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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

Hernandia sonora L.

Hernandiaceae

SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama, West Indies) South America (tropics)

SC SE

E[D]

hel hyg [mes]

dr (bark and leaves decoction taken orally for constipation, fruits, including husk, decoction taken orally for chronic diarrhea, leaves juice applied externally as depilatory) ma pl pp sa ti

Hernandezia sonora (L.) Hoffm. Hernandia ovigera L. Hernandia peltata Meisn.

jack-in-the-box hernandia; jack-in-the-box (Barbados)

hernandia mirobolan; mirobolan, mirobolan batard (Lesser Antilles)

aguacatillo (Costa Rica); bombo (Dominican Republic); cuajada (Honduras); foforite (Jamaica); guaco (Honduras); guamiey, guaney (Dominican Republic); hernandia (Cuba); hojatamal (Honduras); maga (Dominican Republic); mago (Puerto Rico); mano de léon (Honduras); tambor (Honduras); tinajta (Guatemala); toporite (Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago); volador (Honduras)

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Latin name	Hernandia sonora L.
Family	Hernandiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama, West Indies) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	E[D]
Ecology	hel hyg [mes]
Use	dr (bark and leaves decoction taken orally for constipation, fruits, including husk, decoction taken orally for chronic diarrhea, leaves juice applied externally as depilatory) ma pl pp sa ti
Synonym	Hernandezia sonora (L.) Hoffm. Hernandia ovigera L. Hernandia peltata Meisn.
English name	jack-in-the-box hernandia; jack-in-the-box (Barbados)
French name	hernandia mirobolan; mirobolan, mirobolan batard (Lesser Antilles)
Spanish name	aguacatillo (Costa Rica); bombo (Dominican Republic); cuajada (Honduras); foforite (Jamaica); guaco (Honduras); guamiey, guaney (Dominican Republic); hernandia (Cuba); hojatamal (Honduras); maga (Dominican Republic); mago (Puerto Rico); mano de léon (Honduras); tambor (Honduras); tinajta (Guatemala); toporite (Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago); volador (Honduras)
Other name
Trade name