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Cordia gerascanthus L.
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Boraginaceae
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SC SE North America (S Mexico to Costa Rica, West Indies) NW MC South America (Colombia, Bolivia)
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SC SE
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SD[E]
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hyg->mes sci calc
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dr (decoction of flowers is good for cola, decoction of roots is very efficacious for epilepsy, good in a bath against herpes or as astringent, bark is febrifuge) fd ma ti (construction, crafts, furniture, railroad ties)
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Cerdana gerascanthus (L.) Moldenke
Cordia bracteata DC.
Cordia gerascanthoides Kunth
Cordia langlassei Loes.
Cordia rothschuhlii Loes.
Gerascanthus lanceolatus J.Presl
Lithocardium gerascanthus Kuntze
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Spanishelm cordia; panchallon (Jamaica); prince wood; Spanish elm (Antilles, UK)
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cordia panchallon
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amapa; aurel (Honduras); baría (Cuba, Mexico); baría negra (Cuba); barillo (Belize); canalete (Honduras); canaletta; capa prieta (Dominican Republic, Honduras); laura pardo; laurel (Belize); laurel de montaña (Honduras); laurel hembra; laurel negro (Costa Rica, Honduras); muñeco (Dominican Republic); palo de asta (Guatemala); uva gomosa, varia común, varia negra, varía, varía prieta (Cuba); ziricote
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bahon, bahonche (maya, Belize)
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canalete
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