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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

Trichilia americana (Sessé & Moç.) T.D.Penn.

Meliaceae

SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama)

SC SE

M[L]

hyg

pp (good for paper pulp) ti (general construction)

Melia americana Sessé & Moç. Trichilia albiflora C.DC. Trichilia anisopleura C.DC. Trichilia colimana C.DC. Trichilia langlassei C.DC. Trichilia minutiflora Matuda non Sw. Trichilia pavoniana C.DC. Trichilia pringlei Rose

American bitterwood

trichilia d'Amérique

cedrillo (El Salvador, Honduras); cedro (El Salvador); cedro dulce, cedro macho, cedro Maria (Costa Rica); cola de tacuazi, coparche, coyolillo (Mexico); jocotillo (El Salvador); koohoo (Mexico); llama del bosque (Honduras); manteco (Costa Rica); mapahuite (Mexico); matapiogo (Honduras, Nicaragua)

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Latin name	Trichilia americana (Sessé & Moç.) T.D.Penn.
Family	Meliaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M[L]
Foliage	D
Ecology	hyg
Use	pp (good for paper pulp) ti (general construction)
Synonym	Melia americana Sessé & Moç. Trichilia albiflora C.DC. Trichilia anisopleura C.DC. Trichilia colimana C.DC. Trichilia langlassei C.DC. Trichilia minutiflora Matuda non Sw. Trichilia pavoniana C.DC. Trichilia pringlei Rose
English name	American bitterwood
French name	trichilia d'Amérique
Spanish name	cedrillo (El Salvador, Honduras); cedro (El Salvador); cedro dulce, cedro macho, cedro Maria (Costa Rica); cola de tacuazi, coparche, coyolillo (Mexico); jocotillo (El Salvador); koohoo (Mexico); llama del bosque (Honduras); manteco (Costa Rica); mapahuite (Mexico); matapiogo (Honduras, Nicaragua)
Other name
Trade name