Hymenaea

Hymenaea stigonocarpa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Detarioideae
Tribus: Detarieae
Genus: Hymenaea
Species: H. altissima – H. aurea – H. cangaceira – H. courbaril – H. eriogyne – H. erythrocarpa – H. fariana – H. intermedia – H. longifolia – H. maranhensis – H. martiana – H. oblongifolia – H. osanigraseminae – H. parvifolia – H. reticulata – H. rubriflora – H. stigonocarpa – H. torrei – H. velutina – H. verrucosa

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Hymenaea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Oct 21. Reference page.

Name

Hymenaea L., 1753

• Type species: Hymenaea courbaril L.

Synonyms

• Courbaril Mill.
• Tanroujou Juss.
• Trachylobium Hayne
• Valcarcelia Lag.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Mexico to Tropical America, Kenya to Mozambique, W. Indian Ocean Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Kenya, Leeward Is., Madagascar, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Suriname, Tanzania, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is. Introduced into: Benin, Borneo, China Southeast, Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Madagascar, Malaya, Philippines, Senegal, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Uganda, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus II. Pp. 561–1200, [1–30, index], [1, err.]. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 1192

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Hymenaea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Oct 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Hymenaea. Published online. Accessed: Oct 21 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Hymenaea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Oct 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist

Vernacular names

čeština: Kurbaryl
hrvatski: Skakavčevo–drvo
lietuvių: Kopalmedis
Tiếng Việt: Chi Tòng chi
中文: 孪叶豆属

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