Hardwood · Medicinal
Guapinol
Hymenaea courbaril L.
Southern Mexico to Brazil
Fun factThe heartwood is very resistant to both brown-rot and white-rot fungi, and the tree exudes a rosin-like gum known commercially as South American copal.
A large canopy tree of the legume family, known in Costa Rica as guapinol, which can exceed 30 m with a well-formed trunk clear for 12 to 24 m and buttressed at the base in old trees. Its seed pods hold an edible pulp. The tree exudes a rosin-like gum sold as South American copal, and its very durable, reddish-brown timber is used for flooring, tool handles and furniture.
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Wildacross the estate
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FamilyFabaceae
Spanish nameGuapinol
Also known asStinkingtoe, Courbaril, Locust, West Indian locust, Jatoba
Native toSouthern Mexico through Central America and the West Indies to northern Brazil, Bolivia and Peru
| Tag | Garden area | Zone | Planted | Status | Sponsored | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 371 | Hardwood Forest | — | 5 July 2019 | Planted | — | Incense from sap |