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Antirhea lucida (Sw.) Benth. & Hook.f.

Rubiaceae

SE North America (Guatemala: Petén; Belize, Honduras, Bahamas, West Indies) NC South America (Trinidad)

calc

dr (strong leaves infusion with Hedyosmum nutans for colic, roots as astringent)

Antirrhoea lucida Benth. & Hook. Antirrhoea lucida (Sw.) Hook. Guettarda nitida (Desr.) M.Gómez Laugeria lucida Sw. Malanea lucida (Sw.) A.Rich. Malanea nitida Desr. Stenostomum lucidum (Sw.) C.F.Gaertn. Stenostomum nitidum (Sw.) C.F.Gaertn. Sturmia lucida (Sw.) C.F.Gaertn.

shining antirhea; white redwood (Belize)

antirhea marron; avocat marron, bois patate, zabocat marron (Haiti)

aguacatillo (Dominican Republic); almorrana, almorrana amarilla, llorón (Cuba); palo de cuello (Cuba, Dominican Republic); palo de gallina (Dominican Republic); palo iloron, palo llorón (Puerto Rico); raizú (Cuba)

bwa patat (creole, Haiti); koetsjaara, plaaha sjikietoe (Netherlands Antilles); zaboka mawon (creole, Haiti)

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Latin name	Antirhea lucida (Sw.) Benth. & Hook.f.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala: Petén; Belize, Honduras, Bahamas, West Indies) NC South America (Trinidad)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	calc
Use	dr (strong leaves infusion with Hedyosmum nutans for colic, roots as astringent)
Synonym	Antirrhoea lucida Benth. & Hook. Antirrhoea lucida (Sw.) Hook. Guettarda nitida (Desr.) M.Gómez Laugeria lucida Sw. Malanea lucida (Sw.) A.Rich. Malanea nitida Desr. Stenostomum lucidum (Sw.) C.F.Gaertn. Stenostomum nitidum (Sw.) C.F.Gaertn. Sturmia lucida (Sw.) C.F.Gaertn.
English name	shining antirhea; white redwood (Belize)
French name	antirhea marron; avocat marron, bois patate, zabocat marron (Haiti)
Spanish name	aguacatillo (Dominican Republic); almorrana, almorrana amarilla, llorón (Cuba); palo de cuello (Cuba, Dominican Republic); palo de gallina (Dominican Republic); palo iloron, palo llorón (Puerto Rico); raizú (Cuba)
Other name	bwa patat (creole, Haiti); koetsjaara, plaaha sjikietoe (Netherlands Antilles); zaboka mawon (creole, Haiti)
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