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Elaeodendron xylocarpum (Vent.) DC.

Celastraceae

SC SE North America (Mexico, Belize, Panama, Bahamas, West Indies) NC MC South America (Venezuela: Delta Amacuro, Bolivar, Miranda; Bolivia)

SC SE

hel hyg->xer

dr (plant parts and edible fruits as stimulant)

Cassine attenuata (A.Rich.) Kuntze Cassine dioica (Griseb.) Lobr.-Callen Cassine laneanum (A.H.Moore) J.W.Ingram Cassine xylocarpa Vent. Cassine xylocarpa var. attenuata (A.Rich.) Kuntze Cassine xylocarpa var. caribaea Urb. Elaeodendron attenuatum A.Rich. Elaeodendron dioecum Griseb. Elaeodendron dioecum var. acuminatum Fawc. & Rendle Elaeodendron dioecum var. dolichocarpum Fawc. & Rendle Elaeodendron dioecum var. obovatum Fawc. & Rendle Elaeodendron laneanum A.H.Moore Elaeodendron xylocarpum var. acuminatum Urb. Elaeodendron xylocarpum var. attenuatum Urb. Elaeodendron xylocarpum var. bermudense Urb. Elaeodendron xylocarpum var. caribaeum Urb. Elaeodendron xylocarpum var. dioecum Urb. Elaeodendron xylocarpum var. dolichocarpum Urb. Elaeodendron xylocarpum var. obovatum Urb.

olivewood falseolive; Bermuda olive-wood bark; marble tree (Puerto Rico); marble-tree, nut muscat; olive wood (Bahamas); olive-wood, olive-woods; poisontree (UK Virgin Islands); spoon tree (Puerto Rico); spoon-tree; wild nutmeg (UK Virgin Islands)

faux-olivier bois-tan; bois tan (Guadeloupe, Martinique); bois-tan (Guadeloupe); grosse-peau (Martinique); prune bord de mer (Guadeloupe, Martinique); prune bord-de-mer (Guadeloupe, Martinique)

coscorrón, guayabote, guayarote (Puerto Rico); laurel de costa, mate prieto, palo blanco (Cuba); pilón, pilón morado (Venezuela); piñi-piñí, pinipeniche de sabana, pinipiní, pinipiniche de sabana, roñoso, sangre de doncella (Cuba)

gosco, gospo (creole, Martinique)

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Latin name	Elaeodendron xylocarpum (Vent.) DC.
Family	Celastraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico, Belize, Panama, Bahamas, West Indies) NC MC South America (Venezuela: Delta Amacuro, Bolivar, Miranda; Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel hyg->xer
Use	dr (plant parts and edible fruits as stimulant)
Synonym	Cassine attenuata (A.Rich.) Kuntze Cassine dioica (Griseb.) Lobr.-Callen Cassine laneanum (A.H.Moore) J.W.Ingram Cassine xylocarpa Vent. Cassine xylocarpa var. attenuata (A.Rich.) Kuntze Cassine xylocarpa var. caribaea Urb. Elaeodendron attenuatum A.Rich. Elaeodendron dioecum Griseb. Elaeodendron dioecum var. acuminatum Fawc. & Rendle Elaeodendron dioecum var. dolichocarpum Fawc. & Rendle Elaeodendron dioecum var. obovatum Fawc. & Rendle Elaeodendron laneanum A.H.Moore Elaeodendron xylocarpum var. acuminatum Urb. Elaeodendron xylocarpum var. attenuatum Urb. Elaeodendron xylocarpum var. bermudense Urb. Elaeodendron xylocarpum var. caribaeum Urb. Elaeodendron xylocarpum var. dioecum Urb. Elaeodendron xylocarpum var. dolichocarpum Urb. Elaeodendron xylocarpum var. obovatum Urb.
English name	olivewood falseolive; Bermuda olive-wood bark; marble tree (Puerto Rico); marble-tree, nut muscat; olive wood (Bahamas); olive-wood, olive-woods; poisontree (UK Virgin Islands); spoon tree (Puerto Rico); spoon-tree; wild nutmeg (UK Virgin Islands)
French name	faux-olivier bois-tan; bois tan (Guadeloupe, Martinique); bois-tan (Guadeloupe); grosse-peau (Martinique); prune bord de mer (Guadeloupe, Martinique); prune bord-de-mer (Guadeloupe, Martinique)
Spanish name	coscorrón, guayabote, guayarote (Puerto Rico); laurel de costa, mate prieto, palo blanco (Cuba); pilón, pilón morado (Venezuela); piñi-piñí, pinipeniche de sabana, pinipiní, pinipiniche de sabana, roñoso, sangre de doncella (Cuba)
Other name	gosco, gospo (creole, Martinique)
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