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Fabaceae

East African copal

Hymenaea verrucosa Gaertn.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Hymenaea

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East African copal: Zanzibar copal, Amber tree , fruits and seeds
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Common names

By language (4)
Chinese
疣果孪叶豆, 非洲叉叶树
English
East African copal
Marathi
मादागास्कर कोपल
Portuguese
Trachylobium

Synonyms

  • Hymenaea gaertneriana D.Dietr.
  • Hymenaea hayneana D.Dietr.
  • Hymenaea hornemanniana (Hayne) D.Dietr.
  • Hymenaea lamarckiana D.Dietr.
  • Trachylobium gaertnerianum Hayne
  • Trachylobium hornemannianum Hayne
  • Trachylobium lamarckeanum Hayne
  • Trachylobium mossambicense Klotzsch
  • Trachylobium verrucosum (Gaertn.) Oliv.

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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.