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Latin name

Family

Distribution

North America distribution zone

Height

Foliage

Ecology

Use

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Spanish name

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Cameraria latifolia L.

Apocynaceae

SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama; Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica)

SC SE

hel hyg calc

dr (the latex is used to stop dental caries and avoid extraction) tx (the latex is toxic)

Cameraria angustifolia Griseb. non L. Cameraria oblongifolia Britton Cameraria ovalis Urb. Cameria belizensis Standl. Cameria retusa Griseb. Neriandra havanensis Müll.Arg. Skytanthus havanensis (Müll.Arg.) Miers

bastardmanchineel cameraria; bastard manchineel; white poisonwood (Belize); savana white poisonwood (Guatemala); savanna white, savanna white poisonwood (Belize)

cameraria laitier; bois lait (Haiti); haitier; hatier, laitia (Haiti); laitier

chechem de caballo (Belize); chechém, chechém de caballo, iquiché (Guatemala); maboa (Cuba, Dominican Republic); maboa de montaña, maboa de sabana, maboa prieta (Cuba); palo de leche (Dominican Republic)

ayitye, bwa lèt (creole, Haiti)

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Latin name	Cameraria latifolia L.
Family	Apocynaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama; Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology	hel hyg calc
Use	dr (the latex is used to stop dental caries and avoid extraction) tx (the latex is toxic)
Synonym	Cameraria angustifolia Griseb. non L. Cameraria oblongifolia Britton Cameraria ovalis Urb. Cameria belizensis Standl. Cameria retusa Griseb. Neriandra havanensis Müll.Arg. Skytanthus havanensis (Müll.Arg.) Miers
English name	bastardmanchineel cameraria; bastard manchineel; white poisonwood (Belize); savana white poisonwood (Guatemala); savanna white, savanna white poisonwood (Belize)
French name	cameraria laitier; bois lait (Haiti); haitier; hatier, laitia (Haiti); laitier
Spanish name	chechem de caballo (Belize); chechém, chechém de caballo, iquiché (Guatemala); maboa (Cuba, Dominican Republic); maboa de montaña, maboa de sabana, maboa prieta (Cuba); palo de leche (Dominican Republic)
Other name	ayitye, bwa lèt (creole, Haiti)
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