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Latin name

Family

Distribution

North America distribution zone

Height

Foliage

Ecology

Use

Synonym

English name

French name

Spanish name

Other name

Trade name

Sideroxylon capiri ssp. tempisque (Pittier) T.D.Penn.

Sapotaceae

SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, Grenada) NC South America (Trinidad and Tobago)

SC SE

[D]

hyg->mes

ex fd (fruits, leaves) fr fw ma pp (good for paper pulp) ti (bridges, fence posts, general construction, mine props, railroad ties)

Mastichodendron capiri var. tempisque (Pittier) Cronquist Sideroxylon tempisque Pittier

Tempisque capiri jungleplum; acana, mastic (Trinidad and Tobago)

acoma capiri de Tempisque

casaguata (Mexico); cobac (Nicaragua); cosaguite (Mexico); danto amarillo (Costa Rica); maceta (Mexico); sapotilla (Guatemala); tempisque, tempiste, tempixte (Central America)

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Latin name	Sideroxylon capiri ssp. tempisque (Pittier) T.D.Penn.
Family	Sapotaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, Grenada) NC South America (Trinidad and Tobago)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	[D]
Ecology	hyg->mes
Use	ex fd (fruits, leaves) fr fw ma pp (good for paper pulp) ti (bridges, fence posts, general construction, mine props, railroad ties)
Synonym	Mastichodendron capiri var. tempisque (Pittier) Cronquist Sideroxylon tempisque Pittier
English name	Tempisque capiri jungleplum; acana, mastic (Trinidad and Tobago)
French name	acoma capiri de Tempisque
Spanish name	casaguata (Mexico); cobac (Nicaragua); cosaguite (Mexico); danto amarillo (Costa Rica); maceta (Mexico); sapotilla (Guatemala); tempisque, tempiste, tempixte (Central America)
Other name
Trade name