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Crateva tapia L.

Capparidaceae

SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) South America (tropics)

SC SE

[hel] hyg mes

dr (infusion for a bite of an animal "surucucu", leaves decoction for rheumatism, poultice to apply on wound, roots tonic taken orally for dysentery and fever) fd (fruits) fr (fruits) ti (rough carpentry) tx (sap will blister the skin)

Crateva apetala Urb. Crateva gynandra L. Crateva benthamii Eichl. Crateva radialiflora DC. Crateva tapia var. glauca (Lundell) Standl. & Steyerm.

garlic-pear crateva; gally pear; garlic pear-tree (Jamaica); garlic-pear tree, gully pear, toke; waika bead (Belize)

cratéva tapia; grand cosmaya

anonillo (El Salvador); cachimbo (El Salvador, Honduras); estrella (Panama); flor de seda; granadillo (Guatemala); granadillo macho (El Salvador); manzana de playa (Nicaragua); matasanillo (Guatemala); matazanillo (El Salvador); muñeco (Costa Rica); nadipá (Argentina); naranjillo (Honduras); nina caspi, palo de candela (Peru); palo de guaco (Panama); palo nareida (Bolivia); papaguáyan, payaguá-labón; tamara (Peru); tapá; toco, toco blanco (Venezuela); tortugo (Guatemala, Honduras)

catauarí, catoréou trapia (Brazil); yuy (maya, Belize)

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Latin name	Crateva tapia L.
Family	Capparidaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	[hel] hyg mes
Use	dr (infusion for a bite of an animal "surucucu", leaves decoction for rheumatism, poultice to apply on wound, roots tonic taken orally for dysentery and fever) fd (fruits) fr (fruits) ti (rough carpentry) tx (sap will blister the skin)
Synonym	Crateva apetala Urb. Crateva gynandra L. Crateva benthamii Eichl. Crateva radialiflora DC. Crateva tapia var. glauca (Lundell) Standl. & Steyerm.
English name	garlic-pear crateva; gally pear; garlic pear-tree (Jamaica); garlic-pear tree, gully pear, toke; waika bead (Belize)
French name	cratéva tapia; grand cosmaya
Spanish name	anonillo (El Salvador); cachimbo (El Salvador, Honduras); estrella (Panama); flor de seda; granadillo (Guatemala); granadillo macho (El Salvador); manzana de playa (Nicaragua); matasanillo (Guatemala); matazanillo (El Salvador); muñeco (Costa Rica); nadipá (Argentina); naranjillo (Honduras); nina caspi, palo de candela (Peru); palo de guaco (Panama); palo nareida (Bolivia); papaguáyan, payaguá-labón; tamara (Peru); tapá; toco, toco blanco (Venezuela); tortugo (Guatemala, Honduras)
Other name	catauarí, catoréou trapia (Brazil); yuy (maya, Belize)
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