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Latin name

Family

Distribution

North America distribution zone

Height

Foliage

Ecology

Use

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Spanish name

Other name

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Lonchocarpus sericeus (Poir.) Kunth ex DC.

Leguminosae

S North America (Mexico to Panama) N M SC SE South America (tropics) W M SC Africa

SW SC SE

hyg mes

dr fd ma pl ti tx (fruits, seeds)

Dalbergia sericea Poir. Robinia sericea Poir.

Senagallilac lancepod; conore? (Trinidad and Tobago); Senegal lilac

lonchocarpe soyeux; fruit-harpon; savonette (Trinidad and Tobago); savonette poilue, savonette-rivière

barbasco (Venezuela); cincho (Honduras); jebe, majobo (Venezuela)

bombata, bontoko (eala?); bu pèndipindé (jola); farin sansami (hausa); feler lay, hãndyar (wolof); ipapo (yoruba); kalamu (masana); kanayu (mandinka); kukusi (malele); mbaylo (wolof); mbèmbay (serer); ñako (bambara); njassi (igbo); nkandar (wolof); po de liguana (portuguese, creole); samokon (ciu?); saul (serer); seizé (balanta); shunin biri (hausa); solay (wolof); yaka (malele)

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Latin name	Lonchocarpus sericeus (Poir.) Kunth ex DC.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	S North America (Mexico to Panama) N M SC SE South America (tropics) W M SC Africa
North America distribution zone	SW SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	hyg mes
Use	dr fd ma pl ti tx (fruits, seeds)
Synonym	Dalbergia sericea Poir. Robinia sericea Poir.
English name	Senagallilac lancepod; conore? (Trinidad and Tobago); Senegal lilac
French name	lonchocarpe soyeux; fruit-harpon; savonette (Trinidad and Tobago); savonette poilue, savonette-rivière
Spanish name	barbasco (Venezuela); cincho (Honduras); jebe, majobo (Venezuela)
Other name	bombata, bontoko (eala?); bu pèndipindé (jola); farin sansami (hausa); feler lay, hãndyar (wolof); ipapo (yoruba); kalamu (masana); kanayu (mandinka); kukusi (malele); mbaylo (wolof); mbèmbay (serer); ñako (bambara); njassi (igbo); nkandar (wolof); po de liguana (portuguese, creole); samokon (ciu?); saul (serer); seizé (balanta); shunin biri (hausa); solay (wolof); yaka (malele)
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