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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

Chomelia spinosa Jacq.

Rubiaceae

SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) N MW MC South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador: Napo; Peru, Bolivia, N Brazil)

SC SE

pp ti (agricultural goods, fence posts, general construction, turned work)

Anisomeris brachyloba (Standl.) Rusby Anisomeris purpusii Brandegee Anisomeris spinosa K.Schum. Caryelina filipes (Benth.) Kuntze Chomelia brachyloba Standl. Chomelia filipes Benth. Chomelia longicaudata Rusby Chomelia purpusii (Brandegee) Rusby Guettarda armata Bartl. Guettarda costaricensis K.Schum. ex Tonduz Ixora spinosa (Jacq.) Lam.

spiny chomelia

chomélie épineuse

chocolatico (Costa Rica); limoncillo; malacaguité (Costa Rica); malacahuité, pata de palome

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Latin name	Chomelia spinosa Jacq.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) N MW MC South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador: Napo; Peru, Bolivia, N Brazil)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology
Use	pp ti (agricultural goods, fence posts, general construction, turned work)
Synonym	Anisomeris brachyloba (Standl.) Rusby Anisomeris purpusii Brandegee Anisomeris spinosa K.Schum. Caryelina filipes (Benth.) Kuntze Chomelia brachyloba Standl. Chomelia filipes Benth. Chomelia longicaudata Rusby Chomelia purpusii (Brandegee) Rusby Guettarda armata Bartl. Guettarda costaricensis K.Schum. ex Tonduz Ixora spinosa (Jacq.) Lam.
English name	spiny chomelia
French name	chomélie épineuse
Spanish name	chocolatico (Costa Rica); limoncillo; malacaguité (Costa Rica); malacahuité, pata de palome
Other name
Trade name