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North America distribution zone

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Croton glabellus L.

Euphorbiaceae

SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, West Indies) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador) int MC Africa (Nigeria)

SC SE

hyg->xer calc

fd (the bark is used in liquors) ma ti (flooring, house construction)

Clutia cascarilla L. Clutia eluteria L. Croton cascarilla Benn. Croton cascarilloides Geiseler Croton eluteria (L.) Sw. Croton nitens Sw. Oxydectes cascarilloides Kuntze Oxydectes eluteria Kuntze Oxydectes glabella Kuntze Phyllanthus glabellus Fawc. & Rendle

smootish croton; cascarilla; cascarilla bark (Jamaica); sweet wood bark (Bahamas)

croton gris; bois blanc, bois guêpes, cascarille, faux quinquina gris aromatique (Haiti)

barrenillo (Honduras); cache (Guatemala); cascarilian (Honduras); cascarille; copalchi (Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama); fruta de chancha (Guatemala); lian (Honduras); palo bellaco, palo berraco; palo casero (Mexico); quizarra copalchi (Costa Rica); San Juan de arocho (Honduras)

bwa blan, bwa gèp (creole, Haiti); canoh (Guatemala); croton (italian); kaskari (creole, Haiti); Kaskarillabaum (german); paujil, perescuch (Guatemala)

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Latin name	Croton glabellus L.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, West Indies) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador) int MC Africa (Nigeria)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology	hyg->xer calc
Use	fd (the bark is used in liquors) ma ti (flooring, house construction)
Synonym	Clutia cascarilla L. Clutia eluteria L. Croton cascarilla Benn. Croton cascarilloides Geiseler Croton eluteria (L.) Sw. Croton nitens Sw. Oxydectes cascarilloides Kuntze Oxydectes eluteria Kuntze Oxydectes glabella Kuntze Phyllanthus glabellus Fawc. & Rendle
English name	smootish croton; cascarilla; cascarilla bark (Jamaica); sweet wood bark (Bahamas)
French name	croton gris; bois blanc, bois guêpes, cascarille, faux quinquina gris aromatique (Haiti)
Spanish name	barrenillo (Honduras); cache (Guatemala); cascarilian (Honduras); cascarille; copalchi (Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama); fruta de chancha (Guatemala); lian (Honduras); palo bellaco, palo berraco; palo casero (Mexico); quizarra copalchi (Costa Rica); San Juan de arocho (Honduras)
Other name	bwa blan, bwa gèp (creole, Haiti); canoh (Guatemala); croton (italian); kaskari (creole, Haiti); Kaskarillabaum (german); paujil, perescuch (Guatemala)
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