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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

Polygala penaea L.

Polygalaceae

SE North America (Bahamas, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands)

hyg xer

Badiera domingensis DC. Badiera penaea (L.) DC. Polygala chamaebuxus L. Polygala domingensis Jacq.

Peña polygala; polygale (Bahamas)

polygala petit-buis; bois bénit, petit buis (Haiti); ti buis

crevajosa (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); guayacancillo, jaboncillo, quibrahada, quiebra hacha, quiebrahacha (Dominican Republic)

bwis beni, ti bwi (creole, Haiti)

Latin name	Polygala penaea L.
Family	Polygalaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Bahamas, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg xer
Use
Synonym	Badiera domingensis DC. Badiera penaea (L.) DC. Polygala chamaebuxus L. Polygala domingensis Jacq.
English name	Peña polygala; polygale (Bahamas)
French name	polygala petit-buis; bois bénit, petit buis (Haiti); ti buis
Spanish name	crevajosa (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); guayacancillo, jaboncillo, quibrahada, quiebra hacha, quiebrahacha (Dominican Republic)
Other name	bwis beni, ti bwi (creole, Haiti)
Trade name