The species is known locally as "cow wood", katowar, tuwue or yawahedan in Guyana. In Suriname is it known as gele bagasse, jawahedan, kauhoedoe or kaw-oedoe. In French Guiana it is called bacasse, bagasse, odon or odoun.Odon and odoun are Paramak names. In Maranhão state in Brazil it is called tatajuba or tareka'y;Tareka'y is a Ka'apor name. in Pará it is known as amaparana, taraiko'iTaraiko'i is a Tupi name. or tatajuba; in Roraima it is called tatajuba.
