Tropical Plant Database - Plant Details
Hymenaea courbaril
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Conservation Status
- IUCN: least concern
- USFWS: None
Family: FABACEAE
Genus: Hymenaea
Species: courbaril
Species Author: L.
Vernacular: West Indian Locust, Jatai-acu
Genus: Hymenaea
Species: courbaril
Species Author: L.
Vernacular: West Indian Locust, Jatai-acu
A tree common to the Caribbean, Central, and South America. It is a hardwood that is used for furniture, flooring and decorative purposes.
Cite: Wikipedia.org
Cite: Wikipedia.org
- 009428 - collected by Thomas Antonio in 1978
- 044100 - collected by Tim Flynn in 2005
- S062914 - collected by Tim Flynn in 2005
- Unassigned - collected by Tim Flynn in 2005
- 052713 - collected by David H. Lorence in 2007
We currently have 5 herbarium specimens for Hymenaea courbaril in our collection. Click on any specimen below to view the herbarium sheet data.
