Dipteryx oleifera

Dipteryx oleifera (syns. Dipteryx panamensis and Coumarouna panamensis), the eboe, choibá or almendro (almond in Spanish), is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador.[1][2][3]

Dipteryx oleifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Dipteryx
Species:
D. oleifera
Binomial name
Dipteryx oleifera
Synonyms[1]
  • Coumarouna oleifera (Benth.) Taub.
  • Coumarouna panamensis Pittier
  • Dipteryx panamensis (Pittier) Record & Mell
  • Oleiocarpon panamense (Pittier) Dwyer

A valuable hardwood timber tree, its almond-flavored seeds are edible and sold in local markets.[4] Its seedpods are so oily that locals use them as torches.[5] It has "great potential" as an ornamental due to its spectacular bloom of pink flowers which lasts for weeks,[5] and is used as a street tree in Medellín, Colombia.[6]

References
  1. "Dipteryx oleifera Benth". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  2. "Dipteryx oleifera eboe". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022. Other common names; ebor
  3. Murillo Gómez, Paola Andrea; Atehortúa Garcés, Lucia (2013). "Cultivos celulares de Choibá Dipteryx oleifera Benth". Revista Colombiana de Biotecnología. 15 (2): 124. doi:10.15446/rev.colomb.biote.v15n2.36862.
  4. Carvalho, Catarina S.; Cardoso, Domingos B.O.S.; Lima, Haroldo C.; Zamora, Nelson A.; Klitgaard, Bente B. (2021). "(2842) Proposal to conserve Coumarouna panamensis (Dipteryx panamensis) against D. oleifera (Leguminosae)". Taxon. 70 (5): 1142–1144. doi:10.1002/tax.12585. S2CID 239533180.
  5. Fern, Ken (20 July 2022). "Useful Tropical Plants Dipteryx oleifera". tropical.theferns.info. Tropical Plants Database. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  6. Ossola, Alessandro; Hoeppner, Malin J.; Burley, Hugh M.; Gallagher, Rachael V.; Beaumont, Linda J.; Leishman, Michelle R. (2020). "The Global Urban Tree Inventory: A database of the diverse tree flora that inhabits the world's cities". Global Ecology and Biogeography. 29 (11): 1907–1914. doi:10.1111/geb.13169. S2CID 225429443.


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