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carboncillo

English translation: carboncillo

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Spanish term or phrase:carboncillo
English translation:carboncillo
Entered by: Barbara L Pavlik

11:04 Apr 12, 2013
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Botany / Colombia
Spanish term or phrase: carboncillo
Se observó vegetación referenciada por sus nombres comunes tales como eucalipto, **carboncillo** y algunos individuos emergentes de palma de cera (Ceroxylon quindiuense) inmersos dentro de los cultivos.

This is in the high Andes of Colombia, if that helps.
Barbara L Pavlik
United States
Local time: 05:04
carboncillo
Explanation:
Since the options are so different, it would not be accurate to draw a conclusion.

According to the two Wikipedia articles, both plants grow in South America. Tecoma stans is a common plant here in Southern California, which we call 'yellow bells' or 'yellow trumpet flower'. I haven't heard of 'yellow trumpetbush'.

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Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 02:04
Grading comment
You're probably right. What I ended up doing was to add a translator's note to the effect that both of these species are known as carboncillo in South America. Thanks for your help.
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Summary of answers provided
4yellow trumpetbush
Antony Price
4prairie acacia, white ball acacia
Zilin Cui
4carboncillo
Muriel Vasconcellos


  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
yellow trumpetbush


Explanation:
Vainillo
Nombre científico: Tecoma stans (L.) Juss. ex Kunth
Familia: BignoniaCeae
Otros nombres comunes: Candelillo, Carboncillo

The links shows that it is a shrub/tree, so probably on the right track. The wiki gives a reference for English names. Yellow trumpetbush, among others



    Reference: http://www.inbio.ac.cr/web-ca/biodiversidad/costa_rica/Arbol...
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tecoma_stans
Antony Price
Spain
Local time: 11:04
Native speaker of: English
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks. This was helpful on the road to discovering that two species are known by this name.

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
prairie acacia, white ball acacia


Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacia_angustissima
also known as carboncillo

Zilin Cui
Local time: 05:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ChineseChinese
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks. This was helpful on the road to discovering that two species are known by this name.

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1 day 7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
carboncillo


Explanation:
Since the options are so different, it would not be accurate to draw a conclusion.

According to the two Wikipedia articles, both plants grow in South America. Tecoma stans is a common plant here in Southern California, which we call 'yellow bells' or 'yellow trumpet flower'. I haven't heard of 'yellow trumpetbush'.



Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 02:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 79
Grading comment
You're probably right. What I ended up doing was to add a translator's note to the effect that both of these species are known as carboncillo in South America. Thanks for your help.
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