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Latin name

Family

Distribution

North America distribution zone

Height

Foliage

Ecology

Use

Synonym

English name

French name

Spanish name

Other name

Trade name

Guettarda elliptica Sw.

Rubiaceae

SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama, USA: Florida, Bahamas, West Indies) N South America (Colombia, Venezuela)

SC SE

hyg xer calc

cl dr ti

Guettarda fuertesii Urb. Guettarda reticulata Griseb.

ellipticleaf velvetseed; black baby (Colombia); common velvet-seed (Bahamas); elliptic-leaf velvetseed, Everglades velvetseed (USA); hammock velvetseed; pickle-wood (Belize); smooth-leaf-velvet seed (Bahamas); velvet seed (Jamaica); velvetseed (Jamaica, Puerto Rico)

guettard elliptique

cabrito (Venezuela); cigüilla (Cuba); crucecilla (Mexico); cruceto negro (Venezuela); crucillo (Mexico); cucubano; cucubano liso (Puerto Rico); cuero de sabana (Cuba); guayabillo prieto (Mexico); punteral (Venezuela)

kiikché (maya)

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Latin name	Guettarda elliptica Sw.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama, USA: Florida, Bahamas, West Indies) N South America (Colombia, Venezuela)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg xer calc
Use	cl dr ti
Synonym	Guettarda fuertesii Urb. Guettarda reticulata Griseb.
English name	ellipticleaf velvetseed; black baby (Colombia); common velvet-seed (Bahamas); elliptic-leaf velvetseed, Everglades velvetseed (USA); hammock velvetseed; pickle-wood (Belize); smooth-leaf-velvet seed (Bahamas); velvet seed (Jamaica); velvetseed (Jamaica, Puerto Rico)
French name	guettard elliptique
Spanish name	cabrito (Venezuela); cigüilla (Cuba); crucecilla (Mexico); cruceto negro (Venezuela); crucillo (Mexico); cucubano; cucubano liso (Puerto Rico); cuero de sabana (Cuba); guayabillo prieto (Mexico); punteral (Venezuela)
Other name	kiikché (maya)
Trade name