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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

Triplaris americana L.

Polygonaceae

SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) South America (general)

M[L]

hyg xer

dr (ants from tree crushed and inserted in tooth cavity to treat toothache) fw ma pl ti

Ruprechtia martii Meisn. Triplaris boliviana Britton Triplaris brasiliana Cham. Triplaris estriata Kuntze Triplaris euryphylla S.F.Blake Triplaris felipensis Wedd. Triplaris formicosa S.Moore Triplaris guanaiensis Rusby Triplaris laxa S.F.Blake Triplaris noli-tangere Wedd. Triplaris pavonii Meisn. Triplaris pyramidalis Jacq. Triplaris schomburgkiana Benth. Triplaris striata Kuntze Triplaris williamsii Rusby

LongJohn anttree; Long-John anttree

bois-fourmi d'Amérique

añangu yura, cumbi, guacamayo; hormigo (Costa Rica); jara santa; maicharo-ey (Peru); palo diablo (Bolivia); palo santo, tabaco, tabacón, tabacón de monte; tangarana (Peru); tangarana colorada, vara santa

ardilla caspi (Ecuador); canaiqui (campa asháninca, Peru); tangkaana (achual, Peru)

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Latin name	Triplaris americana L.
Family	Polygonaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) South America (general)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M[L]
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg xer
Use	dr (ants from tree crushed and inserted in tooth cavity to treat toothache) fw ma pl ti
Synonym	Ruprechtia martii Meisn. Triplaris boliviana Britton Triplaris brasiliana Cham. Triplaris estriata Kuntze Triplaris euryphylla S.F.Blake Triplaris felipensis Wedd. Triplaris formicosa S.Moore Triplaris guanaiensis Rusby Triplaris laxa S.F.Blake Triplaris noli-tangere Wedd. Triplaris pavonii Meisn. Triplaris pyramidalis Jacq. Triplaris schomburgkiana Benth. Triplaris striata Kuntze Triplaris williamsii Rusby
English name	LongJohn anttree; Long-John anttree
French name	bois-fourmi d'Amérique
Spanish name	añangu yura, cumbi, guacamayo; hormigo (Costa Rica); jara santa; maicharo-ey (Peru); palo diablo (Bolivia); palo santo, tabaco, tabacón, tabacón de monte; tangarana (Peru); tangarana colorada, vara santa
Other name	ardilla caspi (Ecuador); canaiqui (campa asháninca, Peru); tangkaana (achual, Peru)
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