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Humiria balsamifera

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Ethnobotanical Use
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Internal ID UUID64402111030b0139522843
Scientific name Humiria balsamifera
Authority Aubl. ex J.St.-Hil.
First published in Hist. Pl. Guiane : 564 (1775)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Myrodendron balsamiferum J.F.Gmel. Syst. Nat. ed. 13[bis] : 817 (1791)
Myrodendron amplexicaule Willd. Sp. Pl., ed. 4 , 2: 1171 (1799)
Houmiri balsamifera Aubl. Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 564 (1775)
Humiria amplexicaulis Mart. ex Urb. Fl. Bras. 12(2): 440 (1877)
Humiria montana A.Juss. Fl. Bras. Merid. 1: 89 (1825)
Myrodendrum balsamiferum Raeusch. Nomencl. Bot (ed. 3) (3 ed.): 196 1797
Myrodendrum amplexicaule Willd. Sp. Pl., ed. 4 , 2: 1171 (1799)
Humirium balsamiferum Benth. Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 5: 102 1853
Humiria arenaria Guill. Recueil Observ. Bot. 1: 208. 1861 ; Adansonia [Baillon]
Humiria balsamifera f. acuminata Cuatrec. Ciencia (Mexico) 23: 137 (1964)
Myrodendrum balsamiferum (Aubl.) J.F.Gmel. Syst. Nat., ed. 13[bis]. : 817 (1791)

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Language Common/alternative name
Armenian Բալասաններ

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Humiria balsamifera var. coriacea Cuatrec. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 35: 110 (1961)
Humiria balsamifera var. floribunda (Mart.) Cuatrec. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 35: 99 (1961)
Humiria balsamifera var. guaiquinimana Cuatrec. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 35: 113 (1961)
Humiria balsamifera var. guianensis (Benth.) Cuatrec. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 35: 103 (1961)
Humiria balsamifera var. iluana Cuatrec. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 35: 115 (1961)
Humiria balsamifera var. imbaimadaiensis Cuatrec. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 35: 115 (1961)
Humiria balsamifera var. laurina (Urb.) Cuatrec. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 35: 107 (1961)
Humiria balsamifera var. minarum Cuatrec. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 35: 117 (1961)
Humiria balsamifera var. parvifolia (A.Juss.) Cuatrec. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 35: 108 (1961)
Humiria balsamifera var. pilosa (Steyerm.) Cuatrec. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 35: 116 (1961)
Humiria balsamifera var. savannarum (Gleason) Cuatrec. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 35: 108 (1961)
Humiria balsamifera var. stenocarpa Cuatrec. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 35: 114 (1961)
Humiria balsamifera var. subsessilis (Urb.) Cuatrec. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 35: 102 (1961)
Humiria balsamifera var. balsamifera Unknown

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Name Authority First published in
Humiria balsamifera f. attenuata Cuatrec. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 35: 97 (1961)

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  • Southern America
    • Brazil
      • Brazil North
      • Brazil Northeast
      • Brazil Southeast
      • Brazil West-central
    • Northern South America
      • French Guiana
      • Guyana
      • Suriname
      • Venezuela
    • Western South America
      • Bolivia
      • Colombia
      • Peru

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000725806
Tropicos 15800041
INPN 733444
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:431431-1
The Plant List kew-2854910
Open Tree Of Life 1000238
NCBI Taxonomy 4009
IUCN Red List 62019031
IPNI 431431-1
iNaturalist 120159
GBIF 7320136
EPPO HMZBA
EOL 5405541
USDA GRIN 438405

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Amazonian useful plants described in the book “Le Pays des Amazones” (1885) of the Brazilian propagandist Baron de Santa-Anna Nery: a historical and ethnobotanical perspective Silva LN, Oliveira EC, Baratto LC J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 26-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10897987
doi:10.1186/s13002-024-00663-2
PMID:38409064
Natural Antimicrobials: A Reservoir to Contrast Listeria monocytogenes Ricci A, Lazzi C, Bernini V Microorganisms 15-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10609241
doi:10.3390/microorganisms11102568
PMID:37894226
Industrial applications of fungal lipases: a review Kumar A, Verma V, Dubey VK, Srivastava A, Garg SK, Singh VP, Arora PK Front Microbiol 28-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10175645
doi:10.3389/fmicb.2023.1142536
PMID:37187537
Chemistry and Pharmacology of Bergenin or Its Derivatives: A Promising Molecule Salimo ZM, Yakubu MN, da Silva EL, de Almeida AC, Chaves YO, Costa EV, da Silva FM, Tavares JF, Monteiro WM, de Melo GC, Koolen HH Biomolecules 21-Feb-2023
PMCID:PMC10046151
doi:10.3390/biom13030403
PMID:36979338
The Interaction between Flavonoids and Intestinal Microbes: A Review Xiong HH, Lin SY, Chen LL, Ouyang KH, Wang WJ Foods 09-Jan-2023
PMCID:PMC9857828
doi:10.3390/foods12020320
PMID:36673411
Euterpe oleracea Mart (Açaizeiro) from the Brazilian Amazon: A Novel Font of Fungi for Lipase Production Sena IS, Ferreira AM, Marinho VH, e Holanda FH, Borges SF, de Souza AA, de Carvalho R. Koga R, Lima AL, Florentino AC, Ferreira IM Microorganisms 02-Dec-2022
PMCID:PMC9784082
doi:10.3390/microorganisms10122394
PMID:36557647
Antimicrobial Activity of Extracts from the Humiria balsamifera (Aubl) Dias ED, Cantanhede Filho AJ, Carneiro FJ, da Rocha CQ, da Silva LC, Santos JC, Barros TF, Santos DM Plants (Basel) 19-Jul-2021
PMCID:PMC8309364
doi:10.3390/plants10071479
PMID:34371681
What’s in a name? Revisiting medicinal and religious plants at an Amazonian market Geertsma IP, Françozo M, van Andel T, Rodríguez MA J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 05-Feb-2021
PMCID:PMC7866673
doi:10.1186/s13002-021-00433-4
PMID:33546714
Edible Fruit Plant Species in the Amazon Forest Rely Mostly on Bees and Beetles as Pollinators Paz FS, Pinto CE, de Brito RM, Imperatriz-Fonseca VL, Giannini TC J Econ Entomol 13-Jan-2021
PMCID:PMC8042744
doi:10.1093/jee/toaa284
PMID:33440000
Biochemical analysis of ‘kerosene tree’ Hymenaea courbaril L. under heat stress Gupta D, Eldakak M, Rohila JS, Basu C Plant Signal Behav 31-Oct-2014
PMCID:PMC4623024
doi:10.4161/15592316.2014.972851
PMID:25482765
Perceptions of environmental change and use of traditional knowledge to plan riparian forest restoration with relocated communities in Alcântara, Eastern Amazon Celentano D, Rousseau GX, Engel VL, Façanha CL, de Oliveira EM, de Moura EG J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 27-Jan-2014
PMCID:PMC4120938
doi:10.1186/1746-4269-10-11
PMID:24468421

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