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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

Gyrocarpus americanus Jacq.

Hernandiaceae

SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama) NW South America (Colombia) NC NE SC SE Eurasia (tropical Asia) M S Africa N MC ME Oceania (Australia)

SC SE

D[E]

mes->xer

dr ma ti (boxes, toys) ti(ob) (carrier trays)

Gyrocarpus acuminatus Meisn. Gyrocarpus asiaticus Jacq. Gyrocarpus asiaticus Willd. Gyrocarpus jacquini Gaertn. Gyrocarpus lobatus Blanco Gyrocarpus rugosus R.Br. Gyrocarpus sphenopterus R.Br.

American propellertree; gyro damson; propeller tree (South Africa, Zimbabwe)

gyrocarpe d'Amérique

banco (Colombia); gallito (Nicaragua); hediondo (Honduras); talalate (Nicaragua); tambor (Honduras, Nicaragua); volador (Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua)

helikopterboom (South Africa); kapaipoty, sirosiro (Madagascar)

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Latin name	Gyrocarpus americanus Jacq.
Family	Hernandiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama) NW South America (Colombia) NC NE SC SE Eurasia (tropical Asia) M S Africa N MC ME Oceania (Australia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	D[E]
Ecology	mes->xer
Use	dr ma ti (boxes, toys) ti(ob) (carrier trays)
Synonym	Gyrocarpus acuminatus Meisn. Gyrocarpus asiaticus Jacq. Gyrocarpus asiaticus Willd. Gyrocarpus jacquini Gaertn. Gyrocarpus lobatus Blanco Gyrocarpus rugosus R.Br. Gyrocarpus sphenopterus R.Br.
English name	American propellertree; gyro damson; propeller tree (South Africa, Zimbabwe)
French name	gyrocarpe d'Amérique
Spanish name	banco (Colombia); gallito (Nicaragua); hediondo (Honduras); talalate (Nicaragua); tambor (Honduras, Nicaragua); volador (Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua)
Other name	helikopterboom (South Africa); kapaipoty, sirosiro (Madagascar)
Trade name