Myroxylon balsamum

Myroxylon balsamum
Tolu balsam tree
Myroxylon balsamum var. balsamum
Peru balsam tree
Myroxylon balsamum var. pereirae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Myroxylon
Species:
M. balsamum
Binomial name
Myroxylon balsamum
(L.) Harms
Synonyms
  • Myrospermum balsamiferum Ruiz & Pavon apud Lopez
  • Myrospermum pereirae Royle
  • Myrospermum punctatum (Klotzsch) Walp.
  • Myrospermum sonsonatense Oerst.
  • Myrospermum toluifera (Kunth) DC.
  • Myroxylon balsamum var. balsamum
  • Myroxylon balsamum var. pereirae (Royle) Harms
  • Myroxylon balsamum var. punctatum (Klotzsch) Harms
  • Myroxylon hanburyanum Klotzsch
  • Myroxylon pereirae (Royle) Klotzsch
  • Myroxylon punctatum Klotzsch
  • Myroxylon toluifera Kunth
  • Myroxylon toluiferum A.Rich.
  • Toluifera balsamum L.
  • Toluifera balsamum Baill. var. balsamum
  • Toluifera balsamum var. pereirae (Royle) Baill.
  • Toluifera pereirae (Royle) Baill.
  • Toluifera balsamum var. punctata Baill

Myroxylon balsamum, Santos mahogany, is a species of tree in the family Fabaceae. It is native to tropical forests from Southern Mexico through the Amazon regions of Peru and Brazil at elevations of 200–690 metres (660–2,260 ft).[2] Plants are found growing in well drained soil in evergreen humid forest.

  1. ^ Canteiro, C.; Lewis, G. (2021). "Myroxylon balsamum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T62026528A62026530. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T62026528A62026530.en. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  2. ^ Bagnatori, Ângela; Lewis, Gwilym P.; de Freitas, Vidal; Goulart, Ana Maria (2015). "A revision of the genus Myroxylon (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae)". Kew Bulletin. 70 (4): 48. Bibcode:2015KewBu..70...48S. doi:10.1007/s12225-015-9604-7. ISSN 0075-5974. S2CID 26434950.