EPPO Global Database

Hymenaea courbaril(HMYCO)

Overview
Code created in: 2002-04-09

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: HMYCO
  • Preferred name: Hymenaea courbaril
  • Authority: Linnaeus

Notes

Native to Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, South America (except southern cone). Introduced in Sri Lanka, Malesia (Malaysia, Java, Borneo, Philippines), China (including Taiwan), western coastal Africa, Congo, East Africa, Zimbabwe, Madagascar.


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Peltogyne confertifolia (Hayne) Bentham

Common names
Name Language
anami gum English
courbaril plum English
courbril locust English
locust tree English
West Indian locust tree English
südamerikanischer Heuschreckenbaum German
bois de Courbaril French
caroubier de Guyane French
algarrobo del Orinoco Spanish
copal-do-brasil Portuguese
goma-anami Portuguese
jatai Portuguese (BR)
jatoba Portuguese (BR)
luán yè dòu Chinese
孪叶豆 Chinese