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North America distribution zone

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Posoqueria latifolia (Rudge) Roem. & Schult.

Rubiaceae

SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) South America (tropics)

SC SE

hyg

fd (fruits) pl (ornamental) ti (walking-sticks)

Posoqueria decora DC. Posoqueria metensis R.Knuth Posoqueria trifida Poepp. Solena latifolia Rudge Stannia metensis H.Karst. Tocoyena longifolia Kunth

broadleaf posoqueria; Brazilian oak; monkey apple, moskitowood (Panama); mountain guava p.p. (Belize); Panama posoqueria p.p.; snake seed (Belize); wild coffee (Panama)

posoqueria à feuilles larges

azucena (Costa Rica, Mexico); boca de vieja (Costa Rica, Panama); boca vieja, borajo, borojocito del monte (Panama); cachito (Honduras); carica (Costa Rica); chintonrol (Belize); chintorol (Guatemala); fruta de mono, fruta de murciélago (Panama); fruta la vieja (Colombia); fruto de mono (Costa Rica, Mexico); guayaba de mono, guayabo de mico, guyaba mica (Costa Rica); huevo de mono (Panama); huevo de tigre (Colombia); jamin de arbol, jicarillo (Nicaragua); manzana de mico (Costa Rica); narciso de monte (Colombia); picarito, querica (Costa Rica); toronja (Costa Rica, Mexico); uculluciú (Peru); yazmin de arbol (Colombia); yema de huevo (Honduras)

cacalichuche, chholom-k'oy (maya, Belize)

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Latin name	Posoqueria latifolia (Rudge) Roem. & Schult.
Family	Rubiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology	hyg
Use	fd (fruits) pl (ornamental) ti (walking-sticks)
Synonym	Posoqueria decora DC. Posoqueria metensis R.Knuth Posoqueria trifida Poepp. Solena latifolia Rudge Stannia metensis H.Karst. Tocoyena longifolia Kunth
English name	broadleaf posoqueria; Brazilian oak; monkey apple, moskitowood (Panama); mountain guava p.p. (Belize); Panama posoqueria p.p.; snake seed (Belize); wild coffee (Panama)
French name	posoqueria à feuilles larges
Spanish name	azucena (Costa Rica, Mexico); boca de vieja (Costa Rica, Panama); boca vieja, borajo, borojocito del monte (Panama); cachito (Honduras); carica (Costa Rica); chintonrol (Belize); chintorol (Guatemala); fruta de mono, fruta de murciélago (Panama); fruta la vieja (Colombia); fruto de mono (Costa Rica, Mexico); guayaba de mono, guayabo de mico, guyaba mica (Costa Rica); huevo de mono (Panama); huevo de tigre (Colombia); jamin de arbol, jicarillo (Nicaragua); manzana de mico (Costa Rica); narciso de monte (Colombia); picarito, querica (Costa Rica); toronja (Costa Rica, Mexico); uculluciú (Peru); yazmin de arbol (Colombia); yema de huevo (Honduras)
Other name	cacalichuche, chholom-k'oy (maya, Belize)
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