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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

Allophylus racemosus Sw.

Sapindaceae

S North America (tropics) South America (tropics)

SW SC SE

sci mes xer calc

dr (leaves infusion in boiling water for stomach cramps, migraine and as anaphrodisiac) ti

Allophylus occidentalis (Sw.) Radlk. Allophylus velutinus Radlk. Ornitrophe occidentalis Willd. Schmidelia occidentalis Sw. Schmidelia unguicularis Turcz. Schmidelia velutina Turcz.

racemose allophylus

allophylus à grappes; bois-négresse (Martinique); café jaune, petit café (Guadeloupe, Haiti, Martinique); trois feuilles, trois paroles (Haiti)

cucharita prieta (Dominican Republic); estaquillo, esuqitillo (Costa Rica); fruta paloma, marfil (Venezuela); matapiojo (Honduras); palo blanco (Puerto Rico); palo de caja (Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); parida (Dominican Republic); pitiú (Costa Rica); quiebrahacha (Puerto Rico); rompe caldero, tres palabras, tres-palabras (Dominican Republic)

kafe jòn, ti kafe, twa fèy, twa pawòl (creole, Haiti)

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Latin name	Allophylus racemosus Sw.
Family	Sapindaceae
Distribution	S North America (tropics) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SW SC SE
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	sci mes xer calc
Use	dr (leaves infusion in boiling water for stomach cramps, migraine and as anaphrodisiac) ti
Synonym	Allophylus occidentalis (Sw.) Radlk. Allophylus velutinus Radlk. Ornitrophe occidentalis Willd. Schmidelia occidentalis Sw. Schmidelia unguicularis Turcz. Schmidelia velutina Turcz.
English name	racemose allophylus
French name	allophylus à grappes; bois-négresse (Martinique); café jaune, petit café (Guadeloupe, Haiti, Martinique); trois feuilles, trois paroles (Haiti)
Spanish name	cucharita prieta (Dominican Republic); estaquillo, esuqitillo (Costa Rica); fruta paloma, marfil (Venezuela); matapiojo (Honduras); palo blanco (Puerto Rico); palo de caja (Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); parida (Dominican Republic); pitiú (Costa Rica); quiebrahacha (Puerto Rico); rompe caldero, tres palabras, tres-palabras (Dominican Republic)
Other name	kafe jòn, ti kafe, twa fèy, twa pawòl (creole, Haiti)
Trade name