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Latin name

Family

Distribution

North America distribution zone

Height

Foliage

Ecology

Use

Synonym

English name

French name

Spanish name

Other name

Trade name

Dipteryx panamensis (Pittier) Record & Mell

Leguminosae

SE North America (Honduras to Panama) NW South America (Colombia)

hyg mes

dr fd (fruits are covered with pubescent which taste soft oil, honey, seeds are edible) fr (seeds) fw ti (bridges, flooring, heavy construction, naval construction, mine props, railroad ties, tool handles, vehicle platform)

Coumarouna oleifera Taub. Coumarouna panamensis Pittier Oleicarpus panamense (Pittier) Dwyer Oleiocarpon panamense (Pittier) Dwyer Oleiocarpon panamensis (Pittier) Dwyer Oleiocarpus panamense (Pittier) Dwyer

Panama tonkabean; ebo, tonka bean

diptéryx du Panama

almendro (Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama); amendro corozo, choibá; choibà (Colombia); eboe (Costa Rica)

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Latin name	Dipteryx panamensis (Pittier) Record & Mell
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Honduras to Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	hyg mes
Use	dr fd (fruits are covered with pubescent which taste soft oil, honey, seeds are edible) fr (seeds) fw ti (bridges, flooring, heavy construction, naval construction, mine props, railroad ties, tool handles, vehicle platform)
Synonym	Coumarouna oleifera Taub. Coumarouna panamensis Pittier Oleicarpus panamense (Pittier) Dwyer Oleiocarpon panamense (Pittier) Dwyer Oleiocarpon panamensis (Pittier) Dwyer Oleiocarpus panamense (Pittier) Dwyer
English name	Panama tonkabean; ebo, tonka bean
French name	diptéryx du Panama
Spanish name	almendro (Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama); amendro corozo, choibá; choibà (Colombia); eboe (Costa Rica)
Other name
Trade name