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Curatella americana L.

Dilleniaceae

SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, West Indies) South America (tropics)

SC SE

E SD

hel hyg->xer acid

cl dr (arthritis, blood pressure and diabetes: leaves and stem decoction taken orally, skin rash and sore: leaves decoction bath) fd fw ma (leaves are used for scouring and polishing kitchen utensils) ti (carpentry, fence posts, turned work)

Curatella americana var. pentagyna Donn.Sm. Curatella cambaiba A.St.-Hil. Curatella glabra Spruce Curatella grisebachiana Eichler

sandpaper curatella; rough-leaf tree (USA); sand paper tree; sand-paper tree (Panama); sandpaper tree (Belize, Panama)

curatella aderno; aderno, arbre à papier de verre; curatahie (French Guiana); curatella (Haiti); feuille à polir; pomme torche (Haiti)

aperalejo (Dominican Republic); azufre (Panama); bacabuay (Cuba); cacaíto; carne de fiambre (Costa Rica); caticón (Mexico); chaáco (Bolivia); chaparal llanero (Venezuela); chaparro (Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Venezuela); chaparro colorado, chaparro di sabana, chaparro sabanero (Venezuela); chumico, chumico de palo (Costa Rica, Panama); curata (Venezuela); curatela (Panama); hoja chigue (Costa Rica); hoja chigüe (Nicaragua); hoja chique (Costa Rica); hoja de chigüe (Nicaragua); hojamán (Mexico); lengua de vaca (El Salvador, Guatemala); limpiahacal (Honduras); malcaharo, malcajaco (El Salvador); parica (Venezuela); peralejo, peralejo de sabana (Dominican Republic); peralejo macho (Cuba); peraljo macho (Costa Rica); racta-panga (Peru); rasca la vieja; raspa guacal, raspa-huacal (Costa Rica); raspaviejo, tachicón; vacabuey (Cuba); yahal (Costa Rica); yaja (Belize)

Aderno (german); caimbe (italian); caimbé, cajueiro-bravo, cajueiro-bravo-do-campo, cajueiro-do-mato, cambarba (portuguese, Brazil); kiratèla (creole, Haiti); lixa, lixeira, marajoara, pentieira (portuguese, Brazil); pòm tòch (creole, Haiti); saha (maya, Guatemala and Belize); sambaíba, sobro (portuguese, Brazil); ya-ha, yaha (maya, Belize)

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Latin name	Curatella americana L.
Family	Dilleniaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, West Indies) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	E SD
Ecology	hel hyg->xer acid
Use	cl dr (arthritis, blood pressure and diabetes: leaves and stem decoction taken orally, skin rash and sore: leaves decoction bath) fd fw ma (leaves are used for scouring and polishing kitchen utensils) ti (carpentry, fence posts, turned work)
Synonym	Curatella americana var. pentagyna Donn.Sm. Curatella cambaiba A.St.-Hil. Curatella glabra Spruce Curatella grisebachiana Eichler
English name	sandpaper curatella; rough-leaf tree (USA); sand paper tree; sand-paper tree (Panama); sandpaper tree (Belize, Panama)
French name	curatella aderno; aderno, arbre à papier de verre; curatahie (French Guiana); curatella (Haiti); feuille à polir; pomme torche (Haiti)
Spanish name	aperalejo (Dominican Republic); azufre (Panama); bacabuay (Cuba); cacaíto; carne de fiambre (Costa Rica); caticón (Mexico); chaáco (Bolivia); chaparal llanero (Venezuela); chaparro (Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Venezuela); chaparro colorado, chaparro di sabana, chaparro sabanero (Venezuela); chumico, chumico de palo (Costa Rica, Panama); curata (Venezuela); curatela (Panama); hoja chigue (Costa Rica); hoja chigüe (Nicaragua); hoja chique (Costa Rica); hoja de chigüe (Nicaragua); hojamán (Mexico); lengua de vaca (El Salvador, Guatemala); limpiahacal (Honduras); malcaharo, malcajaco (El Salvador); parica (Venezuela); peralejo, peralejo de sabana (Dominican Republic); peralejo macho (Cuba); peraljo macho (Costa Rica); racta-panga (Peru); rasca la vieja; raspa guacal, raspa-huacal (Costa Rica); raspaviejo, tachicón; vacabuey (Cuba); yahal (Costa Rica); yaja (Belize)
Other name	Aderno (german); caimbe (italian); caimbé, cajueiro-bravo, cajueiro-bravo-do-campo, cajueiro-do-mato, cambarba (portuguese, Brazil); kiratèla (creole, Haiti); lixa, lixeira, marajoara, pentieira (portuguese, Brazil); pòm tòch (creole, Haiti); saha (maya, Guatemala and Belize); sambaíba, sobro (portuguese, Brazil); ya-ha, yaha (maya, Belize)
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