Taxon: Myroxylon balsamum (L.) Harms

See also subordinate taxa:

• Myroxylon balsamum var. balsamum (no accessions)
• Myroxylon balsamum var. pereirae (no accessions)

Common names:

• balsam-of-Peru   (Source: World Econ Pl ) – English   [Myroxylon balsamum var. pereirae]
  
• balsam-of-Peru-tree   (Source: Herbs Commerce ed2 ) – English   [Myroxylon balsamum var. pereirae]
  
• balsam-of-Tolu   (Source: World Econ Pl ) – English   [Myroxylon balsamum var. balsamum]
  
• opobalsam   (Source: HerbSpices 2:209.) – English   [Myroxylon balsamum var. balsamum]
  
• Peru balsam   (Source: World Econ Pl ) – English   [Myroxylon balsamum var. pereirae]
  
• Tolu balsam   (Source: World Econ Pl ) – English   [Myroxylon balsamum var. balsamum]
  
• Tolu-balsam-tree   (Source: Herbs Commerce ed2 ) – English   [Myroxylon balsamum var. balsamum]
  
• baumier de Tolu   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – French   [Myroxylon balsamum var. balsamum]
  
• baumier du Pérou   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – French   [Myroxylon balsamum var. pereirae]
  
• Perubalsambaum   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – German   [Myroxylon balsamum var. pereirae]
  
• Tolubalsambaum   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – German   [Myroxylon balsamum var. balsamum]
  
• bálsamo   (Source: D. Groth, p.c. 2005) – Portuguese (Brazil)
  
• cabreúva   (Source: D. Groth, p.c. 2005) – Portuguese (Brazil)
  
• cabreúva-vermelha   (Source: D. Groth, p.c. 2005) – Portuguese (Brazil)
  
• pau-de-bálsamo   (Source: D. Groth, p.c. 2005) – Portuguese (Brazil)
  
• árbol de Tolú   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – Spanish   [Myroxylon balsamum var. balsamum]
  
• árbol tolú   (Source: Esp Veg Prom ) – Spanish   [Myroxylon balsamum var. balsamum]
  
• bálsamo blanco   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – Spanish   [Myroxylon balsamum var. pereirae]
  
• bálsamo de Tolú   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – Spanish   [Myroxylon balsamum var. balsamum]
  
• bálsamo del Perú   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – Spanish   [Myroxylon balsamum var. pereirae]
  
• estoraque   (Source: Esp Veg Prom ) – Spanish   [Myroxylon balsamum var. balsamum]
  

Economic importance:

• View phytochemical or ethnobotanical data from Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Distributional range:

• NORTHERN AMERICA
  Central Mexico: Mexico - Guerrero, Michoacan, Morelos, Oaxaca, Veracruz
• SOUTHERN AMERICA
  Mesoamerica: Costa Rica; El Salvador; Mexico - Campeche, Chiapas, Yucatan; Nicaragua; Panama
  Northern South America: Venezuela
  Western South America: Colombia - Amazonas, Antioquia, Cesar, Magdalena, Meta; Ecuador - Napo, Pastaza, Zamora-Chinchipe

References:

• Anderson, R. 1968. The trees of New South Wales. (Trees NSWales)
• Boer, E. & A. B. Ella, eds. 2000. Plants producing exudates. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). (Pl Res SEAs) 18:130.
• Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature. (Ency WTimber)
• Correa, J. E. & H. Y. Bernal. 1992. Especies vegetales promisorias de los paises del Convenio Andres Bello. (Esp Veg Prom) 8:436–449.
• Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs. (CRC MedHerbs ed2)
• Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. (Zander ed13)
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop - on-line resource. (Ecocrop)
• Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. [re. Brazilian common names].
• Isely, D. 1981. Leguminosae of the United States. III. Subfamily Papilionoideae: tribes Sophoreae, Podalyrieae, and Loteae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 25(3):25.
• Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75. (L Ecuador)
• Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. (Hortus 3)
• McVaugh, R. 1983–. Flora Novo-Galiciana. (F NGalicia)
• Rudd, V. E. 1968. Rhodora 70:502.
• Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946–1976. Flora of Guatemala. (F Guat)
• Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995–. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. (F VenGuay)
• Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952–. Flora of tropical East Africa. (F TE Afr)
• Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943–1980. Flora of Panama. (F Panama)

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Myroxylon balsamum.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Myroxylon balsamum. Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

Synonyms:

• Myrospermum pereirae Royle [≡ Myroxylon balsamum var. pereirae]
  
• Myroxylon pereirae (Royle) Klotzsch [≡ Myroxylon balsamum var. pereirae]
  (previously associated with 2 accessions)
• Toluifera balsamum L. [≡ Myroxylon balsamum var. balsamum]
  (previously associated with 3 accessions)
• Toluifera pereirae (Royle) Baill. [≡ Myroxylon balsamum var. pereirae]
  (previously associated with 5 accessions)

Check other databases for Myroxylon balsamum (L.) Harms:

• TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
• ILDIS: International Legume Database & Information Service
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.
  Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

Images or nodulation data:

• Seed: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• GRIN nodulation data

More:

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• Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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