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North America distribution zone

Height

Foliage

Ecology

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Prunus myrtifolia (L.) Urb.

Rosaceae

SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama; USA: Florida; West Indies) South America (tropics)

SC SE

hel sci hyg calc

dr (bark, leaves and fruits decoction taken orally for asthma and cough, flower and leaves infusion taken orally for cold, seed syrup with sugar taken orally for phlegm and cough) fd ti

Celastrus myrtifolius L. Cerasus sphaerocapus Loisel. Laurocerasus myrtifolia (L.) Britton Laurocerasus myrtifolius (L.) Urb. Laurocerasus sphaerocarpa (Sw.) Roem. Prunus myrtifolius (L.) Urb. Prunus sphaerocarpa Sw.

myrtle cherry; ants-wood, cassada-wood (Jamaica); cherry-laurel (Bahamas, USA); laurelcherry; myrtle laurelcherry (Bahamas); West Indian cherry; West Indian laurel-cherry (Bahamas); West Indies cherry; wild cassada (Jamaica)

cerisier à petites feuilles; armandier à petites feuilles (Haiti); armandier des bois (Martinique); la mandit (Haiti); laurier-cerise; le mongier, mandit, mongier (Haiti); noyau (Guadeloupe); prunier à feuilles de laurier

almendrito (Dominican Republic); almendro (Venezuela); amendrillo (Cuba, Puerto Rico); cuajaní hembra, cuajanincillo (Cuba); membrillito, membrillo, palo de hacha (Dominican Republic)

duraznero de monte (Brazil); lamandi, lamandye ti féy, mangiye (creole, Haiti); marmelo bravo, marmelo do matto, virarú (Brazil)

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Latin name	Prunus myrtifolia (L.) Urb.
Family	Rosaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama; USA: Florida; West Indies) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel sci hyg calc
Use	dr (bark, leaves and fruits decoction taken orally for asthma and cough, flower and leaves infusion taken orally for cold, seed syrup with sugar taken orally for phlegm and cough) fd ti
Synonym	Celastrus myrtifolius L. Cerasus sphaerocapus Loisel. Laurocerasus myrtifolia (L.) Britton Laurocerasus myrtifolius (L.) Urb. Laurocerasus sphaerocarpa (Sw.) Roem. Prunus myrtifolius (L.) Urb. Prunus sphaerocarpa Sw.
English name	myrtle cherry; ants-wood, cassada-wood (Jamaica); cherry-laurel (Bahamas, USA); laurelcherry; myrtle laurelcherry (Bahamas); West Indian cherry; West Indian laurel-cherry (Bahamas); West Indies cherry; wild cassada (Jamaica)
French name	cerisier à petites feuilles; armandier à petites feuilles (Haiti); armandier des bois (Martinique); la mandit (Haiti); laurier-cerise; le mongier, mandit, mongier (Haiti); noyau (Guadeloupe); prunier à feuilles de laurier
Spanish name	almendrito (Dominican Republic); almendro (Venezuela); amendrillo (Cuba, Puerto Rico); cuajaní hembra, cuajanincillo (Cuba); membrillito, membrillo, palo de hacha (Dominican Republic)
Other name	duraznero de monte (Brazil); lamandi, lamandye ti féy, mangiye (creole, Haiti); marmelo bravo, marmelo do matto, virarú (Brazil)
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