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North America distribution zone

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Trichilia havanensis Jacq.

Meliaceae

SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, Greater Antilles) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru)

SC SE

E[D]

hel mes calc sili

cl dr (bark decoction taken orally for bladder infection, leaves bath for rheumatism and venereal disease, roots decoction taken orally for albuminuria) ma ti tx

Moschoxylum cuneatum Turcz. Moschoxylum odoratum (Andrews) A.Juss. Portesia glabra Griseb. Portesia ovata Griseb. Trichilia alajuelana C.DC. ex Donn.Sm. Trichilia bakeri C.DC. Trichilia davidsoniae Standl. Trichilia donnell-smithii C.DC. Trichilia donnell-smithii var. uniovulata C.DC. Trichilia glabra sensu Jacq. Trichilia havanensis var. lanceolata C.DC. Trichilia havanensis var. multijuga C.DC. Trichilia havanensis var. pilipetala C.DC. Trichilia havanensis var. spathulata Rose Trichilia jamaicensis C.DC. Trichilia jamaicensis var. brevifolia C.DC. Trichilia laevis Sessé & Moç. Trichilia lehmanni C.DC. Trichilia minor A.Rich. Trichilia moschata var. octandra Macfad. Trichilia moschata var. odorata (Andrews) DC. Trichilia odorata Andrews Trichilia oerstediana C.DC.

LaHavana bitterwood; bastard lime (Belize); spoon tree (Belize)

trichilia bois-coraille; bois coraille, bois loraille (Haiti)

barradero, barrehorno (El Salvador); canache, cauache, ciruelillo, cucharillo, estribillo, garapatilla, garrapatilla (Mexico); hiede-hiede (Dominican Republic); lagarto (Guatemala); lemoncia (Belize); limoncillo (Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua); limoncillo macho (Belize); naranjillo (Mexico); nogal (Greater Antilles, Mexico, Venezuela); ojo de muñeca (El Salvador); palo de cuchara (Belize, Mexico); palo de diente, pellejo de sapo, quina silvestre (Guatemala); siguaraya (Cuba); soyoalcoabite (Mexico); uruca (Costa Rica, Honduras); verdenaz (Greater Antilles, Mexico, Venezuela); yede-yede (Dominican Republic)

bwa loray (creole, Haiti); colobte, cololte (huasteco, Mexico); cot, lemoncàa (maya, Belize); xopilcuahuitl (nahuatl, Mexico)

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Latin name	Trichilia havanensis Jacq.
Family	Meliaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, Greater Antilles) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	E[D]
Ecology	hel mes calc sili
Use	cl dr (bark decoction taken orally for bladder infection, leaves bath for rheumatism and venereal disease, roots decoction taken orally for albuminuria) ma ti tx
Synonym	Moschoxylum cuneatum Turcz. Moschoxylum odoratum (Andrews) A.Juss. Portesia glabra Griseb. Portesia ovata Griseb. Trichilia alajuelana C.DC. ex Donn.Sm. Trichilia bakeri C.DC. Trichilia davidsoniae Standl. Trichilia donnell-smithii C.DC. Trichilia donnell-smithii var. uniovulata C.DC. Trichilia glabra sensu Jacq. Trichilia havanensis var. lanceolata C.DC. Trichilia havanensis var. multijuga C.DC. Trichilia havanensis var. pilipetala C.DC. Trichilia havanensis var. spathulata Rose Trichilia jamaicensis C.DC. Trichilia jamaicensis var. brevifolia C.DC. Trichilia laevis Sessé & Moç. Trichilia lehmanni C.DC. Trichilia minor A.Rich. Trichilia moschata var. octandra Macfad. Trichilia moschata var. odorata (Andrews) DC. Trichilia odorata Andrews Trichilia oerstediana C.DC.
English name	LaHavana bitterwood; bastard lime (Belize); spoon tree (Belize)
French name	trichilia bois-coraille; bois coraille, bois loraille (Haiti)
Spanish name	barradero, barrehorno (El Salvador); canache, cauache, ciruelillo, cucharillo, estribillo, garapatilla, garrapatilla (Mexico); hiede-hiede (Dominican Republic); lagarto (Guatemala); lemoncia (Belize); limoncillo (Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua); limoncillo macho (Belize); naranjillo (Mexico); nogal (Greater Antilles, Mexico, Venezuela); ojo de muñeca (El Salvador); palo de cuchara (Belize, Mexico); palo de diente, pellejo de sapo, quina silvestre (Guatemala); siguaraya (Cuba); soyoalcoabite (Mexico); uruca (Costa Rica, Honduras); verdenaz (Greater Antilles, Mexico, Venezuela); yede-yede (Dominican Republic)
Other name	bwa loray (creole, Haiti); colobte, cololte (huasteco, Mexico); cot, lemoncàa (maya, Belize); xopilcuahuitl (nahuatl, Mexico)
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