Hymenaea courbaril

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: Hymenaea courbaril

Name

Hymenaea courbaril L.

Synonyms

Hymenaea animifera Stokes
Hymenaea candolleana Kunth
Hymenaea confertifolia Hayne
Hymenaea courbaril var. obtusifolia Ducke
Hymenaea courbaril var. stilbocarpa (Hayne) Y.T.Lee & Langenh.
Hymenaea courbaril var. subsessilis Ducke
Hymenaea courbaril var. villosa Y.T.Lee & Andrade-Lima
Hymenaea multiflora Kleinhoonte
Hymenaea resinifera Salisb.
Hymenaea retusa Willd. ex Hayne
Hymenaea splendida Vogel
Hymenaea stilbocarpa Hayne
Hymenaea travassosii Kuhlm. ex Paes
Inga megacarpa M.E.Jones
Peltogyne confertiflora (Hayne) Benth.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Central America
  - Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá
- Regional: Western South America
  - Bolivia, Peru
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Paraguay
- Regional: Brazil
  - Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central
- Regional: Northern South America
  - Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
Introduced into:
- Benin, Borneo, China Southeast, Congo, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaya, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Uganda, Zimbabwe

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd 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.

Additional references

Souza, I.M.; Funch, L.S.; de Queiroz, L.P. 2014: Morphological analyses suggest a new taxonomic circumscription for Hymenaea courbaril L. (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae). PhytoKeys 38: 101-118. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.38.7408 Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Hymenaea courbaril 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 courbaril. Published online. Accessed: Oct 21 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Hymenaea courbaril. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Oct 2020.
Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Hymenaea courbaril in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Jatoba
English: Jatobá or Brazilian Cherry
suomi: Amerikanjatobapuu
français: Courbaril
Nederlands: lokusboom, gomcopal
português: Jatobá
română: Jatobá

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