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Bravaisia integerrima (Spreng.) Standl.

Acanthaceae

SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama) N MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, Peru)

SC SE

hel hyg->mes calc

dr (pain reliever in some localities: the roots when cooked in guarapo which is a fermented beverage made from either sugar cane or pineapple) pl (ornamental) ti (boxboard, cheap construction, food containers, lumber)

Amasonia integerrima Spreng. Androcentrum multiflorum Lem. Barleria anomala Spreng. Bravaisia floribunda DC. Onychacanthus arboreus H.Karst. Onychacanthus cumingii Nees Onychacanthus speciosus Oerst.

jiggerwood barvaisia; jiggerwood, white mangue (Trinidad and Tobago)

bravaisia à feuilles entières

canacoíte (Mexico); mangle blanco (Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama); mangle de agua (Costa Rica, Panama); maranjillo, naranjillo bobo (Venezuela); palo blanco (Mexico); palo de agua (Costa Rica, Colombia, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama); pintopié (Mexico); sancaraño, sancho arana (Colombia)

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Latin name	Bravaisia integerrima (Spreng.) Standl.
Family	Acanthaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama) N MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel hyg->mes calc
Use	dr (pain reliever in some localities: the roots when cooked in guarapo which is a fermented beverage made from either sugar cane or pineapple) pl (ornamental) ti (boxboard, cheap construction, food containers, lumber)
Synonym	Amasonia integerrima Spreng. Androcentrum multiflorum Lem. Barleria anomala Spreng. Bravaisia floribunda DC. Onychacanthus arboreus H.Karst. Onychacanthus cumingii Nees Onychacanthus speciosus Oerst.
English name	jiggerwood barvaisia; jiggerwood, white mangue (Trinidad and Tobago)
French name	bravaisia à feuilles entières
Spanish name	canacoíte (Mexico); mangle blanco (Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama); mangle de agua (Costa Rica, Panama); maranjillo, naranjillo bobo (Venezuela); palo blanco (Mexico); palo de agua (Costa Rica, Colombia, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama); pintopié (Mexico); sancaraño, sancho arana (Colombia)
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