Rutaceae
Balsam torchwood
Amyris balsamifera
- Family
- Rutaceae
- Genus
- Amyris
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Amyris balsamiferaRutaceae
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 香脂火炬木
- English
- Balsam torchwood
- Haitian Creole
- Bwa chandèl
Synonyms
- Amyris funckiana Turcz.
- Elemifera balsamifera (L.) Kuntze
- Rhus arborescens (Mill.) DC.
- Schimmelia oleifera Holmes
- Toxicodendron arborescens Mill.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Navassa Island: native, Puerto Rico: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.