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Luehea speciosa Willd.

Tiliaceae

SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, Cuba) South America (general)

SC SE

D [E]

hel hyg mes calc sili

fr fw ma (ropes) pl ti (tool handles)

Brotera mediterranea Vell. Luehea divaricata Mart. Luehea ferruginea Turcz. Luehea parvifolia Mart. non Huber Luehea platypetala A.Rich. Luehea tarapotina J.F.Macbr.

showy whiptree; broadleaf bay cedar, male bay cedar, mountain moho (Belize)

luehea éclatant

algodoncillo (Mexico); caulote mahaua (Belize); chakats, cuaulote blanco (Mexico); guácimo (Nicaragua, Panama); guacimo blanco (Honduras); guácimo molenillo (Panama); guásima amarilla, guasima varia, guásima verde (Cuba); moho (Belize); patashté, patashullo, pepecacao (Mexico); tapascuado (Honduras); tepecacao (Mexico); tepecaulote (El Salvador)

açoita-cavalo, açoita-cavalo-miúdo (Brazil); bala-max, c'am-pác (maya, Belize); caiboti, caoueti, estriveira, ibatingui, ivatingui, ivitinga (Brazil); ká askat (maya); kazcat (maya, Belize); ostriveira, pau-de-canga (Brazil); pixoi, pixoi bala-max (maya, Belize); putalar burwiguad, ushoon, visoon (kuna, Panama)

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Latin name	Luehea speciosa Willd.
Family	Tiliaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, Cuba) South America (general)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	D [E]
Ecology	hel hyg mes calc sili
Use	fr fw ma (ropes) pl ti (tool handles)
Synonym	Brotera mediterranea Vell. Luehea divaricata Mart. Luehea ferruginea Turcz. Luehea parvifolia Mart. non Huber Luehea platypetala A.Rich. Luehea tarapotina J.F.Macbr.
English name	showy whiptree; broadleaf bay cedar, male bay cedar, mountain moho (Belize)
French name	luehea éclatant
Spanish name	algodoncillo (Mexico); caulote mahaua (Belize); chakats, cuaulote blanco (Mexico); guácimo (Nicaragua, Panama); guacimo blanco (Honduras); guácimo molenillo (Panama); guásima amarilla, guasima varia, guásima verde (Cuba); moho (Belize); patashté, patashullo, pepecacao (Mexico); tapascuado (Honduras); tepecacao (Mexico); tepecaulote (El Salvador)
Other name	açoita-cavalo, açoita-cavalo-miúdo (Brazil); bala-max, c'am-pác (maya, Belize); caiboti, caoueti, estriveira, ibatingui, ivatingui, ivitinga (Brazil); ká askat (maya); kazcat (maya, Belize); ostriveira, pau-de-canga (Brazil); pixoi, pixoi bala-max (maya, Belize); putalar burwiguad, ushoon, visoon (kuna, Panama)
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