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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

Petitia domingensis Jacq.

Verbenaceae

SE North America (Bahamas, West Indies)

M[L]

hel hyg xer calc

dr (boiled or pulverized leaves compress for sore, leaves decoction with salt taken orally for digestive tract ailments and fever) ma ti (broom-handle, furniture, poles, turned work)

Callicarpa cinerea A.Rich.

capa petitia; bastard stopper (Bahamas); fiddlewood (Jamaica); fowl berry, petitia (Bahamas)

petitia bois-d'ortie; bois d'ortie, chêne calebassier (Haiti)

capa (Dominican Republic); capá amarillo (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); capa blanco (Puerto Rico); capá blanco, capá de sabana (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); capa rosado (Puerto Rico); capá rosado (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); capá sabanero (Dominican Republic); capade, copá de sabana (Puerto Rico); guayo, guayo fricto, guayo prieto, roble de olor, roble guayo (Cuba); sabana (Puerto Rico)

bwa dòti, chenn kalbas (creole, Haiti)

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Latin name	Petitia domingensis Jacq.
Family	Verbenaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Bahamas, West Indies)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M[L]
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel hyg xer calc
Use	dr (boiled or pulverized leaves compress for sore, leaves decoction with salt taken orally for digestive tract ailments and fever) ma ti (broom-handle, furniture, poles, turned work)
Synonym	Callicarpa cinerea A.Rich.
English name	capa petitia; bastard stopper (Bahamas); fiddlewood (Jamaica); fowl berry, petitia (Bahamas)
French name	petitia bois-d'ortie; bois d'ortie, chêne calebassier (Haiti)
Spanish name	capa (Dominican Republic); capá amarillo (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); capa blanco (Puerto Rico); capá blanco, capá de sabana (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); capa rosado (Puerto Rico); capá rosado (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); capá sabanero (Dominican Republic); capade, copá de sabana (Puerto Rico); guayo, guayo fricto, guayo prieto, roble de olor, roble guayo (Cuba); sabana (Puerto Rico)
Other name	bwa dòti, chenn kalbas (creole, Haiti)
Trade name