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Latin name

Family

Distribution

North America distribution zone

Height

Foliage

Ecology

Use

Synonym

English name

French name

Spanish name

Other name

Trade name

Chionanthus compactus Sw.

Oleaceae

SE North America (Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Lesser Antilles) N South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago)

fw ma ti

Chionanthus caribaeus Jacq. Linociera caribaea (Jacq.) Knobl. Linociera compacta R.Br. non Griseb. Mayepea caribaea (Jacq.) Kuntze

whiteironwood fringetree; bridgotree (Puerto Rico); bridgo-tree (Netherlands Antilles); mountain, parry, white iron wood (Lesser Antilles); white ironwood (Montserrat)

chionanthe bois-de-fer-blanc; bois de fer (Martinique); bois de fer blanc (Guadeloupe); bois poisson, de basse fer? (Lesser Antilles)

avispillo, hueso (Puerto Rico); tárana (Dominican Republic)

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Latin name	Chionanthus compactus Sw.
Family	Oleaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Lesser Antilles) N South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology
Use	fw ma ti
Synonym	Chionanthus caribaeus Jacq. Linociera caribaea (Jacq.) Knobl. Linociera compacta R.Br. non Griseb. Mayepea caribaea (Jacq.) Kuntze
English name	whiteironwood fringetree; bridgotree (Puerto Rico); bridgo-tree (Netherlands Antilles); mountain, parry, white iron wood (Lesser Antilles); white ironwood (Montserrat)
French name	chionanthe bois-de-fer-blanc; bois de fer (Martinique); bois de fer blanc (Guadeloupe); bois poisson, de basse fer? (Lesser Antilles)
Spanish name	avispillo, hueso (Puerto Rico); tárana (Dominican Republic)
Other name
Trade name