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Nectandra turbacensis (Kunth) Nees

Lauraceae

SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico) South America (tropics)

SC SE

M[L]

ma ti

Mespilodaphne novogranatensis Meisn. Nectandra concinna Nees Nectandra effusa Meisn. Nectandra larensis Lasser Nectandra mopanensis Lundell Nectandra nervosa Mez Nectandra oligoneura Urb. Nectandra panamensis Mez Nectandra rectinervia Meisn. Nectandra sawadai O.C.Schmidt Nectandra sintenisii Mez Nectandra turbacensis var. mexicana Meisn. Ocotea oligoneura (Urb.) Alain Ocotea sintenisii (Mez) Alain Ocotea turbacensis Kunth

Turbaco nectandra; laurel, timbersweet, white laurel (Belize)

nectandra de Turbaco

aguacatillo (Costa Rica); aji, aji de monte, ajicillo (Colombia); cigna blanca, cigna prieta (Dominican Republic); cigua (Panama); cigua blanca, cigua brava, cigua prieta (Dominican Republic); jigua (Colombia); laurel (Colombia, Puerto Rico, Venezuela); laurel amarillo, laurel blanco (Puerto Rico); laurel de aguacatillo (Mexico); laurel geo, laurel macho (Puerto Rico); laurel negro, marro (Venezuela); moena, moena menuda, moena negra (Peru); negrillo (Bolivia); sigua (Panama); sigua blanca (Costa Rica); sigua prieta (Dominican Republic)

disapi (kuna, Panama)

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Latin name	Nectandra turbacensis (Kunth) Nees
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M[L]
Foliage	E
Ecology
Use	ma ti
Synonym	Mespilodaphne novogranatensis Meisn. Nectandra concinna Nees Nectandra effusa Meisn. Nectandra larensis Lasser Nectandra mopanensis Lundell Nectandra nervosa Mez Nectandra oligoneura Urb. Nectandra panamensis Mez Nectandra rectinervia Meisn. Nectandra sawadai O.C.Schmidt Nectandra sintenisii Mez Nectandra turbacensis var. mexicana Meisn. Ocotea oligoneura (Urb.) Alain Ocotea sintenisii (Mez) Alain Ocotea turbacensis Kunth
English name	Turbaco nectandra; laurel, timbersweet, white laurel (Belize)
French name	nectandra de Turbaco
Spanish name	aguacatillo (Costa Rica); aji, aji de monte, ajicillo (Colombia); cigna blanca, cigna prieta (Dominican Republic); cigua (Panama); cigua blanca, cigua brava, cigua prieta (Dominican Republic); jigua (Colombia); laurel (Colombia, Puerto Rico, Venezuela); laurel amarillo, laurel blanco (Puerto Rico); laurel de aguacatillo (Mexico); laurel geo, laurel macho (Puerto Rico); laurel negro, marro (Venezuela); moena, moena menuda, moena negra (Peru); negrillo (Bolivia); sigua (Panama); sigua blanca (Costa Rica); sigua prieta (Dominican Republic)
Other name	disapi (kuna, Panama)
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