Myroxylon balsamum (L.)Harms

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Myroxylon L.f.
Tribe: Sophoreae
References: [210]

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Other names:

• Myrospermum toluiferum DC. [Synonym] [1563][1571]
  
• Toluifera balsamum L. [Synonym] [1248][1450][1479][1563][1571][1587]
  

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Common Names:

• B lsamo [1645]
  
• B lsamo de Tol£ [1140]
  
• B lsamo del Per£ [1140]
  
• Balsam [1587]
  
• Balsam of Tolu [1902]
  
• Tolu Balsam [1902]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Tree
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
  • 1990(New Zealand & Pacific)Horn P
  • 1993 Zarucchi JL
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Domestic [1587]
  
• Environmental [1587]
  
• Medicine [210]
  
• Wood [1587]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Ghana [8]
  • Sierra Leone [8]
  • Tanzania [210]
  • Uganda [210]
  • Zaire [8]

• Asia [1587] [1914] [1969]
  • India-ISO [1914]
  • Indonesia-ISO [1969]
  • Sri Lanka [1587]

• Caribbean [2157]
  • Dominican Republic [2157]

• Central America [1479] [2156]
  • El Salvador [1479] [2156]
  • Mexico(South East) [1479]
  • Panama [1228] [1248] [1363] [1479] [1563] [1571] [1587]

• Pacific Ocean [2235] [2264]
  • Fiji [2264]
  • Marshall Is [2235]

• South America [210]
  • Brazil [1231] [1450]
  • Colombia [1479] [1563] [1571] [1587]
  • Guyana [1231]
  • Peru [1450]
  • Venezuela [1450] [1563] [1571]

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 13:16:07