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Trichilia hirta L.

Meliaceae

SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, Greater Antilles) South America (general)

SC SE

[D]

hel hyg xer

dr (leaves bath for ulcers, leaves decoction compress for elephantiasis and erysipelas, leaves decoction with salt taken orally for asthma and tuberculosis, leaves or bark decoction with salt taken orally for fever, leaves, flower and roots infusion taken orally as abortifacient, roots decoction taken orally for diarrhea) fd fr fw pl sa ti tx (contains a toxic resin and internal usage is not recommended)

Barbylus brownei J.F.Gmel.? Barbylus jamaicensis DC.? Cupania trachycarpa Griseb. Euonymus caudice Sloane Trichilia cathartica Mart. Trichilia cathartica var. glabrior C.DC. Trichilia chiapensis Matuda Trichilia glaziovii C.DC. Trichilia goyazana C.DC. Trichilia hirta var. magnifolia C.DC. Trichilia karwinskyana C.DC. Trichilia longifolia C.DC. Trichilia microcarpa C.DC. Trichilia multiflora Casar. Trichilia multifoliola C.DC. Trichilia multijuga C.DC. Trichilia oxyphylla C.DC. Trichilia parvifoliola C.DC. Trichilia pyramidata Harms Trichilia schiediana C.DC. Trichilia schiediana var. purpusii Brandegee Trichilia spondioides Jacq. Trichilia spondioides var. gibbosifoliola C.DC. Trichilia verrucata Suess. Trichilia verrucata var. plurifoliolata Suess. Trichilia wawrana C.DC. Trichilia wawrana var. antillana C.DC. Trichilia welwitschii C.DC.

broom bitterwood; bastard cedar (Jamaica); broomstick (Puerto Rico); broomwood (Virgin Islands); mahogany, mid; redcedar (Belize); rough trichilia, wild mahogany (Jamaica)

trichilia poilu; bois amer blanc (Guadeloupe, Martinique); bois arada, boudou, brésillet bâtard, gommier sauvage, Marie Jeanne; Marie-Jeannne, mombin bâtard, momin bâtard, petit mombin, raisin des perroquets (Haiti)

alamo (Honduras); alfajía (Panama); cabo de hacha (Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico); canalete (Venezuela); carra peta (Brazil); casupo, cazabito (Venezuela); cedrillo (El Salvador, Guatemala, Venezuela); cedro blanco (Bolivia, Guatemala); cedro espino (Honduras); cola de pavo (El Salvador); conejo colorado (Panama); congo, coyol (Mexico); gajigua (Ecuador); garbancillo (Guatemala, Mexico); guabán (Cuba); guaita (Puerto Rico); huesito (Panama); jaboban (Guatemala, Mexico); jacobán (Dominican Republic); jobillo (Puerto Rico); jobo macho (Colombia); jobobán (Dominican Republic); jocotillo (El Salvador); jojobán (Dominican Republic); jubabán (Cuba, Mexico); jumay (Guatemala, Mexico); lobo, mantequilla (Colombia); mapahuite (Guatemala, Mexico); mapahuite cimarrón (Mexico); maretiro (Colombia); mata piojo (Nicaragua); matapiojo (Honduras); molinillo, palo de anastasio (Puerto Rico); pan de trigo (Venezuela); pata de vaca (Colombia); retamo (Puerto Rico); sombra de carneiro (Belize); souca (Panama); tautano (Colombia); tepesjoco (Mexico); tinacio; tovote (Mexico); trompillo (Colombia, Guatemala, Venezuela)

anky-anku (Bolivia); breziyèt bata (creole, Haiti); carrapeta, catigua (portuguese, Brazil); gomye sovaj (creole, Haiti); huanahuano (huánuco, Peru); monben bata (creole, Haiti); pilolcuáhuitl (huasteco, Mexico); rezen pèroke, (creole, Haiti); son (maya, Belize); ti monben (creole, Haiti)

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Latin name	Trichilia hirta L.
Family	Meliaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, Greater Antilles) South America (general)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	[D]
Ecology	hel hyg xer
Use	dr (leaves bath for ulcers, leaves decoction compress for elephantiasis and erysipelas, leaves decoction with salt taken orally for asthma and tuberculosis, leaves or bark decoction with salt taken orally for fever, leaves, flower and roots infusion taken orally as abortifacient, roots decoction taken orally for diarrhea) fd fr fw pl sa ti tx (contains a toxic resin and internal usage is not recommended)
Synonym	Barbylus brownei J.F.Gmel.? Barbylus jamaicensis DC.? Cupania trachycarpa Griseb. Euonymus caudice Sloane Trichilia cathartica Mart. Trichilia cathartica var. glabrior C.DC. Trichilia chiapensis Matuda Trichilia glaziovii C.DC. Trichilia goyazana C.DC. Trichilia hirta var. magnifolia C.DC. Trichilia karwinskyana C.DC. Trichilia longifolia C.DC. Trichilia microcarpa C.DC. Trichilia multiflora Casar. Trichilia multifoliola C.DC. Trichilia multijuga C.DC. Trichilia oxyphylla C.DC. Trichilia parvifoliola C.DC. Trichilia pyramidata Harms Trichilia schiediana C.DC. Trichilia schiediana var. purpusii Brandegee Trichilia spondioides Jacq. Trichilia spondioides var. gibbosifoliola C.DC. Trichilia verrucata Suess. Trichilia verrucata var. plurifoliolata Suess. Trichilia wawrana C.DC. Trichilia wawrana var. antillana C.DC. Trichilia welwitschii C.DC.
English name	broom bitterwood; bastard cedar (Jamaica); broomstick (Puerto Rico); broomwood (Virgin Islands); mahogany, mid; redcedar (Belize); rough trichilia, wild mahogany (Jamaica)
French name	trichilia poilu; bois amer blanc (Guadeloupe, Martinique); bois arada, boudou, brésillet bâtard, gommier sauvage, Marie Jeanne; Marie-Jeannne, mombin bâtard, momin bâtard, petit mombin, raisin des perroquets (Haiti)
Spanish name	alamo (Honduras); alfajía (Panama); cabo de hacha (Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico); canalete (Venezuela); carra peta (Brazil); casupo, cazabito (Venezuela); cedrillo (El Salvador, Guatemala, Venezuela); cedro blanco (Bolivia, Guatemala); cedro espino (Honduras); cola de pavo (El Salvador); conejo colorado (Panama); congo, coyol (Mexico); gajigua (Ecuador); garbancillo (Guatemala, Mexico); guabán (Cuba); guaita (Puerto Rico); huesito (Panama); jaboban (Guatemala, Mexico); jacobán (Dominican Republic); jobillo (Puerto Rico); jobo macho (Colombia); jobobán (Dominican Republic); jocotillo (El Salvador); jojobán (Dominican Republic); jubabán (Cuba, Mexico); jumay (Guatemala, Mexico); lobo, mantequilla (Colombia); mapahuite (Guatemala, Mexico); mapahuite cimarrón (Mexico); maretiro (Colombia); mata piojo (Nicaragua); matapiojo (Honduras); molinillo, palo de anastasio (Puerto Rico); pan de trigo (Venezuela); pata de vaca (Colombia); retamo (Puerto Rico); sombra de carneiro (Belize); souca (Panama); tautano (Colombia); tepesjoco (Mexico); tinacio; tovote (Mexico); trompillo (Colombia, Guatemala, Venezuela)
Other name	anky-anku (Bolivia); breziyèt bata (creole, Haiti); carrapeta, catigua (portuguese, Brazil); gomye sovaj (creole, Haiti); huanahuano (huánuco, Peru); monben bata (creole, Haiti); pilolcuáhuitl (huasteco, Mexico); rezen pèroke, (creole, Haiti); son (maya, Belize); ti monben (creole, Haiti)
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