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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

Matayba domingensis (DC.) Radlk.

Sapindaceae

SE North America (Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico)

ma ti (agricultural implements, cabinet work, construction, flooring, furniture, handles, interior trim, poles, posts, turned work, vehicule bodies)

Cupania ratonia Cambess. Ratonia domingensis DC. Ratonia spathulata Griseb.

SantoDomingo matayba

matayba de Saint-Domingue; bois de graines, bois de graines noirs (Haiti); bois graines, chataignier, satanier

caraicillo (Cuba); doncella, escoba (Puerto Rico); guara (Dominican Republic); macurije (Cuba); negra lora (Puerto Rico); nisperillo; ratón (Dominican Republic); rotón; tea cimarrona (Puerto Rico)

bwa grenn, bwa grenn nwa (creole, Haiti)

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Latin name	Matayba domingensis (DC.) Radlk.
Family	Sapindaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology
Use	ma ti (agricultural implements, cabinet work, construction, flooring, furniture, handles, interior trim, poles, posts, turned work, vehicule bodies)
Synonym	Cupania ratonia Cambess. Ratonia domingensis DC. Ratonia spathulata Griseb.
English name	SantoDomingo matayba
French name	matayba de Saint-Domingue; bois de graines, bois de graines noirs (Haiti); bois graines, chataignier, satanier
Spanish name	caraicillo (Cuba); doncella, escoba (Puerto Rico); guara (Dominican Republic); macurije (Cuba); negra lora (Puerto Rico); nisperillo; ratón (Dominican Republic); rotón; tea cimarrona (Puerto Rico)
Other name	bwa grenn, bwa grenn nwa (creole, Haiti)
Trade name