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Family

Distribution

North America distribution zone

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Ecology

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Amyris elemifera L.

Rutaceae

SC SE North America (Central America; USA: Florida; Bahamas, West Indies)

SC SE

S[M]

hel [mes] xer calc

dr fw (fuel, torches are made from the resinous wood) ti (furniture, posts)

Amyris maritima Jacq. Amyris maritima var. angustifolia A.Gray Elemifera floridana M.Gómez & Roíg Elemifera maritima Kuntze

torchwood amyris; amyris-wood (Jamaica); candlewood (USA, Virgin Islands); sea amyris (USA); sea torchwood (Bahamas); torchwood (Bahamas, Jamaica, USA, Virgin Islands); waika pine, waiki-pine (Belize); white candle-wood, whitetorch (Bahamas)

amyris bois-flambeau; amyris maritime; bois chandelle (Haiti); bois-chandelle; bois chandelle blanc, bois flambeau (Guadeloupe); bois-flambeau, bois lépuni; bois pini (Guadeloupe); chandelle blanc, chandelle marron, trois paroles (Haiti)

cuaba, cuaba amarilla de costa, cuaba de costa (Cuba); cuabilla (Cuba, Puerto Rico); cuaconejo, guaconejo, palo de tea (Dominican Republic); melón, roldán (El Salvador); chilillo, pimienta, taray (Honduras); tea (Puerto Rico)

chandèl blan, chandèl mawon, ti chandelle blanc, twa pawòl (creole, Haiti)

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Latin name	Amyris elemifera L.
Family	Rutaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Central America; USA: Florida; Bahamas, West Indies)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S[M]
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel [mes] xer calc
Use	dr fw (fuel, torches are made from the resinous wood) ti (furniture, posts)
Synonym	Amyris maritima Jacq. Amyris maritima var. angustifolia A.Gray Elemifera floridana M.Gómez & Roíg Elemifera maritima Kuntze
English name	torchwood amyris; amyris-wood (Jamaica); candlewood (USA, Virgin Islands); sea amyris (USA); sea torchwood (Bahamas); torchwood (Bahamas, Jamaica, USA, Virgin Islands); waika pine, waiki-pine (Belize); white candle-wood, whitetorch (Bahamas)
French name	amyris bois-flambeau; amyris maritime; bois chandelle (Haiti); bois-chandelle; bois chandelle blanc, bois flambeau (Guadeloupe); bois-flambeau, bois lépuni; bois pini (Guadeloupe); chandelle blanc, chandelle marron, trois paroles (Haiti)
Spanish name	cuaba, cuaba amarilla de costa, cuaba de costa (Cuba); cuabilla (Cuba, Puerto Rico); cuaconejo, guaconejo, palo de tea (Dominican Republic); melón, roldán (El Salvador); chilillo, pimienta, taray (Honduras); tea (Puerto Rico)
Other name	chandèl blan, chandèl mawon, ti chandelle blanc, twa pawòl (creole, Haiti)
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