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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

Cupania americana L.

Sapindaceae

SE North America (Panama, West Indies) N MW MC South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Ecuador: Coast, Andes; Bolivia)

hel hyg

dr (bladder weakness, chest pain: massage on the diaphragm with crushed leaves, disentry: powered seed in chocolate drink, headache and backache: leaves compress applied to affected area, intestinal disorders, kidney stones: leaves and bark tea taken orally, swollen vesicles) fd ma ti

Cupania tomentosa Sw. Trigonis tomentosa Jacq.

candlewood cupania; candlewood tree; candlewood-tree (Barbados); loblolly tree, wild ackee (Jamaica)

cupanie satanier; bois de santanier, bois de satanico, chatague, châtaignier, satanier, satanju, trois côtes (Haiti); yeux-crabes, zyeux à crabes

guacharaco (Colombia); guamo matías (Venezuela); guanara, guanarita (Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); guara (Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); guara blanca (Puerto Rico); guara común (Cuba); guarana hembra, guarana macho (Cuba); guárana (Dominican Republic); guárano (Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); maraquil

bwa satanye, chatag, chatanye (creole, Haiti); maraquil (Trinidad); satanjou, satanye, twazokòt (creole, Haiti)

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Latin name	Cupania americana L.
Family	Sapindaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama, West Indies) N MW MC South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Ecuador: Coast, Andes; Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel hyg
Use	dr (bladder weakness, chest pain: massage on the diaphragm with crushed leaves, disentry: powered seed in chocolate drink, headache and backache: leaves compress applied to affected area, intestinal disorders, kidney stones: leaves and bark tea taken orally, swollen vesicles) fd ma ti
Synonym	Cupania tomentosa Sw. Trigonis tomentosa Jacq.
English name	candlewood cupania; candlewood tree; candlewood-tree (Barbados); loblolly tree, wild ackee (Jamaica)
French name	cupanie satanier; bois de santanier, bois de satanico, chatague, châtaignier, satanier, satanju, trois côtes (Haiti); yeux-crabes, zyeux à crabes
Spanish name	guacharaco (Colombia); guamo matías (Venezuela); guanara, guanarita (Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); guara (Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); guara blanca (Puerto Rico); guara común (Cuba); guarana hembra, guarana macho (Cuba); guárana (Dominican Republic); guárano (Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); maraquil
Other name	bwa satanye, chatag, chatanye (creole, Haiti); maraquil (Trinidad); satanjou, satanye, twazokòt (creole, Haiti)
Trade name