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North America distribution zone

Height

Foliage

Ecology

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Micropholis guyanensis (A.DC.) Pierre

Sapotaceae

SE North America (Panama, West Indies) South America (tropics)

M[L]

sci hyg xer

dr (leaves decoction is used by Chácobos as a rhumatism treatment) fd (fruits) ma ti (carpentry, harbor buildings)

Guyana micropholis; wild apple, wild mango, wild natmeg, wild star apple (Lesser Antilles); wild star-apple (St. Vincent)

micropholis de Guyana; bois (Grenada); bois à rames, caimitier batard, caimitier bois (Lesser Antilles); caïmitier bois (Guadeloupe, Martinique); feuille dorée (St. Lucia); sapotillier batard (Lesser Antilles)

caimite (Dominica); caimitillo (Puerto Rico); colonion, coquino (Bolivia); mesa (Puerto Rico); pan mango (Nevis); prieta (Puerto Rico)

abiu (quichua, Ecuador); baaka bauba, bacouman (aukaans); balata blanc (creole); bouchiapa (Suriname); moraballi (Guyana); riemhout (Suriname); sacha apio (quichua, Ecuador); tiroriba, toroquehua (chácobo, Bolivia)

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Latin name	Micropholis guyanensis (A.DC.) Pierre
Family	Sapotaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama, West Indies) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M[L]
Foliage	E
Ecology	sci hyg xer
Use	dr (leaves decoction is used by Chácobos as a rhumatism treatment) fd (fruits) ma ti (carpentry, harbor buildings)
Synonym
English name	Guyana micropholis; wild apple, wild mango, wild natmeg, wild star apple (Lesser Antilles); wild star-apple (St. Vincent)
French name	micropholis de Guyana; bois (Grenada); bois à rames, caimitier batard, caimitier bois (Lesser Antilles); caïmitier bois (Guadeloupe, Martinique); feuille dorée (St. Lucia); sapotillier batard (Lesser Antilles)
Spanish name	caimite (Dominica); caimitillo (Puerto Rico); colonion, coquino (Bolivia); mesa (Puerto Rico); pan mango (Nevis); prieta (Puerto Rico)
Other name	abiu (quichua, Ecuador); baaka bauba, bacouman (aukaans); balata blanc (creole); bouchiapa (Suriname); moraballi (Guyana); riemhout (Suriname); sacha apio (quichua, Ecuador); tiroriba, toroquehua (chácobo, Bolivia)
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