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North America distribution zone

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Ecology

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Ilex macfadyenii (Walp.) Rehder

Aquifoliaceae

SE North America (West Indies)

S[M]

hel hyg

dr (leaves decoction taken orally for fever, roots and bark tea taken orally for phlegm, leaves, roots and bark as duretic and diaphoretic)

Ilex macfadyenii var. caribaea Stehlé & Quentin Ilex macfadyenii var. domingensis Moscoso Ilex macfadyenii var. occidentalis Moscoso Ilex montana (Sw.) Griseb. non Torr. & A. Gray ex A. Gray Ilex montana var. orientalis Loes. Prinos macfadyenii Walp. Prinos montanus Sw.

winterberry holly; Carribbean holly (Puerto Rico); winter berry (Jamaica)

houx graines-vertes; feuilles houx (Haiti); graines vertes; graines vertes pruneau (Guadeloupe); houx (Haiti); petit citronnier (Guadeloupe); petit houx (Haiti); pruneau; ti citron (Dominica)

acebo cubano (Cuba); acebo cubano de sierra (Dominican Republic); acebo de sierra (Cuba, Puerto Rico); palo blanco (Dominican Republic)

fèy wou, ti wou, wou (creole, Haiti)

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Latin name	Ilex macfadyenii (Walp.) Rehder
Family	Aquifoliaceae
Distribution	SE North America (West Indies)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S[M]
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel hyg
Use	dr (leaves decoction taken orally for fever, roots and bark tea taken orally for phlegm, leaves, roots and bark as duretic and diaphoretic)
Synonym	Ilex macfadyenii var. caribaea Stehlé & Quentin Ilex macfadyenii var. domingensis Moscoso Ilex macfadyenii var. occidentalis Moscoso Ilex montana (Sw.) Griseb. non Torr. & A. Gray ex A. Gray Ilex montana var. orientalis Loes. Prinos macfadyenii Walp. Prinos montanus Sw.
English name	winterberry holly; Carribbean holly (Puerto Rico); winter berry (Jamaica)
French name	houx graines-vertes; feuilles houx (Haiti); graines vertes; graines vertes pruneau (Guadeloupe); houx (Haiti); petit citronnier (Guadeloupe); petit houx (Haiti); pruneau; ti citron (Dominica)
Spanish name	acebo cubano (Cuba); acebo cubano de sierra (Dominican Republic); acebo de sierra (Cuba, Puerto Rico); palo blanco (Dominican Republic)
Other name	fèy wou, ti wou, wou (creole, Haiti)
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