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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.
Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
Note:
based on Alden, B. & S. Ryman. 2005-: SKUD (Swedish Utility and Cultivated Plants Database)
http://www.skud.info
Boer, E. & A. B. Ella, eds.
2000. Plants producing exudates. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 18:130.
http://proseanet.org
Duke, J. A. et al.
CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs. 2002
Duke, J. A.
Handbook of legumes of world economic importance. 1981
Encke, F. et al.
Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. 1984
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.
Hortus third. 1976
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
Note:
American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, MD
McVaugh, R.
Flora Novo-Galiciana. 1983-
Rehm, S.
Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants. 1994
Rudd, V. E.
1968. Leguminosae of Mexico - Faboideae I. Sophoreae and Podalyrieae. Rhodora 70:504.
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark.
Flora of Guatemala. 1946-1976
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
Exportable format
order_code
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
Michoacan
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Morelos
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Oaxaca
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Veracruz
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Yucatan
1
Native
Southern America
Mesoamerica
Costa Rica
1
Native
Southern America
Mesoamerica
El Salvador
1
Native
Southern America
Mesoamerica
Guatemala
1
Native
Southern America
Mesoamerica
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, Michoacan, Morelos, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Yucatan]
Southern America
MESOAMERICA:
Costa Rica
,
Guatemala
,
Nicaragua
,
El Salvador
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Ecuador
[Napo, Pastaza, Zamora-Chinchipe]
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Economic Uses
Environmental
Food additives
flavoring (fide Leg WorldEc; Pl Res SEAs 18:130. 2000) –
Reference(s)
Materials
essential oils (fide Pl Res SEAs 18:130. 2000) –
Reference(s)
Medicines
source of balsam (fide CRC MedHerbs ed2; Herbs Commerce ed2; Pl Res SEAs 18:130. 2000) –
Reference(s)
Name
References
Economic Uses