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Taxon:  Myroxylon balsamum (L.) Harms



Summary
Genus:
Myroxylon
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Sophoreae
Nomen number:
24873
Place of publication:
Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 5:94. 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 var. balsamum (0 active accession[s])
Myroxylon balsamum (L.) Harms var. pereirae (Royle) Harms (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
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Common names
Portuguese (Brazil)
bálsamo –
cabreúva –
cabreúva-vermelha –
pau-de-bálsamo –
Swedish
tolubalsamträd –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoCampeche 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuerrero 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMichoacan 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMorelos 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoYucatan 
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaCosta Rica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaEl Salvador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaNicaragua  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaPanama  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaAmazonas 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaAntioquia 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaCesar 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaMagdalena 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaMeta 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorNapo 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorPastaza 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorZamora-Chinchipe 
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Campeche, Chiapas, Guerrero, Michoacan, Morelos, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Yucatan]
Southern America
  • MESOAMERICA: Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia [Amazonas, Antioquia, Cesar, Magdalena, Meta], Ecuador [Napo, Pastaza, Zamora-Chinchipe]
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=24873. Accessed 1 May 2026.

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