Hymenaea courbaril L.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Hymenaea L.
Tribe: Detarieae
References: [106][1406]

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Other names:

• Hymenaea candolleana Kunth [Synonym] [1406][1470][1606][1645]
  
• Hymenaea retusa Hayne [Synonym] [1406][1606]
  
• Inga megacarpa M.E.Jones [Synonym] [1406][1470]
  

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Common Names:

• Abati [1406]
  
• Algarobo [1406]
  
• Asucar-huain [1406]
  
• Avati [1406]
  
• Corobore [1406]
  
• Courbaril [1406]
  
• Guapinol [1406]
  
• JataĦ [1406]
  
• JataĦba [1406]
  
• Jatahy [1406]
  
• Jatob  [1406]
  
• Jutahy [1406]
  
• Locust [1406]
  
• Nazareno [1406]
  
• Pampa Estoraque [1406]
  
• Simiri [1406]
  
• Stinking Tree [2]
  
• Timbary [1406]
  
• Trapuca [1406]
  
• West Indian Locust [1902]
  
• West Indian Locust Tree [2]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Tree
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
  • 1993 Zarucchi JL
  • 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Chemical products [2] [1406]
  
• Wood [1406]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Ivory Coast [8]
  • Kenya [106]
  • Uganda [106]

• Caribbean
  • Caribbean-TRP [1056] [1102] [1222] [1233] [1397] [1405] [1406] [1409] [1430] [1442] [1470] [1606] [1645]

• Central America [106] [1117] [1188] [1397] [1406] [1470] [2416]
  • Belize [1242] [1405] [1406] [1645]
  • Costa Rica [1222] [1367] [1397] [1405] [1406] [1658] [2416]
  • El Salvador [1405] [1406] [1645]
  • Guatemala [1405] [1406] [1645]
  • Honduras [1405] [1406]
  • Mexico(North & Central) [1397] [1406] [1470]
  • Mexico(South East) [1117] [1188] [1406] [1470]
  • Nicaragua [1405] [1406]
  • Panama [1222] [1224] [1405] [1406] [1606] [1645] [2416]

• Indian Ocean [1915] [3052]
  • Mauritius [3052]
  • Reunion

• South America
  • Bolivia [1397] [1405] [1406]
  • Brazil [1056] [1222] [1233] [1397] [1405] [1406] [1414] [1430] [1442]
  • Colombia [1397] [1405] [1406] [1442]
  • French Guiana [1405] [1406] [1408]
  • Guyana [1405] [1406]
  • Paraguay [1222] [1397]
  • Peru [1222] [1397] [1442]
  • Surinam [1405] [1406]
  • Venezuela [1397] [1405] [1406]

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Notes:

• Treated by ref.1406 with 6 varieties:courbaril, altissima, longifolia,
  
• stilbocarpa, subsessilis & villosa.
  
• Presence on Mauritius & Reunion not confirmed by Polhill (1990). [1915]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:52:02