Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

Sandpaper tree

Curatella americana

Spanish: Hojamán

Sandpaper tree (Curatella americana)
Photographed by marumg on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC-SA

Curatella americana, commonly known as the wild cashew tree, sambaı́ba, and the sandpaper tree, is a species of tree in the family Dilleniaceae. It is the sole accepted species in genus Curatella. Most often recorded in Oct.

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Dilleniales › Dilleniaceae
Local records1 research-grade observation within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records1,218 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2020 – 2020
Months recorded near La Saladita
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Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Sandpaper tree (Curatella americana) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/curatella-americana/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.