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Myrica cerifera L.

Myricaceae

MC ME SC SE North America (USA: Oklahoma to New Jersey, Texas to Florida; Mexico to Panama, West Indies)

MC ME SC SE

S[M]

D E

hyg

cl dr (decoction of leaves and stems to treat fever, leaves decoction mixed with rum taken orally for intestinal gases, roots to treat inflamed tonsils and stomachache and as stimulant) fd (fruits) fr ma (fruits wax: bayberry candles, soap, tannin) pl sa (planted along highways as a safety barrier for cars)

Cerophora lanceolata Raf. Cerothamnus arborescens (Castigl.) Tidestr. Cerothamnus ceriferus (L.) Small Cerothamnus pumilus (Michx.) Small Morella cerifera (L.) Small Myrica cerifera var. angustifolia C.DC. Myrica cerifera var. arborescens Castigl. Myrica cerifera var. dubia A.Chev. Myrica cerifera var. pumila Michx. Myrica mexicana Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. Myrica nucrocarfa Griseb.? Myrica pumila (Michx.) Small Myrica pusilla Raf. Myrica xalapensis Kunth

southern bayberry; bay-berry, bayberry, bearing wax (Bahamas); candle berry myrtle, candle-berry myrtle, candleberry, dwarf waxmyrtle; mickle-berry (Bahamas); mickleberry; myrtle (Belize); southern waxmyrtle, sweet fern, sweet gale, tallow shrub; tea bark, tea-bark, tea box, tea-box (Belize); wax berry (Jamaica); wax myrtle (Puerto Rico); wax wood (Jamaica); wax-berry (Bahamas); waxberry (Puerto Rico); waxmyrtle, waxwood; wild tea (Bahamas)

myrique de Louisianne; arbre à cire, caca ravet; cannelle abeille, cannelle douce, cannelle miel (Haiti); cirier de Louisianne, myrica à cire

arbol de cera (Dominican Republic); arraigán; arraijan, arraiján (Cuba); arrayan; arrayán (Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Puerto Rico); cera vegetal (Guatemala); cerero (Puerto Rico); cerero arrayan, cerrero; figuapén, palo de cera, perico (Dominican Republic); sause bastardo (Belize); tiguapén (Dominican Republic)

albero delle cera (italian); chac olol (Mexico); gua-ut (Guatemala); kanèl abey, kanèl dous, kanèl miyèl (creole, Haiti); Kerzenbeerstrauch, Wachsbaum, Wachsgagel (german)

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Latin name	Myrica cerifera L.
Family	Myricaceae
Distribution	MC ME SC SE North America (USA: Oklahoma to New Jersey, Texas to Florida; Mexico to Panama, West Indies)
North America distribution zone	MC ME SC SE
Height	S[M]
Foliage	D E
Ecology	hyg
Use	cl dr (decoction of leaves and stems to treat fever, leaves decoction mixed with rum taken orally for intestinal gases, roots to treat inflamed tonsils and stomachache and as stimulant) fd (fruits) fr ma (fruits wax: bayberry candles, soap, tannin) pl sa (planted along highways as a safety barrier for cars)
Synonym	Cerophora lanceolata Raf. Cerothamnus arborescens (Castigl.) Tidestr. Cerothamnus ceriferus (L.) Small Cerothamnus pumilus (Michx.) Small Morella cerifera (L.) Small Myrica cerifera var. angustifolia C.DC. Myrica cerifera var. arborescens Castigl. Myrica cerifera var. dubia A.Chev. Myrica cerifera var. pumila Michx. Myrica mexicana Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. Myrica nucrocarfa Griseb.? Myrica pumila (Michx.) Small Myrica pusilla Raf. Myrica xalapensis Kunth
English name	southern bayberry; bay-berry, bayberry, bearing wax (Bahamas); candle berry myrtle, candle-berry myrtle, candleberry, dwarf waxmyrtle; mickle-berry (Bahamas); mickleberry; myrtle (Belize); southern waxmyrtle, sweet fern, sweet gale, tallow shrub; tea bark, tea-bark, tea box, tea-box (Belize); wax berry (Jamaica); wax myrtle (Puerto Rico); wax wood (Jamaica); wax-berry (Bahamas); waxberry (Puerto Rico); waxmyrtle, waxwood; wild tea (Bahamas)
French name	myrique de Louisianne; arbre à cire, caca ravet; cannelle abeille, cannelle douce, cannelle miel (Haiti); cirier de Louisianne, myrica à cire
Spanish name	arbol de cera (Dominican Republic); arraigán; arraijan, arraiján (Cuba); arrayan; arrayán (Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Puerto Rico); cera vegetal (Guatemala); cerero (Puerto Rico); cerero arrayan, cerrero; figuapén, palo de cera, perico (Dominican Republic); sause bastardo (Belize); tiguapén (Dominican Republic)
Other name	albero delle cera (italian); chac olol (Mexico); gua-ut (Guatemala); kanèl abey, kanèl dous, kanèl miyèl (creole, Haiti); Kerzenbeerstrauch, Wachsbaum, Wachsgagel (german)
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