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Colubrina elliptica (Sw.) Brizicky & Stern

Rhamnaceae

SC SE North America (S Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, USA: Florida; Bahamas, West Indies) N MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador: Napo)

SC SE

M[L]

hel? xer calc sili

dr fd (bark yields the fermented drink known as mawbie or mabee, or mabi) pl ti

Ceanothus reclinatus L'Hér. Colubrina hondurensis A.Molina Colubrina reclinata (L'Hér.) Brongn. Colubrina venezuelensis Steyerm. Rhamnus elliptica Sw. Rhamnus ellipticus Sw.

soldierwood colubrina; mabi (Virgin Gorda); mawbie (Lesser Antilles); naked-wood, nakedwood (USA, West Indies); smooth snake bark (Bahamas); smooth snake-bark; soldier wood (Bahamas); soldierwood (Puerto Rico, USA, Virgin Gorda); West-Indian-greenheart (USA, West Indies)

colubrine elliptique; bois de fer (West Indies); bois mabi (Guadeloupe, Haiti); bois mabí, bois-mabi, colubrina, mabi (Haiti, Lesser Antilles); mambi (Guadeloupe); nerprun ferrugineux

amole (Mexico); bijáguara; caoba de Manabi (Ecuador); carazon de paloma (Dominican Republic); carbonero, carbonero de costa (Cuba); catire (Puerto Rico); corazón de paloma, ébano, guaciriano; guibarán (Puerto Rico); jayajabico (Cuba); mabi (Puerto Rico, Virgin Gorda); mabí, palo amargo (Dominican Republic); pichipan (Nicaragua)

bwa mabi (creole, Haiti); maabee; mabi (creole, Haiti)

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Latin name	Colubrina elliptica (Sw.) Brizicky & Stern
Family	Rhamnaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, USA: Florida; Bahamas, West Indies) N MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador: Napo)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M[L]
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel? xer calc sili
Use	dr fd (bark yields the fermented drink known as mawbie or mabee, or mabi) pl ti
Synonym	Ceanothus reclinatus L'Hér. Colubrina hondurensis A.Molina Colubrina reclinata (L'Hér.) Brongn. Colubrina venezuelensis Steyerm. Rhamnus elliptica Sw. Rhamnus ellipticus Sw.
English name	soldierwood colubrina; mabi (Virgin Gorda); mawbie (Lesser Antilles); naked-wood, nakedwood (USA, West Indies); smooth snake bark (Bahamas); smooth snake-bark; soldier wood (Bahamas); soldierwood (Puerto Rico, USA, Virgin Gorda); West-Indian-greenheart (USA, West Indies)
French name	colubrine elliptique; bois de fer (West Indies); bois mabi (Guadeloupe, Haiti); bois mabí, bois-mabi, colubrina, mabi (Haiti, Lesser Antilles); mambi (Guadeloupe); nerprun ferrugineux
Spanish name	amole (Mexico); bijáguara; caoba de Manabi (Ecuador); carazon de paloma (Dominican Republic); carbonero, carbonero de costa (Cuba); catire (Puerto Rico); corazón de paloma, ébano, guaciriano; guibarán (Puerto Rico); jayajabico (Cuba); mabi (Puerto Rico, Virgin Gorda); mabí, palo amargo (Dominican Republic); pichipan (Nicaragua)
Other name	bwa mabi (creole, Haiti); maabee; mabi (creole, Haiti)
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