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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

Picramnia antidesma Sw.

Simaroubaceae

SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola) NW MW South America (Colombia, Peru)

SC SE

xer calc

dr (barkand leaves decoction taken orally for fever, diarrhea and venereal disease)

Picramnia antidesma var. normalis Kuntze Picramnia cooperi D.M.Porter Picramnia triandra Stokes Tariri antidesma Baill.

Jamaica bitterbush; bitter, macard bitter (Jamaica); macary bitter (West Indies); mahoe bitter (Jamaica); majoe; Tom Bartein's bush (Jamaica)

picramnie de la Jamaïque

aguedita (Dominican Republic); brasilete bastardo, brasilete falso (Cuba); brasilete jalso; quina (Honduras)

Latin name	Picramnia antidesma Sw.
Family	Simaroubaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola) NW MW South America (Colombia, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology	xer calc
Use	dr (barkand leaves decoction taken orally for fever, diarrhea and venereal disease)
Synonym	Picramnia antidesma var. normalis Kuntze Picramnia cooperi D.M.Porter Picramnia triandra Stokes Tariri antidesma Baill.
English name	Jamaica bitterbush; bitter, macard bitter (Jamaica); macary bitter (West Indies); mahoe bitter (Jamaica); majoe; Tom Bartein's bush (Jamaica)
French name	picramnie de la Jamaïque
Spanish name	aguedita (Dominican Republic); brasilete bastardo, brasilete falso (Cuba); brasilete jalso; quina (Honduras)
Other name
Trade name