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Fouquieria splendens

Fouquieria splendens

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Fouquieria splendens Engelm.
Engl.: ocotillo, candlewood, coachwhip.

Cera Alba (U. S. P.)—White Wax. Cera Flava (U. S. P.)—Yellow Wax.

Botanical name: 
Apis mellifica
Ceroxylon alpinum
Copernicia prunifera
Fouquieria splendens
Morella cerifera
Toxicodendron succedaneum
Virola sebifera

Classic texts: King's 1898.

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