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Erithalis fruticosa L.

Rubiaceae

SE North America (Mexico to Panama, USA: Florida; Bahamas, West Indies) NC South America (Venezuela: Islands)

hel xer calc

dr (bark, resin and fruits decoction taken orally as diuretic, for kidney infection and cystitis) fr ma (dye) ti (construction)

Erithalis angustifolia DC. Erithalis fruticosa ssp. odorifera (Jacq.) Steyerm. Erithalis fruticosa var. odorifera (Jacq.) Griseb. Erithalis harrisii var. angusta S.Moore Erithalis odorifer Jacq. Erithalis odorifera Jacq. Erithalis parviflora Griseb. Erithalis revoluta Urb. Erithalis rotundata Griseb.

black erithalis; black candle wood (Cayman); black torch (Bahamas, British Virgin Island, Dominica, Puerto Rico); parrot-apple (Tobago); pigeon-berry (Bahamas); scented blacktorch; tea (Puerto Rico)

bois-flambeau noir; bois chandelle (Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique); bois chandelle noir (Lesser Antilles); bois d'huile bord de mer (Guadeloupe, Martinique); bois flambeau (Dominica); bois flambeau noir (Lesser Antilles); flambeau (Netherlands Antilles)

botoncillo (Belize); cuaba prieta (Cuba); jayajabico (Cuba, Puerto Rico); rompe machete (Cuba); teíllo (Puerto Rico); víbona (Cuba)

lumbra blancu (Netherlands Antilles)

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Latin name	Erithalis fruticosa L.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Mexico to Panama, USA: Florida; Bahamas, West Indies) NC South America (Venezuela: Islands)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel xer calc
Use	dr (bark, resin and fruits decoction taken orally as diuretic, for kidney infection and cystitis) fr ma (dye) ti (construction)
Synonym	Erithalis angustifolia DC. Erithalis fruticosa ssp. odorifera (Jacq.) Steyerm. Erithalis fruticosa var. odorifera (Jacq.) Griseb. Erithalis harrisii var. angusta S.Moore Erithalis odorifer Jacq. Erithalis odorifera Jacq. Erithalis parviflora Griseb. Erithalis revoluta Urb. Erithalis rotundata Griseb.
English name	black erithalis; black candle wood (Cayman); black torch (Bahamas, British Virgin Island, Dominica, Puerto Rico); parrot-apple (Tobago); pigeon-berry (Bahamas); scented blacktorch; tea (Puerto Rico)
French name	bois-flambeau noir; bois chandelle (Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique); bois chandelle noir (Lesser Antilles); bois d'huile bord de mer (Guadeloupe, Martinique); bois flambeau (Dominica); bois flambeau noir (Lesser Antilles); flambeau (Netherlands Antilles)
Spanish name	botoncillo (Belize); cuaba prieta (Cuba); jayajabico (Cuba, Puerto Rico); rompe machete (Cuba); teíllo (Puerto Rico); víbona (Cuba)
Other name	lumbra blancu (Netherlands Antilles)
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