bucida capitata Vahl Cordia tetraphylla Aubl. Pseudolmedia bucidaefolia Bello
English name	yellowsanders buchenavia; golden crumbly berk (St. Vincent); mountain wild olive, wild olive (Jamaica); yellow olivier (Trinidad and Tobago); yellow sanders (Dominica, Trinidad and Tobago)
French name	buchenavia angouchi-des-sables; angouchi des sables, arbre aux trésors, bois arcoquois; bois gli-gli (Lesser Antilles); bois gri-gri (Guadeloupe); bois grigri (Haiti, Lesser Antilles); bois gris, bois gris-gris, bois margot (Haiti); bois olivier (Guadeloupe); bois rada (Haiti, Lesser Antilles); bois-rada; gligli (Lesser Antilles); gri-gri, gris-gris, gris-gris jaune, olivier; olivier grand bois (French Guiana, Lesser Antilles); z'olivier (Lesser Antilles)
Spanish name	almendro (Colombia); amarillo, amarillo boj, amarilloboj (Venezuela); boquete, buquete; chicharro (Venezuela); ciruelillo (Dominican Republic); comeyo (Venezuela); fruta de palo, fuquete; granadillo, granaolillo (Puerto Rico); gri-gri (Dominican Republic); guaragua; guaraguao (Dominican Republic); jocuma, jucarillo, jucaro mastelero, júcaro amarillo (Cuba); mago; olivo negro (Venezuela); palo amarillo; pata de danto (Venezuela); yacusha pana (Peru)
Other name	bwa grigri, bwa mago, bwa mango (creole, Haiti); gemberhout (Suriname); gri-gri jòn, grigri (creole, Haiti); katoelime, matakki (Suriname); mirindiba, periquiteira (Brazil); tockodi, toekoeli (Suriname)
Trade name	yellow sanders