ðə plˈænt ɪz nˈoʊn baɪ ɐ ɹˈeɪndʒ ʌv nˈeɪmz ɪn ɪndˈɪdʒənəs mˌɛsoʊɐmˈɛɹɪkən ænd ˈʌðɚ lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ:  ˈɑːdʒɑːtʃ, ˈɑːdʒaɪt, ˈɑːdʒʌʃt, jˈuːdʒʌʃt, jˈuːdʒʌkst, kæpˈoʊmoʊ, mˈoʊdʒoʊ, ˈɑːks, ˈɪksɪmtʃ, mˈæsɪkə ɪn hɑːndjˈʊɹɹəs, jˈuːdʒ ɪnðə stˈeɪt ʌv mˈɪtʃoʊkən mˈɛksɪkˌoʊ, mˈɑːdʒoʊt ɪn dʒælˈɪskoʊ,  ɪn hˈeɪʃən kɹɪˈoʊl ænd tʃætˈeɪni ɪn tɹˌɪnɪdˈeɪdiən kɹɪˈoʊl.
The plant is known by a range of names in indigenous Mesoamerican and other languages, including:  ojoche, ojite, ojushte, ujushte, ujuxte, capomo, mojo, ox, iximche, masica in Honduras, uje in the state of Michoacan Mexico, mojote in Jalisco,  in Haitian Creole and chataigne in Trinidadian Creole.