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Family

Distribution

North America distribution zone

Height

Foliage

Ecology

Use

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Citharexylum caudatum L.

Verbenaceae

SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama; Bahamas, West Indies) N MW South America (Colombia, Peru)

SC SE

hyg calc

dr (interior bark infused is considered as a powerful substance helping menstrual flow and can become an abortifacient, flowers infused can cure sexual infections, leaves infused are good for hoarseness) fw ma pl (ornamental) sa ti (construction)

Citharexylum album Mill. Citharexylum berterii Spreng. Citharexylum erectum Sw. Citharexylum lindenii Turcz. Citharexylum lucidum Schltdl. & Cham. Citharexylum quadrangulare auct. non Jacq. Citharexylum surrectum Griseb.

racemose fiddlewood; berry Jamaica, bird seed (Belize); fiddle wood, fiddlewood (Bahamas); janifer berry (Jamaica); juniper-berry; pigeon berry, pigeon plum, pigeon-feed (Belize); white wild cherry

bois-guitare caudé; bois carré (Haiti); bois-côtelette; bois-guitare, café marron, café sauvage (Haiti)

café cimarrón (Dominican Republic); canilla de venado, collarete (Cuba); dama (Costa Rica); guairo santo, guayo blanco (Cuba); higuerillo (Puerto Rico); huele noche (Honduras); manglillo (Panama); palo de dama, palo guitarre; penda (Cuba, Dominican Republic); pendola (Dominican Republic); pendolla de sierra, pénduia blanca (Puerto Rico); pendula de sierra, roble amarallo, roble amarillo (Nicaragua); roble blanco

kafe mawon, kafe sovaj (creole, Haiti)

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Latin name	Citharexylum caudatum L.
Family	Verbenaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama; Bahamas, West Indies) N MW South America (Colombia, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg calc
Use	dr (interior bark infused is considered as a powerful substance helping menstrual flow and can become an abortifacient, flowers infused can cure sexual infections, leaves infused are good for hoarseness) fw ma pl (ornamental) sa ti (construction)
Synonym	Citharexylum album Mill. Citharexylum berterii Spreng. Citharexylum erectum Sw. Citharexylum lindenii Turcz. Citharexylum lucidum Schltdl. & Cham. Citharexylum quadrangulare auct. non Jacq. Citharexylum surrectum Griseb.
English name	racemose fiddlewood; berry Jamaica, bird seed (Belize); fiddle wood, fiddlewood (Bahamas); janifer berry (Jamaica); juniper-berry; pigeon berry, pigeon plum, pigeon-feed (Belize); white wild cherry
French name	bois-guitare caudé; bois carré (Haiti); bois-côtelette; bois-guitare, café marron, café sauvage (Haiti)
Spanish name	café cimarrón (Dominican Republic); canilla de venado, collarete (Cuba); dama (Costa Rica); guairo santo, guayo blanco (Cuba); higuerillo (Puerto Rico); huele noche (Honduras); manglillo (Panama); palo de dama, palo guitarre; penda (Cuba, Dominican Republic); pendola (Dominican Republic); pendolla de sierra, pénduia blanca (Puerto Rico); pendula de sierra, roble amarallo, roble amarillo (Nicaragua); roble blanco
Other name	kafe mawon, kafe sovaj (creole, Haiti)
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