Hymenaea oblongifolia

Hymenaea oblongifolia is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to the várzea forest ecosystem of northern and western South America.[2] A tree reaching 40 m (130 ft), it is harvested for its timber, and its edible fruit is also collected in the wild for sale.[3] It is used as a street tree in Medellín, Colombia.[4]

Hymenaea oblongifolia
Trunk usually has buttresses
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Hymenaea
Species:
H. oblongifolia
Binomial name
Hymenaea oblongifolia
Synonyms[2]
  • Cynometra zamorana R.E.Schult.
  • Hymenaea davisii Sandwith
  • Hymenaea palustris Ducke

Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted:[2]

  • Hymenaea oblongifolia var. davisii (Sandwith) Y.T.Lee & Langenh. – Guyana, Venezuela
  • Hymenaea oblongifolia var. latifolia Y.T.Lee & Langenh. – northeastern Brazil
  • Hymenaea oblongifolia var. oblongifolia – Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, northern Brazil, Peru
  • Hymenaea oblongifolia var. palustris (Ducke) Y.T.Lee & Langenh. – Colombia, Guyana, northern Brazil, Peru, Venezuela

References
  1. Groom, A. (2012). "Hymenaea oblongifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T19892326A20080155. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T19892326A20080155.en. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  2. "Hymenaea oblongifolia Huber". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  3. Fern, Ken (20 July 2022). "Useful Tropical Plants – Hymenaea oblongifolia Huber Fabaceae". tropical.theferns.info. Tropical Plants Database. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  4. 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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