Myroxylon balsamum
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID643fdeac1b3a7226105104 |
| Scientific name | Myroxylon balsamum |
| Authority | Harms |
| First published in | Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin5: 94 (1908) |
Description Top
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It is also valued for its medicinal properties, as the resin is used in traditional medicine to treat various ailments. The tree is native to tropical forests in Mexico, Peru, and Brazil, and can reach heights of up to 45 meters. It has two varieties, known as Tolu balsam tree and Peru balsam tree, which produce different types of resin. The tree has a round crown and yellowish bark with a strong odor. Its leaves are pubescent and have glandular oil dots. The tree blooms after 5 years and produces white flowers with 10 stamens. The fruit is a flat, winged pod that drops in the months of November to January. The wood of M. balsamum is used for various purposes, including flooring, furniture, and construction, and is resistant to fungal decay. The tree is also planted for balsam production in other regions such as West Africa, India, and Sri Lanka. Its resin is used in the production of cosmetics and medicines, and the tree is also valued for its medicinal properties in traditional medicine.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Myroxylon balsamum var. balsamum | (L.) Harms | |
| Myroxylon balsamum var. pereirae | Harms | Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin4: 95 (1908) |
| Toluifera balsamum | L. | Sp. Pl.: 384 (1753) |
| Myroxylon pereirae | Klotzsch | Bonplandia (Hannover)5: 274 (1857) |
| Toluifera balsamum var. pereirae | (Royle) Baill. | Traité Bot. Méd. Phan.: 676 (1883) |
| Myrospermum pereirae | Royle | Man. Mat. Med., ed. 2: 414 (1853) |
| Toluifera pereirae | (Royle) Baill. | Hist. Pl.2: 383 (1870) |
| Myroxylon pereirae | Royle | |
| Myroxylon balsamum var. punctatum | Harms | Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin5: 97 (1908) |
| Myroxylon punctatum | Klotzsch | F.G.Hayne, Getreue Darstell. Gew.14: t. 12 (1843) |
| Myroxylon hanburyanum | Klotzsch | Bonplandia (Hannover)5: 275 (1857) |
| Myroxylon sonsouatense | (Peeira ex Oerst.) Flueck. & D.Hanb. | Pharmacogr.: 179 (1874) |
| Myrospermum punctatum | (Klotzsch) Walp. | Repert. Bot. Syst.1: 805 (1843) |
| Toluifera punctata | (Klotzsch) Baill. | Hist. Pl.2: 383 (1870) |
| Myrospermum sonsonatense | Pereira ex Oersted | Medicinal Plantz il. No. 83 (1880). |
| Toluifera balsamum var. punctata | (Klotzsch) Baill. | Traité Bot. Méd. Phan.: 677 (1883) |
| Myrospermum balsamiferum | Ruiz & Pav. | Anales Inst. Bot. Cavanilles14: 717 (1956) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | balsam of tolu |
| Spanish | árbol de bálsamo |
| Spanish | bálsamo |
| Spanish | bálsamo de tolú |
| Arabic | طاليسفر |
| Arabic | بسان العصافير |
| Catalan | bàlsam del perú |
| Finnish | rohtobalsami |
| French | baumier du pérou |
| Japanese | マメ科 |
| Japanese | ペルーバルサム |
| Japanese | トルーバルサムノキ |
| Polish | woniawiec balsamowy |
| Portuguese | bálsamo-de-tolu |
| Chinese | 吐鲁香树 |
| Chinese | 香脂豆 |
| Chinese | 秘鲁胶树 |
| Chinese | 吐鲁胶豆 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000212074 |
| USDA Plants | MYBA3 |
| Tropicos | 13003351 |
| INPN | 447574 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:166483-2 |
| The Plant List | ild-7152 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 354903 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 53906 |
| IUCN Red List | 62026528 |
| IPNI | 509446-1 |
| iNaturalist | 209950 |
| GBIF | 5357190 |
| EPPO | MYXBA |
| EOL | 702850 |
| USDA GRIN | 24873 |
| Wikipedia | Myroxylon_balsamum |
| CMAUP | NPO6528 |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| > Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Benzoic acid esters | |||||
| Benzyl Benzoate | 2345 | Click to see C1=CC=C(C=C1)COC(=O)C2=CC=CC=C2 | 212.24 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids | |||||
| cis-Nerolidol | 5320128 | Click to see CC(=CCCC(=CCCC(C)(C=C)O)C)C | 222.37 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids / Aromadendrane sesquiterpenoids / 5,10-cycloaromadendrane sesquiterpenoids | |||||
| (1aS,4aS,7aS,7bR)-1,1,7-trimethyl-4-methylidene-2,3,4a,5,6,7,7a,7b-octahydro-1aH-cyclopropa[e]azulene | 91746456 | Click to see CC1CCC2C1C3C(C3(C)C)CCC2=C | 204.35 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.19870700711 |
| Alloaromadendren | 91746537 | Click to see CC1CCC2C1C3C(C3(C)C)CCC2=C | 204.35 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.19870700711 |
| Viridiflorene | 10910653 | Click to see CC1CCC2=C(CCC3C(C12)C3(C)C)C | 204.35 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1002/HLCA.19870700711 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene lactones / Sesquiterpene lactones / Eudesmanolides, secoeudesmanolides, and derivatives | |||||
| Encelin | 72540 | Click to see CC12CC3C(CC1C(=C)C(=O)C=C2)C(=C)C(=O)O3 | 244.28 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Farinosin | 442240 | Click to see CC12CC3C(CC1C(=C)C(=O)C=C2)C(C(=O)O3)(C)O | 262.30 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbonyl compounds / Phenylketones / Alkyl-phenylketones | |||||
| 5-Acetyl-2-methoxybenzaldehyde | 288758 | Click to see CC(=O)C1=CC(=C(C=C1)OC)C=O | 178.18 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzopyrans / 1-benzopyrans / 2,2-dimethyl-1-benzopyrans | |||||
| 6-Vinyl-7-methoxy-2,2-dimethylchromene | 188454 | Click to see CC1(C=CC2=CC(=C(C=C2O1)OC)C=C)C | 216.27 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Encecalin | 114703 | Click to see CC(=O)C1=C(C=C2C(=C1)C=CC(O2)(C)C)OC | 232.27 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Eupatoriochromene | 100768 | Click to see CC(=O)C1=C(C=C2C(=C1)C=CC(O2)(C)C)O | 218.25 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / 2-arylbenzofuran flavonoids | |||||
| 2-(2,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-5,6-dimethoxybenzofuran | 44260110 | Click to see COC1=C(C=C2C(=C1)C=C(O2)C3=C(C=C(C=C3)O)O)OC | 286.28 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)89391-7 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Cinnamic acid esters | |||||
| Benzyl alcohol, cinnamate | 15558051 | Click to see C1=CC=C(C=C1)COC(=O)C=CC2=CC=CC=C2 | 238.28 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Benzyl cinnamate | 5273469 | Click to see C1=CC=C(C=C1)COC(=O)C=CC2=CC=CC=C2 | 238.28 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Cinnamic acids | |||||
| Cinnamic acid | 444539 | Click to see C1=CC=C(C=C1)C=CC(=O)O | 148.16 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamyl alcohols | |||||
| 1-Dideuterio-3-phenylprop-2-en-1-ol | 10534709 | Click to see C1=CC=C(C=C1)C=CCO | 136.19 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / Furanoisoflavonoids / Pterocarpans | |||||
| Medicarpin | 336327 | Click to see COC1=CC2=C(C=C1)C3COC4=C(C3O2)C=CC(=C4)O | 270.28 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)89391-7 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / O-methylated isoflavonoids / 4-O-methylated isoflavonoids | |||||
| (3S)-Sativanone | 46881075 | Click to see COC1=CC=C(C=C1)C2COC3=C(C2=O)C=CC(=C3)O | 270.28 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)89391-7 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / O-methylated isoflavonoids / 4-O-methylated isoflavonoids / 3-hydroxy,4-methoxyisoflavonoids | |||||
| (3R)-7-hydroxy-3-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one | 163193954 | Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C=C1)C2COC3=C(C2=O)C=CC(=C3)O)O | 286.28 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)89391-7 |
| 3'-Hydroxy-8-O-methylretusin | 44257262 | Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C=C1)C2=COC3=C(C2=O)C=CC(=C3OC)O)O | 314.29 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)89391-7 |
| Calycosin | 5280448 | Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C=C1)C2=COC3=C(C2=O)C=CC(=C3)O)O | 284.26 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)89391-7 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / O-methylated isoflavonoids / 4-O-methylated isoflavonoids / 4-O-methylisoflavones | |||||
| Formononetin | 5280378 | Click to see COC1=CC=C(C=C1)C2=COC3=C(C2=O)C=CC(=C3)O | 268.26 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)89391-7 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / O-methylated isoflavonoids / 7-O-methylated isoflavonoids / 7-O-methylisoflavones | |||||
| 7,3',4'-Trimethoxyisoflavone | 628528 | Click to see COC1=CC2=C(C=C1)C(=O)C(=CO2)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)OC)OC | 312.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(79)80020-5 |
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