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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
Myroxylon balsamum var. pereirae (Royle) Harms Leguminosae SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, Cuba) South America (tropics) int SC Eurasia (Sri Lanka) SC SE L cl (incense and preparation of the chrism, items of tribute to the Aztec court) dr (balsam of Peru used for ointment and for flavoring cough syrups, incense, liquid obtained from bark has expectorant and stomachic properties, perfume) fd (seed added to aguardiente in Guatemala) fw ma (source of balsam of Peru) pl ti (boat framing, cabinet work, furniture, interior trim, paneling, railroad ties, veneer) tx Myrospermum pereirae Royle Myrospermum sonsonatense Pereira ex Oerst. Myroxylon pereirae Royle Myroxylon pereirae (Royle) Klotzsch Myroxylon toluiferum A.Rich. Toluifera balsamum var. pereirae (Royle) Baill. Toluifera pereirae Baill. Pereira Tolu balmtree; balsam (Belize, Honduras); balsam seed (Belize); balsam of Peru (Honduras); billy weed (Belize); Peru balsam (Sri Lanka) baumier de Tolu de Pereira arbol bálsamo (Costa Rica, Dominican Republic); balsamo (Costa Rica, Peru); bálsamo (Panama, Peru); bálsamo de sonsonate (Cuba); bálsamo del Perú (Costa Rica, Dominican Republic); bálsamo del Tolú, balsamo toluitano (Colombia); chilaca, chirraca (Costa Rica); estoraque (Peru); guatemala (Cuba); sandalo (Costa Rica) na-bá (maya, Belize)

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Latin name Myroxylon balsamum var. pereirae (Royle) Harms
Family Leguminosae
Distribution SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, Cuba) South America (tropics) int SC Eurasia (Sri Lanka)
North America distribution zone SC SE
Height L
Foliage
Ecology
Use cl (incense and preparation of the chrism, items of tribute to the Aztec court) dr (balsam of Peru used for ointment and for flavoring cough syrups, incense, liquid obtained from bark has expectorant and stomachic properties, perfume) fd (seed added to aguardiente in Guatemala) fw ma (source of balsam of Peru) pl ti (boat framing, cabinet work, furniture, interior trim, paneling, railroad ties, veneer) tx
Synonym Myrospermum pereirae Royle Myrospermum sonsonatense Pereira ex Oerst. Myroxylon pereirae Royle Myroxylon pereirae (Royle) Klotzsch Myroxylon toluiferum A.Rich. Toluifera balsamum var. pereirae (Royle) Baill. Toluifera pereirae Baill.
English name Pereira Tolu balmtree; balsam (Belize, Honduras); balsam seed (Belize); balsam of Peru (Honduras); billy weed (Belize); Peru balsam (Sri Lanka)
French name baumier de Tolu de Pereira
Spanish name arbol bálsamo (Costa Rica, Dominican Republic); balsamo (Costa Rica, Peru); bálsamo (Panama, Peru); bálsamo de sonsonate (Cuba); bálsamo del Perú (Costa Rica, Dominican Republic); bálsamo del Tolú, balsamo toluitano (Colombia); chilaca, chirraca (Costa Rica); estoraque (Peru); guatemala (Cuba); sandalo (Costa Rica)
Other name na-bá (maya, Belize)
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