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Talipariti tiliaceum (L.) Fryxell

Malvaceae

SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama; USA: S Florida; West Indies) South America, S Eurasia and N M Oceania (tropics) int Africa (tropics)

SC SE

hyg

dr (flower, roots and roots bark decoction taken orally for gastro-intestinal ailments, constipation, cough and abscess, leaves decoction for hemorrhoids) fw ma (coarse cloth, fibre of the bark is used by fishermen for string and cordage in making nets and as tow for caulking boats, hammocks, mats, native cloth, sail) pl pp sa (excellent living fences) ti (floats, planking and building light boats, wood: substitute for cork)

Hibiscus abutiloides Willd. Hibiscus tiliaceus L. Hibiscus tiliaceus var. abutiloides (Willd.) Hochr. Hibiscus tiliaefolius Salisb. Pariti tiliaceum (L.) A.Juss. Paritium abutiloides (Willd.) G.Don Paritium elatum var. abutiloides (Willd.) Griseb. Paritium tiliaceum (L.) A.Juss. Paritium tiliaceum (L.) A.St-Hil. Paritium tiliaceum (L.) Wight & Arn. Paritium tiliifolium (Salisb.) Nakai

linden talipariti; coast hibiscus (South Africa); linden hibiscus; mahoe (Bahamas, Bermuda, Puerto Rico); mountain-mahoe (Jamaica); rope mangrove; sea hibiscus (Puerto Rico); sea rosemallow, seabiscus (USA); seaside mahaut (Jamaica); seaside mahoe (Cayman, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago); tree hibiscus

talipariti à feuilles de tilleul; bois de liège, bois de rose, bois flot, bois-flot; coton mahaut (Haiti); coton marron (Lesser Antilles); cotton marron, grand mahaut (Haiti); hibiscus à feuilles de tilleul; mahaut, mahaut franc (Haiti); maho blanc; mahot (Lesser Antilles); mahot franc, mahot-gombo

algodoncillo (Panama); damajagua (Dominican Republic); emajagua, emajagua excelsa (Puerto Rico); hembra (Cuba); mahoe (Panama); mahot mangle; majagua (Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Honduras, Panama, Venezuela); majagua azul (Cuba); majagua de Cuba (Dominican Republic); majagua hembra (Cuba); majao (Honduras); najagua (Puerto Rico)

bad luti (malinke); bãnda (serer); baru-baru (malay, Brunei); gran maho (creole, Haiti); kali bang-bang (dusun, Sabah); koton maho, koton mawon (creole, Haiti); langkubing (kelabit, Sarawak); maho fran (creole, Haiti); menoa (kelabit, Sarawak); nirparutti (India); thinban (Burma); wildekatoenboom (afrikaans, South Africa)

blue mahoe

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Latin name	Talipariti tiliaceum (L.) Fryxell
Family	Malvaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama; USA: S Florida; West Indies) South America, S Eurasia and N M Oceania (tropics) int Africa (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg
Use	dr (flower, roots and roots bark decoction taken orally for gastro-intestinal ailments, constipation, cough and abscess, leaves decoction for hemorrhoids) fw ma (coarse cloth, fibre of the bark is used by fishermen for string and cordage in making nets and as tow for caulking boats, hammocks, mats, native cloth, sail) pl pp sa (excellent living fences) ti (floats, planking and building light boats, wood: substitute for cork)
Synonym	Hibiscus abutiloides Willd. Hibiscus tiliaceus L. Hibiscus tiliaceus var. abutiloides (Willd.) Hochr. Hibiscus tiliaefolius Salisb. Pariti tiliaceum (L.) A.Juss. Paritium abutiloides (Willd.) G.Don Paritium elatum var. abutiloides (Willd.) Griseb. Paritium tiliaceum (L.) A.Juss. Paritium tiliaceum (L.) A.St-Hil. Paritium tiliaceum (L.) Wight & Arn. Paritium tiliifolium (Salisb.) Nakai
English name	linden talipariti; coast hibiscus (South Africa); linden hibiscus; mahoe (Bahamas, Bermuda, Puerto Rico); mountain-mahoe (Jamaica); rope mangrove; sea hibiscus (Puerto Rico); sea rosemallow, seabiscus (USA); seaside mahaut (Jamaica); seaside mahoe (Cayman, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago); tree hibiscus
French name	talipariti à feuilles de tilleul; bois de liège, bois de rose, bois flot, bois-flot; coton mahaut (Haiti); coton marron (Lesser Antilles); cotton marron, grand mahaut (Haiti); hibiscus à feuilles de tilleul; mahaut, mahaut franc (Haiti); maho blanc; mahot (Lesser Antilles); mahot franc, mahot-gombo
Spanish name	algodoncillo (Panama); damajagua (Dominican Republic); emajagua, emajagua excelsa (Puerto Rico); hembra (Cuba); mahoe (Panama); mahot mangle; majagua (Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Honduras, Panama, Venezuela); majagua azul (Cuba); majagua de Cuba (Dominican Republic); majagua hembra (Cuba); majao (Honduras); najagua (Puerto Rico)
Other name	bad luti (malinke); bãnda (serer); baru-baru (malay, Brunei); gran maho (creole, Haiti); kali bang-bang (dusun, Sabah); koton maho, koton mawon (creole, Haiti); langkubing (kelabit, Sarawak); maho fran (creole, Haiti); menoa (kelabit, Sarawak); nirparutti (India); thinban (Burma); wildekatoenboom (afrikaans, South Africa)
Trade name	blue mahoe