Myroxylon balsamum
Balsam; Balsam Of Tolu; Tolu Balsam
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Balsamo | |
| Deutsch | Balsam | |
| English | Balsam; Balsam Of Tolu; Tolu Balsam; Tolu Balsam | |
| Français | Balsam | |
| Italiano | Balsam | |
| Suomi | Balsam | |
| Norsk | Balsam | |
| Čeština | Balsam | |
| Español | incienso, incienso colorado, quina (AR, PY); estoraque, quina-quina (PE); sándalo (EC); bálsamo de tolu (CO) Balsamo De Tolu; Balsamo Del Peru | |
| Svenska | Balsam | |
| Polski | Balsam | |
| Український | Balsam | |
| Român | Balsam | |
| Русский | Balsam | |
| Български | Balsam | |
| EESTI | Balsam | |
| 日本語 | Balsam | |
| Other names | Kata-kamanchal [Sinhala]; Sambranee [Tamil]; |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Central America; South America | |||
| States and Territories | Zaire; Venezuela; Uganda; Tanzania; Sri Lanka; Sierra Leone; Peru; Panama; Mexico(South East); Marshall Is; Jawa; Indonesia; India; Guyana; Ghana; Fiji; El Salvador; Dominican Republic; Colombia; Brazil | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Fabales | |||
| Family | Fabaceae | |||
| Genus | Myroxylon | |||
| Species | balsamum | |||
| Author citation | (L.) Harms | |||
| Scientific name | Myroxylon balsamum (L.) Harms | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/papmy-ba.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | braun/rot/violett | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC | |||
Appearances
Wood
Myroxylon balsamum , ©Dennis Wilson
Myroxylon balsamum , ©MundoForestal-Costa Rica