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North America distribution zone

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Heliocarpus americanus L.

Tiliaceae

SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador to Paraguay)

SC SE

[D]

hel hyg

fd ma (bark contains a tough fiber used for coarse twine or rope) pl sa ti (raft)

Heliocarpus americans var. popayensis (Kunth) Meijer Heliocarpus americanus ssp. popayanensis (Kunth) Meijer Heliocarpus americanus var. popayanensis (Kunth) K.Schum. Heliocarpus arboreus Seem. Heliocarpus boliviensis Hochr. Heliocarpus cuspidatus Lundell Heliocarpus floribundus Lundell Heliocarpus gentlei Lundell Heliocarpus popayanensis Kunth Heliocarpus stipulatus Hochr. Heliocarpus trichopodus Turcz.

American heliocarpus; broadleaf moho, high ridge moho, mountain moho (Belize); white mojo (Hawaii)

héliocarpe d'Amérique

balsa (Nicaragua); balsa pancho (Bolivia); balso, balso blanco (Colombia); burio (Costa Rica); cadillo (Colombia); cajeton (Guatemala); damajao colorado (Honduras); guasca dulce (Colombia); huampo, huampo blanco (Peru); llausa mora (Bolivia); llausapancho, llausaquiro (Peru); majagua (Panama, Venezuela); majagua melada (Colombia); majagüillo (Panama); majao (Belize, Honduras); majauha (Guatemala); mecate de agua (Honduras); moho (Belize); palo bobo, pestaña de mula (Colombia); pestaño de mula (Nicaragua); yarisa (Bolivia); yausa quiru, yausaquiro (Peru)

algodoeiro (portuguese, Brazil); chai (maya, Belize); jangada-brava (portuguese, Brazil); shinti (campa asháninca, Peru)

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Latin name	Heliocarpus americanus L.
Family	Tiliaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador to Paraguay)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	[D]
Ecology	hel hyg
Use	fd ma (bark contains a tough fiber used for coarse twine or rope) pl sa ti (raft)
Synonym	Heliocarpus americans var. popayensis (Kunth) Meijer Heliocarpus americanus ssp. popayanensis (Kunth) Meijer Heliocarpus americanus var. popayanensis (Kunth) K.Schum. Heliocarpus arboreus Seem. Heliocarpus boliviensis Hochr. Heliocarpus cuspidatus Lundell Heliocarpus floribundus Lundell Heliocarpus gentlei Lundell Heliocarpus popayanensis Kunth Heliocarpus stipulatus Hochr. Heliocarpus trichopodus Turcz.
English name	American heliocarpus; broadleaf moho, high ridge moho, mountain moho (Belize); white mojo (Hawaii)
French name	héliocarpe d'Amérique
Spanish name	balsa (Nicaragua); balsa pancho (Bolivia); balso, balso blanco (Colombia); burio (Costa Rica); cadillo (Colombia); cajeton (Guatemala); damajao colorado (Honduras); guasca dulce (Colombia); huampo, huampo blanco (Peru); llausa mora (Bolivia); llausapancho, llausaquiro (Peru); majagua (Panama, Venezuela); majagua melada (Colombia); majagüillo (Panama); majao (Belize, Honduras); majauha (Guatemala); mecate de agua (Honduras); moho (Belize); palo bobo, pestaña de mula (Colombia); pestaño de mula (Nicaragua); yarisa (Bolivia); yausa quiru, yausaquiro (Peru)
Other name	algodoeiro (portuguese, Brazil); chai (maya, Belize); jangada-brava (portuguese, Brazil); shinti (campa asháninca, Peru)
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