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North America distribution zone

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Ecology

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Amyris balsamifera L.

Rutaceae

SE North America (Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, USA: Florida; West Indies) N MC ME South America (Colombia, Ecuador: Manabí; Venezuela)

hyg calc

dr (incense, macerate roots with sweet wine taken orally is good for phlegm and choke) fw(ob) (the resinous wood has served for torches) ma (amyris oil) ti

Amyris maritima Sw. p.p. non Jacq. Elemifera balsamifera Kuntze

balsam amyris; amyris wood, balsam torchwood; candlewood (Venezuela); rhodes wood; rosewood (Jamaica, Puerto Rico); torchwood (Canada, Jamaica); Venezuelan sandalwood (Venezuela); Westindian sandalwood; white cantoo (Jamaica)

amyris baumier; amyris (Guadeloupe); bois chandelle (Guadeloupe, Haiti); bois de rose, chandelle, santal vénézuélien (Guadeloupe)

amyris legitimo (Venezuela); cuaba, cuaba blanca, cuaba de monte, cuabilla, Cuba blanca, Cuba de monte (Cuba); guaconejo (Dominican Republic); palo de roble (Cuba); palo de teja (Dominican Republic); sándalo de las Antillas (Venezuela); téa, teílla (Puerto Rico); tigua (Venezuela)

Amerikanischer Rosenholzbaum, Balsambaum (german); bwa chandèl (creole, Haiti); Fackelholz (german); legno candela, legno rosso (italian); Rosenholz, Venezuela Santelholz, Westindisches Santelholz (german)

candlewood

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Latin name	Amyris balsamifera L.
Family	Rutaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, USA: Florida; West Indies) N MC ME South America (Colombia, Ecuador: Manabí; Venezuela)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg calc
Use	dr (incense, macerate roots with sweet wine taken orally is good for phlegm and choke) fw(ob) (the resinous wood has served for torches) ma (amyris oil) ti
Synonym	Amyris maritima Sw. p.p. non Jacq. Elemifera balsamifera Kuntze
English name	balsam amyris; amyris wood, balsam torchwood; candlewood (Venezuela); rhodes wood; rosewood (Jamaica, Puerto Rico); torchwood (Canada, Jamaica); Venezuelan sandalwood (Venezuela); Westindian sandalwood; white cantoo (Jamaica)
French name	amyris baumier; amyris (Guadeloupe); bois chandelle (Guadeloupe, Haiti); bois de rose, chandelle, santal vénézuélien (Guadeloupe)
Spanish name	amyris legitimo (Venezuela); cuaba, cuaba blanca, cuaba de monte, cuabilla, Cuba blanca, Cuba de monte (Cuba); guaconejo (Dominican Republic); palo de roble (Cuba); palo de teja (Dominican Republic); sándalo de las Antillas (Venezuela); téa, teílla (Puerto Rico); tigua (Venezuela)
Other name	Amerikanischer Rosenholzbaum, Balsambaum (german); bwa chandèl (creole, Haiti); Fackelholz (german); legno candela, legno rosso (italian); Rosenholz, Venezuela Santelholz, Westindisches Santelholz (german)
Trade name	candlewood