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Hymenaea courbaril

Hymenaea courbaril L.

Also indexed asAbatiAlgarroboBrazilian CherryBrazilian copalBurandãCarapaCourbarilCuapinol
FamilyFabaceae
GenusHymenaea
Use categories8
Linked notes0

Botanical identity

This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.

KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusHymenaea
Scientific name with authorshipHymenaea courbaril L.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Courbaril hymenaea M.Gómez, 1914Hymenaea animifera StokesHymenaea candolleana KunthHymenaea confertifolia HayneHymenaea courbarii var. stilbocarpa (Hayne) Y.T.Lee & Langenh., 1974Hymenaea courbaril var. courbarilHymenaea courbaril var. obtusifolia DuckeHymenaea courbaril var. stilbocarpa (Hayne) Y.T.Lee & Langenh.Hymenaea courbaril var. subsessilis DuckeHymenaea courbaril var. villosa Y.T.Lee & Andrade-LimaHymenaea multiflora KleinhoonteHymenaea resinifera Salisb.Hymenaea retusa Willd.Hymenaea retusa Willd. ex HayneHymenaea splendida VogelHymenaea stilbocarpa HayneInga megacarpa M.E.JonesPeltogyne confertifolia (Hayne) Benth.

Documented use categories

Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
Invertebrate food
Material
Social use

These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.

How to interpret this record

Evidence boundary

A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.

Safety boundary

Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.

Dataset record and provenance

DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier125420-2
Use codesAF EU GS HF IF MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaMalaria and Fever in Latin America

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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation

The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.

Ethnobotanical layer

Traditional-use records for Hymenaea courbaril.

Historical associations preserved from the USDA Dr. Duke dataset. These records are not treatment recommendations.