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Homalium racemosum
Homalium racemosum, the white cogwood, is a tree in the willow family (Salicaceae). Its native habitat ranges from central to northern South America and Central America up to southern Mexico and the Caribbean. They are found in dry forests, seasonal evergreen forests, and rainforests.
The heavy and durable wood is put to a wide variety of uses, including furniture-making and house-building. The plant also has been used in traditional medicine. For instance, the Tiriyó people of Suriname use a decoction (made from the leaves) as a wash for treating fevers. The plant's roots are an astringent. In French Guiana in the 18th century, a decoction (made from the roots) was drunk to treat gonorrhoea.
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Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
