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Vochysia hondurensis Sprague

Vochysiaceae

SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) NW South America (Colombia)

SC SE

hyg

ma pp (paper pulp) ti (boats, canoes, concrete forms, crates, general construction, interior part of furniture, moulding, ornamental boxes, plywood, plywood corestock, railroad ties, siding, veneer, wrapping)

Vochya hondurensis (Sprague) Standl. Vochysia hondurensis Sprague var. hondurensis Vochysia hondurensis var. parvifolia Stafleu

Honduras vochysia; white mahogany (Belize)

vochysia du Honduras

barba chele (Nicaragua); chancho (Costa Rica); corozo (Panama); corpus, cozolmeca (Mexico); emeri, emery, emory (Belize); lagunillo, maca blanca (Mexico); magnolia, mayo (Costa Rica); mayo blanco (Costa Rica, Panama); palo bayo (Guatemala); palo chancho (Nicaragua); palo de agua (Costa Rica, Mexico, Nicaragua); palo de brujo (Mexico); palo de chancho (Costa Rica, Nicaragua); palo de colote (Mexico); robanchad (Guatemala); San Juan (Belize, Guatemala, Honduras); San Juan de pozo, San Juan peludo (Honduras); sanpedrano, sayuc (Guatemala); yameri (Panama); yamery; yemeri (Belize, Panama); yemery (Belize)

teelpucuj (Mexico); yemcke (Belize)

quaruba (USA)

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Latin name	Vochysia hondurensis Sprague
Family	Vochysiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg
Use	ma pp (paper pulp) ti (boats, canoes, concrete forms, crates, general construction, interior part of furniture, moulding, ornamental boxes, plywood, plywood corestock, railroad ties, siding, veneer, wrapping)
Synonym	Vochya hondurensis (Sprague) Standl. Vochysia hondurensis Sprague var. hondurensis Vochysia hondurensis var. parvifolia Stafleu
English name	Honduras vochysia; white mahogany (Belize)
French name	vochysia du Honduras
Spanish name	barba chele (Nicaragua); chancho (Costa Rica); corozo (Panama); corpus, cozolmeca (Mexico); emeri, emery, emory (Belize); lagunillo, maca blanca (Mexico); magnolia, mayo (Costa Rica); mayo blanco (Costa Rica, Panama); palo bayo (Guatemala); palo chancho (Nicaragua); palo de agua (Costa Rica, Mexico, Nicaragua); palo de brujo (Mexico); palo de chancho (Costa Rica, Nicaragua); palo de colote (Mexico); robanchad (Guatemala); San Juan (Belize, Guatemala, Honduras); San Juan de pozo, San Juan peludo (Honduras); sanpedrano, sayuc (Guatemala); yameri (Panama); yamery; yemeri (Belize, Panama); yemery (Belize)
Other name	teelpucuj (Mexico); yemcke (Belize)
Trade name	quaruba (USA)