Other Common Names 
Roble bianco is also known by the following names (4, 9, 21, 23, 26); 
Amapa rosa 
Amapola 
Apamate 
Guayacan 
Hokab 
ilacuelizo 
Macuil 
Macuiles 
Macuil ixuatl 
Maculigua 
Maculiz 
Mano de leon 
Mexico 
Mexico 
Venezuela 
Costa Rica 
Mexico 
Honduras 
Mexico 
Salvador 
Mexico 
Salvador 
Mexico 
Guatemala, Honduras 
Maqueliz 
Maquil 
Matilisquate 
Orumo 
Palo de rosa 
Palo yugo 
Pink poui 
Poirier 
Roble de sabana 
Rcble del no 
Roble morado 
Rosa morado 
Guatemala, Honduras 
Mexico 
Guatemala, Honduras 
Venezuela 
Mexico 
Mexico 
Trinidad 
Martinique 
Costa Rica 
Colombia 
Colombia 
Mexico 
The Tree 
Size 
Roble bianco may reach a height of 95 feet and a diameter of 2 feet or more. 
Buttresses often extend from 7 to 10 feet up the trunk. Clear boles-20 to 
35 and occasionally to 50 feet above the buttresses may occur (3* {± 9 15* 17, 
21, 22, 23). 
Bark 
The grayish bark is rough and scaly near the base of the tree, but it is 
smooth higher up (11, 19, 21). ' 
Leaves 
The leaves have five leaflets and are in pairs along the stem and clustered 
near the ends of the branches. The tree is deciduous (19, 23). 
Flowers and Fruit 
The flowers are showy, ranging in color from white to deep pink, and the tree 
is valued for ornamental planting. The fruits are long, slender pods with 
winged seeds (8, 11, 12, 15, 23, 24, 30). 
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