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Latin name

Family

Distribution

North America distribution zone

Height

Foliage

Ecology

Use

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English name

French name

Spanish name

Other name

Trade name

Guettarda odorata (Jacq.) Lam.

Rubiaceae

SE North America (Panama, West Indies) South America (tropics)

Guettarda parviflora Vahl Guettarda parvifolia Sw. Laugeria odorata Jacq. Matthiola parvifolia (Vahl) Kuntze Myginda bredemeyeri Schult.

blackberry velvetseed; black berry (Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico); blackberry (Virgin Islands); Christmas tree, money tree (St. Vincent); wild cherry (Netherlands Antilles)

guettard malodorant; bois caca (Lesser Antilles); bois cacou (Martinique); bois de fer blanc, bois fer (Lesser Antilles); bois guette (St. Lucia); bois puant (Lesser Antilles)

cucubano de vieques (Puerto Rico); punta real blanca, punteral, punteral negro (Venezuela)

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Latin name	Guettarda odorata (Jacq.) Lam.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama, West Indies) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology
Use
Synonym	Guettarda parviflora Vahl Guettarda parvifolia Sw. Laugeria odorata Jacq. Matthiola parvifolia (Vahl) Kuntze Myginda bredemeyeri Schult.
English name	blackberry velvetseed; black berry (Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico); blackberry (Virgin Islands); Christmas tree, money tree (St. Vincent); wild cherry (Netherlands Antilles)
French name	guettard malodorant; bois caca (Lesser Antilles); bois cacou (Martinique); bois de fer blanc, bois fer (Lesser Antilles); bois guette (St. Lucia); bois puant (Lesser Antilles)
Spanish name	cucubano de vieques (Puerto Rico); punta real blanca, punteral, punteral negro (Venezuela)
Other name
Trade name