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Latin name
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Myrcia leptoclada DC.
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Family
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Myrtaceae
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Distribution
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SE North America (Guatemala to Costa Rica, West Indies) NC South America (Trinidad, Suriname)
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North America distribution zone
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SE
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Height
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Foliage
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Ecology
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hel hyg
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Use
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fd (fruits) ti
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Synonym
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Aulomyrcia leptoclada (DC.) O.Berg
Myrcia divaricata Bello non (Lam.) DC.
Myrcia gentlei Lundell
Myrcia kegeliana Kiaersk. non O.Berg
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English name
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parrotplum myrcia; naked boy wild guava (Trinidad and Tobago); parrot plum, parrot-plum (Belize); walk naked; wild guava (Trinidad)
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French name
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myrcia guépois; bois guépois (Guadeloupe, Martinique); bois-guépois; djipois (Dominica); guépois (Lesser Antilles); petit-merisier
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Spanish name
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chimiche (Honduras); guayabacón, guayabon (Puerto Rico); guayabón (Dominican Republic); hoja menuda roja, huesito (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); moja menuda roja (Puerto Rico)
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Other name
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dji-pois (Dominica)
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Trade name
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Latin name
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Myrcia platyclada DC.
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Family
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Myrtaceae
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Distribution
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SE North America (Lesser Antilles) NC MW South America (Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, Guianas, Peru)
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North America distribution zone
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SE
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Height
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Foliage
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Ecology
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[hel]
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Use
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Synonym
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Aulomyrcia dumosa O.Berg
Aulomyrcia edulis O.Berg
Aulomyrcia platyclada (DC.) Amshoff
Aulomyrcia platyclada var. kaieteurensis Amshoff
Myrcia dumosa (O.Berg) Krug & Urb.
Myrcia edulis (O.Berg) Krug & Urb.
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English name
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thickleaf myrcia; bushie guava (St. Vincent); thick leaf wild guava (Trinidad)
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French name
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myrcia des hauts; goyavier-montagne, goyavier-petites-feuilles, merisier, merisier des hauts, merisier petite feuille, merisier-montagne, merisier-petites-feuilles, petit merisier, petites-feuilles
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Other name
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Latin name
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Myrcia splendens (Sw.) DC.
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Family
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Myrtaceae
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Distribution
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SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama, West Indies) South America (tropics)
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North America distribution zone
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SC SE
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Height
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Foliage
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Ecology
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hyg mes calc
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Use
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fd (fruits) fw (firewood) ma ti (light construction)
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Synonym
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Eugenia divaricata Lam.
Eugenia laxiflora Poir.
Eugenia periplocaefolia Jacq.
Myrcia belizensis Lundell
Myrcia brachylopadia Diels
Myrcia coroicensis Rusby
Myrcia costaricensis O.Berg
Myrcia discolor O.Berg
Myrcia divaricata (Lam.) DC.
Myrcia lamprosericea Diels
Myrcia longicaudata Lundell
Myrcia melanoclada O.Berg
Myrcia oerstediana O.Berg
Myrcia plicatocostata O.Berg
Myrcia rufidula Schltdl.
Myrcia sartoriana O.Berg
Myrcia satoriana O.Berg
Myrcia saxicola O.Berg
Myrcia saxicola var. grandifolia O.Berg
Myrcia schippii Lundell
Myrcia sericea O.Berg
Myrcia sororia DC.
Myrtus splendens Sw.
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English name
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birchberry myrcia; birch; birch berry (Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands); black-birch, dunk plum; pigeon plum, pigeon-plum (Belize); punch berry (Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands); red rodwood (Barbados); small-leaf; Surinam-cherry (Suriname); wild guava
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French name
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myrcia bois-baguette; bois créole (Martinique); bois debasse, bois-baguette, bois-petites-feuilles, debasse ti feuille; merisier petites feuilles (Martinique); petit merisier (Guadeloupe); petite feuille; ti feuilles (Martinique)
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Spanish name
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agal (Guatemala); arraiján, comecará; escoboncito (Dominican Republic); hoja menuda, mama menuda (Puerto Rico); mirto (Costa Rica); moja menura (Puerto Rico); murta (Costa Rica); pimento (Panama); pimientilla (Honduras); rama menuda (Puerto Rico); saraiso (Honduras); tinajero (Cuba); turro (Costa Rica); vicho caspi (Peru)
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Other name
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ibbibanaru (Guyana); meerilang (Suriname)
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Trade name
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Latin name
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Myrcianthes fragrans (Sw.) McVaugh
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Family
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Myrtaceae
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Distribution
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SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, USA: Florida, West Indies) N MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador)
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North America distribution zone
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SC SE
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Height
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Foliage
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Ecology
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mes xer calc
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Use
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dr fw ti
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Synonym
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Amomis fragrans Duss
Amyrsia compressa (Kunth) Kausel
Amyrsia limbata (Kunth) Kausel
Anamomis dicrana (O.Berg) Britton
Anamomis fragrans (Sw.) Griseb.
Anamomis fragrans var. brachyrhiza Stehlé
Anamomis lucayana Britton
Anamomis punctata (Vahl) Griseb.
Anamomis simpsonii Small
Eugenia balbisiana (DC.) O.Berg
Eugenia compressa (Kunth) DC.
Eugenia dicrana O.Berg
Eugenia emarginata Macfad.
Eugenia fajardensis (Krug & Urb.) Urb.
Eugenia fragrans (Sw.) Willd.
Eugenia fragrans var. brachyrhiza Krug & Urb. ex Urb.
Eugenia fragrans var. fajardensis Krug & Urb.
Eugenia heteroclita Tussac
Eugenia limbata (Kunth) DC.
Eugenia lopeziana A.R.Molina
Eugenia punctata Vahl
Eugenia simpsonii (Small) Sarg.
Eugenia steyermarkii Standl.
Eugenia triflora Sessé & Moç.
Myrcia balbisiana DC.
Myrcia seleriana Donn.Sm.
Myrcianthes compressa (Kunth) McVaugh
Myrcianthes dicrana (O.Berg) K.A.Wilson
Myrcianthes fajardensis (Krug & Urb.) Alain
Myrcianthes fragrans (Sw.) McVaugh var. fragrans
Myrcianthes fragrans var. simpsonii (Small) R.W.Long
Myrcianthes limbata (Kunth) McVaugh
Myrcianthes simpsonii (Small) K.A.Wilson
Myrtus biflora Sessé & Moç.
Myrtus compressa Kunth
Myrtus dichotoma Poir.
Myrtus fragrans Sw.
Myrtus limbata Kunth
Myrtus punctata Griseb.
Myrtus splendens Sw.
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English name
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twinberry myrcianthes; cherry (Cayman Islands); Florida myrtle; naked stopper (USA); naked-wood; nakedwood, pale stopper (Bahamas); rose-apple (Jamaica); Simpson eugenia, Simpson stopper, stopper, twinberry, twinberry eugenia (Bahamas); twinberry stopper
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French name
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myrcianthe bois d'Inde; bois créole; bois d'Inde (Haiti); bois d'Inde bâtard; bois d'ine, bois haut-goût, bois mulâtre (Haiti); bois pelé, eugénie à fruit géminé, eugénie de Simpson; goyavier bois (Martinique); goyavier-montagne; mérisier (Guadeloupe); myrte à feuilles de laurier (Haiti)
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Spanish name
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arrayán, coquillo (Dominican Republic); guayabacón (Puerto Rico); guayabillo (Dominican Republic); guayabito (Venezuela); ozua, peralejo (Dominican Republic); pimienta (Cuba); pimientilla (Mexico)
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Other name
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bwa denn, bwa dinn, bwa milat, bwa rogou, mit fèy lorie (creole, Haiti)
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Trade name
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Latin name
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Myrciaria floribunda (H.West ex Willd.) O.Berg
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Family
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Myrtaceae
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Distribution
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SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama, West Indies) South America (tropics)
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North America distribution zone
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SC SE
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Height
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Foliage
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Ecology
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[hel] hyg->xer
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Use
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fd (the reddish fruits are used in making jam) fd(ob) (used formerly in guavaberry rum) fr
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Synonym
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Calycorectes cubensis Griseb.
Eugenia asagrayi Krug & Urb.
Eugenia ciliolata Cambess.
Eugenia disticha Bello & Krug non DC.
Eugenia floribunda H.West ex Willd.
Eugenia leucophloea (O.Berg) Kiaersk.
Eugenia maranhensis Kiaersk.
Eugenia maximiliana DC.
Eugenia oneillii Lundell
Eugenia pittieri Standl.
Eugenia polyneura Urb.
Eugenia protracta Steud.
Eugenia pycnoneura Urb.
Eugenia salzmannii Benth.
Marlierea brachymischa Kiaersk.
Marlierea cubensis Krug & Urb.
Myrciaria amazonica O.Berg
Myrciaria arborea D.Legrand
Myrciaria axillaris O.Berg
Myrciaria ciliolata (Cambess.) O.Berg
Myrciaria leucadendron O.Berg
Myrciaria leucophloea O.Berg
Myrciaria longicaudata Lundell
Myrciaria longipes O.Berg
Myrciaria maranhensis O.Berg
Myrciaria maximiliana (DC.) O.Berg
Myrciaria mexicana Lundell
Myrciaria oneillii (Lundell) I.M.Johnst.
Myrciaria prasina O.Berg
Myrciaria protracta (Steud.) O.Berg
Myrciaria salzmanni (Benth.) O.Berg
Myrciaria schuchiana O.Berg
Myrciaria sellowiana O.Berg
Myrciaria splendens O.Berg
Myrciaria tenuiramis O.Berg
Myrciaria tolypantha O.Berg
Myrciaria tolypantha var. latifolia O.Berg
Myrciaria uliginosa O.Berg
Myrciaria verticillata O.Berg
Paramyrciaria ciliolata (Cambess.) Rotman
Plinia acutissima Urb.
Plinia asagrayi (Krug & Urb.) Urb.
Plinia cubensis (Griseb.) Urb.
Plinia formosa Urb.
Plinia rubrinervis Urb.
Siphoneugena cantareirae Mattos
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English name
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guavaberry jaboticaba; cherry guava (St. Kitts, Trinidad and Tobago); guavaberry (Puerto Rico, Trinidad, Virgin Islands); guaveberry (St. Eustatius, St. Martin); small-leaved wild guava (Trinidad); turtle bone, walk naked; wild guava (Trinidad and Tobago)
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French name
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myrciaria mulâtre; bois de basse bâtard; bois decaillé (Lesser Antilles); bois mulâtre, bois mûlatre (Haiti); coco carette (Martinique); coco-carette; merise cérise (Lesser Antilles); mérisier (Guadeloupe); merisier-cerise; ti feuilles (Guadeloupe)
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Spanish name
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arrayán (Colombia, Dominican Republic); arrayón mijo (Dominican Republic); cabo de chivo (El Salvador); camú camú de altura (Peru); escobillo (Nicaragua); escobo (El Salvador); guayabillo (Guatemala); guayabillo blanco, guayabito (Venezuela); jaboticaba (Honduras); mije (Cuba); mijo (Dominican Republic); mirto, murta (Puerto Rico); pimentilla (Honduras)
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Other name
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bwa milat (creole, Haiti); norqui war (kuna, Panama)
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Trade name
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Latin name
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Myrica cerifera L.
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Family
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Myricaceae
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Distribution
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MC ME SC SE North America (USA: Oklahoma to New Jersey, Texas to Florida; Mexico to Panama, West Indies)
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North America distribution zone
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MC ME SC SE
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Height
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Foliage
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Ecology
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hyg
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Use
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cl dr (decoction of leaves and stems to treat fever, leaves decoction mixed with rum taken orally for intestinal gases, roots to treat inflamed tonsils and stomachache and as stimulant) fd (fruits) fr ma (fruits wax: bayberry candles, soap, tannin) pl sa (planted along highways as a safety barrier for cars)
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Synonym
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Cerophora lanceolata Raf.
Cerothamnus arborescens (Castigl.) Tidestr.
Cerothamnus ceriferus (L.) Small
Cerothamnus pumilus (Michx.) Small
Morella cerifera (L.) Small
Myrica cerifera var. angustifolia C.DC.
Myrica cerifera var. arborescens Castigl.
Myrica cerifera var. dubia A.Chev.
Myrica cerifera var. pumila Michx.
Myrica mexicana Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
Myrica nucrocarfa Griseb.?
Myrica pumila (Michx.) Small
Myrica pusilla Raf.
Myrica xalapensis Kunth
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English name
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southern bayberry; bay-berry, bayberry, bearing wax (Bahamas); candle berry myrtle, candle-berry myrtle, candleberry, dwarf waxmyrtle; mickle-berry (Bahamas); mickleberry; myrtle (Belize); southern waxmyrtle, sweet fern, sweet gale, tallow shrub; tea bark, tea-bark, tea box, tea-box (Belize); wax berry (Jamaica); wax myrtle (Puerto Rico); wax wood (Jamaica); wax-berry (Bahamas); waxberry (Puerto Rico); waxmyrtle, waxwood; wild tea (Bahamas)
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French name
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myrique de Louisianne; arbre à cire, caca ravet; cannelle abeille, cannelle douce, cannelle miel (Haiti); cirier de Louisianne, myrica à cire
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Spanish name
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arbol de cera (Dominican Republic); arraigán; arraijan, arraiján (Cuba); arrayan; arrayán (Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Puerto Rico); cera vegetal (Guatemala); cerero (Puerto Rico); cerero arrayan, cerrero; figuapén, palo de cera, perico (Dominican Republic); sause bastardo (Belize); tiguapén (Dominican Republic)
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Other name
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albero delle cera (italian); chac olol (Mexico); gua-ut (Guatemala); kanèl abey, kanèl dous, kanèl miyèl (creole, Haiti); Kerzenbeerstrauch, Wachsbaum, Wachsgagel (german)
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