Hymenaea courbaril L., 1753 31% complete

Brazilian copal

Sp. Pl.: 1192 (1753)


Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Hymenaea courbaril, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced11 Source not recorded9 Not on the record11 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database, Earlier Trefle data
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 1192 (1753) No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
Source not recorded
Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1753 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name Brazilian copal No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Mexico to Trop. America No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 2110 cm
  • 2110 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 83 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 48, 64, 92, 262, 269, 473, 479, 593, 595, 668, 673, 873, 909
Sourced
Biological type empty Not on the record
Flower color white Sourced
Flower conspicuous true
  • true · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Foliage color empty Not on the record
Foliage texture coarse Sourced
Fruit color empty Not on the record
Fruit conspicuous true
  • true · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Fruit shape empty Not on the record
Growth habit Tree
  • Tree · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Growth rate Slow Sourced
Inflorescence type empty Not on the record
Maximum height empty No source recorded
1 earlier or rejected value
  • Rejected 2000 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 48, 64, 92, 262, 269, 473, 479, 593, 595, 668, 673, 873, 909 below the average height (2110 cm) of the same record
Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Duration perennial Sourced
Ecology
Nitrogen fixation High
  • High · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 67, 130, 269, 444, 445, 822
Sourced
Ph maximum pH 7.5
  • pH 7.5 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Ph minimum pH 5.5
  • pH 5.5 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth empty Not on the record
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty Not on the record
Other
Human usage type — Not on the record
Salt tolerance — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record