Brazilian copal
Hymenaea courbaril
Family: Fabaceae Genus: Hymenaea Species: courbaril
Synonyms: Hymenaea resinifera, Inga megacarpa, Hymenaea animifera, Peltogyne confertifolia, Hymenaea splendida, Hymenaea retusa, Hymenaea multiflora, Hymenaea courbaril var. obtusifolia, Hymenaea candolleana, Hymenaea courbaril var. subsessilis, Hymenaea courbaril var. stilbocarpa, Hymenaea confertifolia, Hymenaea courbaril var. villosa, Hymenaea stilbocarpa
Brazilian copal (en)
Hymenaea courbaril — leaf
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Hymenaea courbaril — leaf
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Hymenaea courbaril — leaf
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Hymenaea courbaril — leaf
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Hymenaea courbaril — leaf
Botanical Description
Flower: Conspicuous
Foliage: Texture: coarse
Native Region: Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Chemistry & External Identifiers
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