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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 weigeltiana (Rchb.) Kuntze

Polygonaceae

SE North America (Central America) South America (tropics)

hel hyg

pl ti (for interior work)

Blochmannia weigeltiana Rchb. Triplaris americana Aubl. Triplaris americana Rottb. Triplaris americana Vahl Triplaris martiana Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex C.A.Mey. Triplaris martiana var. oblongifolia Meisn. Triplaris siphonopetala H.Gross Triplaris surinamensis Cham. Triplaris surinamensis var. benthamiana Meisn. Triplaris surinamensis var. chamissoana Meisn. Triplaris surinamensis var. crassifolia Benth. Triplaris vahliana Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex C.A.Mey.

Weigelt anttree; long john (Guyana)

bois-fourmi de Weigelt

tangarana (Colombia)

bois fourmi (creole); doonoudou, mierenhout (Suriname); tachi, tachi-da-várzea (Brazil); tangarana (quichua, Ecuador)

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Latin name	Triplaris weigeltiana (Rchb.) Kuntze
Family	Polygonaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Central America) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel hyg
Use	pl ti (for interior work)
Synonym	Blochmannia weigeltiana Rchb. Triplaris americana Aubl. Triplaris americana Rottb. Triplaris americana Vahl Triplaris martiana Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex C.A.Mey. Triplaris martiana var. oblongifolia Meisn. Triplaris siphonopetala H.Gross Triplaris surinamensis Cham. Triplaris surinamensis var. benthamiana Meisn. Triplaris surinamensis var. chamissoana Meisn. Triplaris surinamensis var. crassifolia Benth. Triplaris vahliana Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex C.A.Mey.
English name	Weigelt anttree; long john (Guyana)
French name	bois-fourmi de Weigelt
Spanish name	tangarana (Colombia)
Other name	bois fourmi (creole); doonoudou, mierenhout (Suriname); tachi, tachi-da-várzea (Brazil); tangarana (quichua, Ecuador)
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