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Apeiba tibourbou Aubl.

Tiliaceae

SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) South America (general)

SC SE

E[D]

hel mes

dr (oil from seeds used in treatment of rheumatism) fd fr ma (fiber of bark is used for making a coarse rope, seeds rich in fat and oil) pl pp (good for paper pulp) ti (boxes, fence posts, posts)

Apeiba hirsuta Lam. Apeiba tibourbou var. rugosa Szyszyl.

tibourbou apeiba; monkey comb (Panama)

apeiba bois-de-mèche; bois de mèche, chardon mahot (French Guiana)

achota (Mexico); balsa (Bolivia); burillo (Nicaragua); burío (Costa Rica); cabeza de mono (Bolivia, Venezuela); cabeza de negro (Venezuela); corcho (Colombia); cortés (Costa Rica, Panama); cortez, cortezo, cortézo (Panama); erizo (Venezuela); fruto de piojo (Panama); guácimo baba, guácimo blanco (Colombia); jopo de mono (Bolivia); majagua; maqui-sapa, maquisapa ñaccha, maquisapa ñaccha blanca (Peru); moxoqué (Bolivia); palo de gusano (Mexico); papachote, peine de mico (Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama); peine de mono (Colombia); peinecillo (Costa Rica, Panama)

aquishaca (tacana, Bolivia); cabeça-de-preguiça, cortica, embira-branca, escova-de-macaco (portuguese, Brazil); ina putalargid (kuna, Panama); ishérequi camare (campa asháninca, Peru); jangadeira, pacote, pau-de-jangada, pente-de-macaco (portuguese, Brazil); polla mani (Colombia); tubsib (kuna, Panama)

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Latin name	Apeiba tibourbou Aubl.
Family	Tiliaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) South America (general)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	E[D]
Ecology	hel mes
Use	dr (oil from seeds used in treatment of rheumatism) fd fr ma (fiber of bark is used for making a coarse rope, seeds rich in fat and oil) pl pp (good for paper pulp) ti (boxes, fence posts, posts)
Synonym	Apeiba hirsuta Lam. Apeiba tibourbou var. rugosa Szyszyl.
English name	tibourbou apeiba; monkey comb (Panama)
French name	apeiba bois-de-mèche; bois de mèche, chardon mahot (French Guiana)
Spanish name	achota (Mexico); balsa (Bolivia); burillo (Nicaragua); burío (Costa Rica); cabeza de mono (Bolivia, Venezuela); cabeza de negro (Venezuela); corcho (Colombia); cortés (Costa Rica, Panama); cortez, cortezo, cortézo (Panama); erizo (Venezuela); fruto de piojo (Panama); guácimo baba, guácimo blanco (Colombia); jopo de mono (Bolivia); majagua; maqui-sapa, maquisapa ñaccha, maquisapa ñaccha blanca (Peru); moxoqué (Bolivia); palo de gusano (Mexico); papachote, peine de mico (Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama); peine de mono (Colombia); peinecillo (Costa Rica, Panama)
Other name	aquishaca (tacana, Bolivia); cabeça-de-preguiça, cortica, embira-branca, escova-de-macaco (portuguese, Brazil); ina putalargid (kuna, Panama); ishérequi camare (campa asháninca, Peru); jangadeira, pacote, pau-de-jangada, pente-de-macaco (portuguese, Brazil); polla mani (Colombia); tubsib (kuna, Panama)
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