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Chiococca alba (L.) Hitchc.

Rubiaceae

MC ME S North America (Mexico to Panama, USA: Texas and S Florida, West Indies) South America (tropics)

MC ME SW SC SE

[S]

calc

dr (roots are pounded and used as purgative and abortifacient, used for snakebites) fd (roots pounded and made into a decoction bush tea) pl (ornamental)

Chiococca anguifuga Mart. Chiococca brachiata Ruiz & Pav. Chiococca brachiata var. grandifolia Müll.Arg. Chiococca filipes Lundell Chiococca macrocarpa M.Martens & Galeotti Chiococca racemosa L. Chiococca racemosa Sessé & Moç. Chiococca racemosa var. yucatana Loes. Chiococca trisperma Hook.f. Lonicera alba L.

Davids milkberry; briny roots; David's root (Jamaica); shunk root (Belize); snakeroot; snowberry (Jamaica); Tim-Tom bush, West Indian snowberry

chiococca blanc; croc souris (Hispaniola); quimaque (Haiti)

aceitillo, arito frio de tierra fria (El Salvador); bejuco de barraco, bejuco timaque (Dominican Republic); cainca, canchache (Mexico); dama de la noche (Belize); lagrimas de Maria; lágrimas de Guadalupe (El Salvador, Guatemala); lágrimas de San Pedro (El Salvador); quimaque, timacle, timaque (Dominican Republic); zorillo (Belize)

drok souri, kimak (creole, Haiti); pax-che, pay-che (maya, Belize)

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Latin name	Chiococca alba (L.) Hitchc.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	MC ME S North America (Mexico to Panama, USA: Texas and S Florida, West Indies) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	MC ME SW SC SE
Height	[S]
Foliage
Ecology	calc
Use	dr (roots are pounded and used as purgative and abortifacient, used for snakebites) fd (roots pounded and made into a decoction bush tea) pl (ornamental)
Synonym	Chiococca anguifuga Mart. Chiococca brachiata Ruiz & Pav. Chiococca brachiata var. grandifolia Müll.Arg. Chiococca filipes Lundell Chiococca macrocarpa M.Martens & Galeotti Chiococca racemosa L. Chiococca racemosa Sessé & Moç. Chiococca racemosa var. yucatana Loes. Chiococca trisperma Hook.f. Lonicera alba L.
English name	Davids milkberry; briny roots; David's root (Jamaica); shunk root (Belize); snakeroot; snowberry (Jamaica); Tim-Tom bush, West Indian snowberry
French name	chiococca blanc; croc souris (Hispaniola); quimaque (Haiti)
Spanish name	aceitillo, arito frio de tierra fria (El Salvador); bejuco de barraco, bejuco timaque (Dominican Republic); cainca, canchache (Mexico); dama de la noche (Belize); lagrimas de Maria; lágrimas de Guadalupe (El Salvador, Guatemala); lágrimas de San Pedro (El Salvador); quimaque, timacle, timaque (Dominican Republic); zorillo (Belize)
Other name	drok souri, kimak (creole, Haiti); pax-che, pay-che (maya, Belize)
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