Jatobá, South American copal

Hymenaea courbaril

A legume whose hard resin is the South American copal and, semi-fossilised, the Dominican and Mexican ambers. Varnish and incense.

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Hymenaea courbaril
FamilyFabaceae
OrderFabales
HabitLarge legume tree of tropical America
GBIF occurrence records12,429

Materials

Origins

Recorded in (top countries)

  • Brazil 4,613
  • Colombia 4,236
  • Mexico 449
  • Bolivia 267
  • Venezuela 220
  • Costa Rica 197
  • GF 150
  • NI 137

Data: PubChem, GBIF (retrieved 2026-09-09); descriptions by Benjuí.