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Myroxylon balsamum

Plants

Family: Fabaceae · Genus: Myroxylon

Myroxylon balsamum

Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen · public_domain

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Myroxylon balsamum, is a species of tree in the family Fabaceae. It is known by the common name Santos mahogany or Cabrueva. It is native to tropical forests from Southern Mexico through the Amazon regions of Peru and Brazil at elevations of 200–690 metres (660–2,260 ft). Plants are found growing in well drained soil in evergreen humid forest.

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