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Beilschmiedia pendula (Sw.) Hemsl.

Lauraceae

SE North America (Honduras to Panama, West Indies) NW NC MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador)

hel hyg->mes [calc] acid

fr ti

Beilschmiedia thomaea M.Gómez Hufelandia pendula (Sw.) Nees Hufelandia thomaea Nees Laurus pendula Sw. Wimmeria thomaea Nees

red slogwood; red sweet wood, red sweetwood; slog-wood, slogwood, slug-wood, slugwood (Jamaica); yellow baysweet

beilschmiedia laurier-rouge; bois noir (Antilles); laurier madame (Dominica); laurier rouge (Haiti)

aceitunillo (Cuba); aguacate (Puerto Rico); aguacatillo (Antilles); carne de doncella (Cuba); carraqueño (Puerto Rico); carrasqueño (Dominican Republic); cedro macho (Puerto Rico); chancho, chancho rosado, chanco blanco (Costa Rica); cigua amarilla (Cuba, Hispaniola); cimarrón (Puerto Rico); cobalongo macho (Venezuela); come negro (Costa Rica); curavara (Cuba); guajon (Puerto Rico); mulato, muleto (Cuba); palo colorado (Puerto Rico); tiguissaro (Costa Rica); vacarita (Panama); volador (Costa Rica)

bwa nwa (creole, Haiti)

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Latin name	Beilschmiedia pendula (Sw.) Hemsl.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Honduras to Panama, West Indies) NW NC MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel hyg->mes [calc] acid
Use	fr ti
Synonym	Beilschmiedia thomaea M.Gómez Hufelandia pendula (Sw.) Nees Hufelandia thomaea Nees Laurus pendula Sw. Wimmeria thomaea Nees
English name	red slogwood; red sweet wood, red sweetwood; slog-wood, slogwood, slug-wood, slugwood (Jamaica); yellow baysweet
French name	beilschmiedia laurier-rouge; bois noir (Antilles); laurier madame (Dominica); laurier rouge (Haiti)
Spanish name	aceitunillo (Cuba); aguacate (Puerto Rico); aguacatillo (Antilles); carne de doncella (Cuba); carraqueño (Puerto Rico); carrasqueño (Dominican Republic); cedro macho (Puerto Rico); chancho, chancho rosado, chanco blanco (Costa Rica); cigua amarilla (Cuba, Hispaniola); cimarrón (Puerto Rico); cobalongo macho (Venezuela); come negro (Costa Rica); curavara (Cuba); guajon (Puerto Rico); mulato, muleto (Cuba); palo colorado (Puerto Rico); tiguissaro (Costa Rica); vacarita (Panama); volador (Costa Rica)
Other name	bwa nwa (creole, Haiti)
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