Fabaceae
Balsam of Tolu
Myroxylon balsamum
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Myroxylon
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Common names
By language (5)
- Arabic
- بسان العصافير
- Chinese
- 吐鲁胶豆, 秘鲁胶树, 香脂豆, 吐鲁香树, 秘鲁香树
- English
- Balsam of Tolu
- Japanese
- 抜爾撒謨, トルーバルサムノキ, ペルーバルサム, トルーバルサム
- Spanish
- Bálsamo, Bálsamo de Tolú, Árbol de bálsamo
Synonyms
- Myrospermum balsamiferum Ruiz & Pav.
- Myrospermum balsamiferum Ruiz & Pav.
- Myrospermum pereirae Royle
- Myrospermum punctatum (Klotzsch) Walp.
- Myrospermum sonsonatense Pereira ex Oerst.
- Myrospermum sonsonatense Pereira ex Oersted
- Myrospermum toluiferum DC.
- Myroxylon balsamum var. balsamum
- Myroxylon balsamum var. genuinum Harms
- Myroxylon balsamum var. pereirae (Royle) Harms
- Myroxylon balsamum var. punctatum (Klotzsch) Harms
- Myroxylon hanburyanum Klotzsch
- Myroxylon pereirae (Royle) Klotzsch
- Myroxylon pereirae Royle
- Myroxylon punctatum Klotzsch
- Myroxylon sonsouatense (Pereira ex Oerst.) Flück. & D.Hanb.
- Myroxylon toluiferum A.Rich.
- Toluifera balsamum L.
- Toluifera balsamum var. pereirae (Royle) Baill.
- Toluifera balsamum var. punctata (Klotzsch) Baill.
- Toluifera pereirae (Royle) Baill.
- Toluifera punctata (Klotzsch) Baill.
Characteristics
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: introduced
Photos
Photo: Maša Sinreih in Valentina Vivod, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Maša Sinreih in Valentina Vivod, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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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.