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Taxon:
Amyris balsamifera
L.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Amyris
Family:
Rutaceae
Subfamily:
Toddalioideae
Nomen number:
102846
Place of publication:
Syst. nat. ed. 10, 2:1000. 1759
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
12/19/1988
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
Adams, C.
1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Boutelje, J. B.
1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds.
1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols. 2:211.
Encke, F. et al.
1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
URL:
http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:2422827336895397#
Hokche, O. et al.
2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
Jardín Botánico Nacional.
1998-. Flora de la República de Cuba
Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds.
1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier).
1946-1969. Flora de Cuba
Liogier, H. A.
1981-. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-.
Liogier, H. A.
1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
Long, R. W. & O. Lakela.
1971. A flora of tropical Florida.
Mabberley, D. J.
1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Nelson, C. H. N.
2008. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Honduras
Note:
Secretaría de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Oyen, L. P. A. & Nguyen Xuan Dung, eds.
1999. Essential-oil plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 19:163.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Note:
mentions
Personal Care Products Council.
INCI
URL:
http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark.
1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Note:
mentions
Stevens, W. D. et al., eds.
2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
Wunderlin, R. & B. Hansen.
Atlas of Florida vascular plants (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/
1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Common names
English
balsam amyris –
Reference(s)
balsam torchwood –
Reference(s)
candlewood –
Reference(s)
poison-ash –
Reference(s)
West Indian rosewood –
Reference(s)
West Indian-sandalwood –
Reference(s)
French
baumier de la Jamaique –
Reference(s)
santal du Venezuela –
Reference(s)
German
Venezuela-Sandelholz –
Reference(s)
westindisches Sandelholz –
Reference(s)
Italian
sandalo della India Occidental –
Reference(s)
Swedish
amyris –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Florida
s.
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Cuba
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Dominican Republic
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Haiti
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Jamaica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
United States
Puerto Rico
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Honduras
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Nicaragua
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
Anzoategui
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
Aragua
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
Carabobo
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
Federal District
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Colombia
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
Manabí
Native
Northern America
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Florida (s.)]
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Cuba
,
Dominican Republic
,
Haiti
,
Jamaica
,
United States
[Puerto Rico]
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Costa Rica
,
Honduras
,
Nicaragua
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Venezuela
[Anzoategui, Aragua, Federal District, Carabobo]
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Colombia
,
Ecuador
[Manabí]
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Materials
essential oils
essential oil adulterant of sandalwood oil
Oyen, L. P. A. & Nguyen Xuan Dung, eds.
1999. Essential-oil plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 19:163.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Note:
mentions
Materials
wood
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark.
1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Note:
mentions
Materials
wood
Mabberley, D. J.
1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Name
References