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Family

Distribution

North America distribution zone

Height

Foliage

Ecology

Use

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English name

French name

Spanish name

Other name

Trade name

Talipariti elatum (Sw.) Fryxell

Malvaceae

SE North America (West Indies) int South America, S Eurasia, Africa and N M Oceania (tropics)

hyg->mes calc neut

dr (leaves decoction gargle for throat infection and tonsillitis, leaves decoction taken orally with bath for diarrhea, colic, disentery, cough and malarial fever, powdered leaves, bark or fresh leaves compress or bath for skin irritation, bite and sore) fd ma (hat-making made with bark-fibre, rope) pl (ornamental on streets and avenues) sa (restoring of soils, varying shades) ti (boats, cabinet work, considered to be one of the finest timbers, fishing rods, flooring, footings, framing, furniture, gun stocks, inlay work, interior trim, railroad ties, shafts and bodies of carts and wagons, shingles, sills)

Hibiscus azanzae DC. Hibiscus elatus Sw. Hibiscus tiliaceus ssp. elatus (Sw.) Borss.Waalk. Hibiscus tiliaceus var. elatus (Sw.) Hochr. Pariti elatum (Sw.) G.Don. Pariti grande Britton Pariti tiliaceum var. elatum (Sw.) O.Deg. & Greenwell Paritium azanzae (DC.) G.Don Paritium elatum (Sw.) G.Don Paritium elatum var. macrocarpum Griseb.

tall talipariti; blue mahoe (Belize, Jamaica, Puerto Rico); Cuba-bark (Jamaica); Cuban bast (USA); Cuban-bast (Hawaii); Jamaica hibiscus; linden hibiscus (USA); mahoe (Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, USA); mahot (St. Vincent); mountain mahoe (Jamaica, Puerto Rico); sea hibiscus (USA); seaside mahoe (Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago); tree hibiscus (USA); wild cotton (Belize)

talipariti élevé; bois de liège (Guadeloupe); bois flot (Guadeloupe, Martinique); coton marron (Haiti); grand mahaut, grand mahot (Guadeloupe); hibiscus elatus, hibiscus en arbre; mahaut, mahaut bleu, mahaut franc (Haiti); mahaut gombo (Guadeloupe); mahot gombo (Guadeloupe); pariti (French Guiana)

algodoncillo (Venezuela); demajagua (Cuba, Dominican Republic, Peru); emajagua excelsa (Puerto Rico); holó (Costa Rica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Venezuela); huamaga (Ecuador); magagua hembra (Cuba); majagua (Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Venezuela); majagua azul (Cuba); majagua de playa (Panama); majagua hembra (Cuba, Jamaica); majagua macho (Cuba); majagüito de playa (Colombia); majahua (Costa Rica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Venezuela); majao (Honduras); majó (Jamaica, Puerto Rico); majugua, majugua azul (Cuba); masahua (Costa Rica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Venezuela)

Baumhibiscus, Hoher Linden-Eibisch (german); ibisco arboreo (italian); kayuwa (Guyana); maho (Guyana, Suriname); mahoe; mahot ble (creole, Haiti)

blue mahoe

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Latin name	Talipariti elatum (Sw.) Fryxell
Family	Malvaceae
Distribution	SE North America (West Indies) int South America, S Eurasia, Africa and N M Oceania (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg->mes calc neut
Use	dr (leaves decoction gargle for throat infection and tonsillitis, leaves decoction taken orally with bath for diarrhea, colic, disentery, cough and malarial fever, powdered leaves, bark or fresh leaves compress or bath for skin irritation, bite and sore) fd ma (hat-making made with bark-fibre, rope) pl (ornamental on streets and avenues) sa (restoring of soils, varying shades) ti (boats, cabinet work, considered to be one of the finest timbers, fishing rods, flooring, footings, framing, furniture, gun stocks, inlay work, interior trim, railroad ties, shafts and bodies of carts and wagons, shingles, sills)
Synonym	Hibiscus azanzae DC. Hibiscus elatus Sw. Hibiscus tiliaceus ssp. elatus (Sw.) Borss.Waalk. Hibiscus tiliaceus var. elatus (Sw.) Hochr. Pariti elatum (Sw.) G.Don. Pariti grande Britton Pariti tiliaceum var. elatum (Sw.) O.Deg. & Greenwell Paritium azanzae (DC.) G.Don Paritium elatum (Sw.) G.Don Paritium elatum var. macrocarpum Griseb.
English name	tall talipariti; blue mahoe (Belize, Jamaica, Puerto Rico); Cuba-bark (Jamaica); Cuban bast (USA); Cuban-bast (Hawaii); Jamaica hibiscus; linden hibiscus (USA); mahoe (Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, USA); mahot (St. Vincent); mountain mahoe (Jamaica, Puerto Rico); sea hibiscus (USA); seaside mahoe (Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago); tree hibiscus (USA); wild cotton (Belize)
French name	talipariti élevé; bois de liège (Guadeloupe); bois flot (Guadeloupe, Martinique); coton marron (Haiti); grand mahaut, grand mahot (Guadeloupe); hibiscus elatus, hibiscus en arbre; mahaut, mahaut bleu, mahaut franc (Haiti); mahaut gombo (Guadeloupe); mahot gombo (Guadeloupe); pariti (French Guiana)
Spanish name	algodoncillo (Venezuela); demajagua (Cuba, Dominican Republic, Peru); emajagua excelsa (Puerto Rico); holó (Costa Rica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Venezuela); huamaga (Ecuador); magagua hembra (Cuba); majagua (Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Venezuela); majagua azul (Cuba); majagua de playa (Panama); majagua hembra (Cuba, Jamaica); majagua macho (Cuba); majagüito de playa (Colombia); majahua (Costa Rica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Venezuela); majao (Honduras); majó (Jamaica, Puerto Rico); majugua, majugua azul (Cuba); masahua (Costa Rica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Venezuela)
Other name	Baumhibiscus, Hoher Linden-Eibisch (german); ibisco arboreo (italian); kayuwa (Guyana); maho (Guyana, Suriname); mahoe; mahot ble (creole, Haiti)
Trade name	blue mahoe