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Nectandra globosa (Aubl.) Mez

Lauraceae

SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, West Indies) South America (tropics)

SC SE

fr fw (fuel) ti (general construction)

Laurus globosa Aubl. Nectandra globosa var. barbeyana Mez Nectandra pisi Miq. Nectandra vaga Meisn. Nectandra vaga var. major Meisn. Nectandra vaga var. sprucei Meisn. Nectandra vaga var. vulgaris Meisn. Ocotea globosa (Aubl.) Schltdl. & Cham. Persea globosa (Aubl.) Spreng.

globose nectandra; shirua, silverballi (Guyana); sweetwood; white silverballi (Guyana)

nectandra globuleux; apisi, cèdre, cèdre blanc, cèdre noir, vrai cèdre (French Guiana)

aguacatillo (Costa Rica); aguacatillo negro (Honduras); canau, laurel blanco (Venezuela); moena amarilla, moena blanca, muena (Peru); quizarrá (Costa Rica); sigua (Panama)

heburu, iro (Guyana); kereti wadili (Suriname); louro (Brazil); pisi hoedoe, pisie (Suriname); tabau-yek (Venezuela); tingui-chi-apici (aukaans and sranan, French Guiana); zwarte pisi (Suriname)

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Latin name	Nectandra globosa (Aubl.) Mez
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, West Indies) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology
Use	fr fw (fuel) ti (general construction)
Synonym	Laurus globosa Aubl. Nectandra globosa var. barbeyana Mez Nectandra pisi Miq. Nectandra vaga Meisn. Nectandra vaga var. major Meisn. Nectandra vaga var. sprucei Meisn. Nectandra vaga var. vulgaris Meisn. Ocotea globosa (Aubl.) Schltdl. & Cham. Persea globosa (Aubl.) Spreng.
English name	globose nectandra; shirua, silverballi (Guyana); sweetwood; white silverballi (Guyana)
French name	nectandra globuleux; apisi, cèdre, cèdre blanc, cèdre noir, vrai cèdre (French Guiana)
Spanish name	aguacatillo (Costa Rica); aguacatillo negro (Honduras); canau, laurel blanco (Venezuela); moena amarilla, moena blanca, muena (Peru); quizarrá (Costa Rica); sigua (Panama)
Other name	heburu, iro (Guyana); kereti wadili (Suriname); louro (Brazil); pisi hoedoe, pisie (Suriname); tabau-yek (Venezuela); tingui-chi-apici (aukaans and sranan, French Guiana); zwarte pisi (Suriname)
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