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Taxon:
Myroxylon balsamum
(L.) Harms var.
pereirae
(Royle) Harms
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Myroxylon
Family:
Fabaceae
(alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Sophoreae
Nomen number:
70454
Place of publication:
Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 5:95. 1908
Verified:
11/06/1985
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Myroxylon balsamum
(L.) Harms
(0 active accession[s])
Myroxylon balsamum
(L.) Harms var.
balsamum
(0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Myrospermum pereirae
Royle
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Myroxylon pereirae
(Royle) Klotzsch
Toluifera pereirae
(Royle) Baill.
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Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Boer, E. & A. B. Ella, eds.
2000. Plants producing exudates. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 18:130.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Duke, J. A.
1981. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance
Encke, F. et al.
1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Isely, D.
1981. Leguminosae of the United States. III. Subfamily Papilionoideae: tribes Sophoreae, Podalyrieae, and Loteae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 25(3):27.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third.
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
McVaugh, R.
1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Rudd, V. E.
1968. Leguminosae of Mexico - Faboideae I. Sophoreae and Podalyrieae. Rhodora 70:504.
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark.
1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Common names
English
balsam-of-Peru –
Reference(s)
balsam-of-Peru-tree –
Reference(s)
Peru balsam –
Reference(s)
French
baumier du Pérou –
Reference(s)
German
Perubalsambaum –
Reference(s)
Spanish
bálsamo blanco –
Reference(s)
bálsamo del Perú –
Reference(s)
Swedish
perubalsamträd –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Campeche
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Chiapas
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Guerrero
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Michoacán de Ocampo
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Morelos
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Oaxaca
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Yucatán
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
El Salvador
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Guatemala
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Nicaragua
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
Napo
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
Pastaza
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
Zamora Chinchipe
2
Cultivated
also cult.
Native
Northern America
SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Campeche, Chiapas, Guerrero, Michoacán de Ocampo, Morelos, Oaxaca, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]
Southern America
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Costa Rica
,
Guatemala
,
Nicaragua
,
El Salvador
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Ecuador
[Napo, Pastaza, Zamora Chinchipe]
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
Boer, E. & A. B. Ella, eds.
2000. Plants producing exudates. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 18:130.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Food additives
flavoring
fide Leg WorldEc; Pl Res SEAs 18:130. 2000
Boer, E. & A. B. Ella, eds.
2000. Plants producing exudates. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 18:130.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Materials
essential oils
Boer, E. & A. B. Ella, eds.
2000. Plants producing exudates. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 18:130.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Materials
gum/resin
gum used in perfumery
Duke, J. A.
1981. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance
Materials
wood
Boer, E. & A. B. Ella, eds.
2000. Plants producing exudates. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 18:130.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Medicines
source of balsam
fide CRC MedHerbs ed2; Herbs Commerce ed2; Pl Res SEAs 18:130. 2000
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Name
References