Hymenaea courbaril L.

  • Filed As

    Caesalpiniaceae
    Hymenaea courbaril L.

  • Collector(s)

    A. L. Ososki 537 with J. Saborío, 03 Aug 2001

  • Location

    Dominican Republic. San Cristóbal. Cambita Garabitas, El Cajón de La Colonia, Doña Carmencita's house.

  • Habitat

    Home garden.

  • Description

    Tree to 8m, fruit hard shell with powderish inside, tasted like a fig. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01476820

    Occurrence ID: 33b8344a-0551-4bf3-8875-e0e435be4978

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fabales

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • All Determinations

    Hymenaea courbaril L. det B. Peguero, 06 Jun 2001

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Dominican Republic

  • State/Province

    San Cristóbal

  • Locality

    Cambita Garabitas, El Cajón de La Colonia, Doña Carmencita's house.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 730 m. (2395 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    18.4844, -70.24

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The New York Botanical Garden
Ethnobotany of the Dominican Republic
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No. 537
Caesalpiniaceae
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Hymenaea courbaril L.
det. Peguero, B., 06 Jun 2001
01476820
Dominican Republic. San Cristobal: Cambitif'Garabitas,
El Cajón de La Colonia, Doña Carmencita’s house. 18°29’4.09”N, 70° 14,24.5"W. ça» 730 m¿ ‘ Home garden.
Tree to 8m, fruit hard shell with powderish inside, tasted like a fig. Medicinal plant.
N.V.: algarroba, agaroba, algarrobo [Spanish]
A. Ososki & J. Saborio
03 Aug 2001
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