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North America distribution zone

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Nectandra purpurea (Ruiz & Pav.) Mez

Lauraceae

SE North America (Central America) South America (tropics)

mes->xer

ti? (furniture, general construction, interior trim)

Laurus purpurea Ruiz & Pav. Nectandra latifolia (Kunth) Mez Nectandra polita Nees Nectandra polita var. oerstedii Meisn. Nectandra purpurascens (Ruiz & Pav.) Mez Ocotea flexuosa Rusby Ocotea latifolia Kunth Persea latifolia (Kunth) Spreng.

purple nectandra

nectandra pourpre

coyo kiche (Guatemala); hijanonga negra, jigua, jigua laurel (Ecuador); laurel (Colombia); moena (Peru); sacalante (Guatemala); sigua blanca, sigua blanco (Honduras, Panama); sigua negra, sigua negro (Panama)

yuwich (Peru)

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Latin name	Nectandra purpurea (Ruiz & Pav.) Mez
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Central America) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology	mes->xer
Use	ti? (furniture, general construction, interior trim)
Synonym	Laurus purpurea Ruiz & Pav. Nectandra latifolia (Kunth) Mez Nectandra polita Nees Nectandra polita var. oerstedii Meisn. Nectandra purpurascens (Ruiz & Pav.) Mez Ocotea flexuosa Rusby Ocotea latifolia Kunth Persea latifolia (Kunth) Spreng.
English name	purple nectandra
French name	nectandra pourpre
Spanish name	coyo kiche (Guatemala); hijanonga negra, jigua, jigua laurel (Ecuador); laurel (Colombia); moena (Peru); sacalante (Guatemala); sigua blanca, sigua blanco (Honduras, Panama); sigua negra, sigua negro (Panama)
Other name	yuwich (Peru)
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