Dipteryx oleifera explained

Dipteryx oleifera (syns. Dipteryx panamensis and Coumarouna panamensis), the eboe, choibá or almendro (almond in Spanish), is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador.^{[1] [2] [3]}

A valuable hardwood timber tree, its almond-flavored seeds are edible and sold in local markets.^[4] Its seedpods are so oily that locals use them as torches.^[5] It has "great potential" as an ornamental due to its spectacular bloom of pink flowers which lasts for weeks,^[5] and is used as a street tree in Medellín, Colombia.^[6]

Notes and References

1. 492770-1 . Dipteryx oleifera Benth. . 7 October 2022 .
2. Web site: Dipteryx oleifera eboe . 2022 . The Royal Horticultural Society . 7 October 2022 . Other common names; ebor .
3. Cultivos celulares de Choibá Dipteryx oleifera Benth . 2013 . Murillo Gómez . Paola Andrea . Atehortúa Garcés . Lucia . Revista Colombiana de Biotecnología . 15 . 2 . 124 . 10.15446/rev.colomb.biote.v15n2.36862 . free .
4. (2842) Proposal to conserve Coumarouna panamensis (Dipteryx panamensis) against D. oleifera (Leguminosae) . 2021 . Carvalho . Catarina S. . Cardoso . Domingos B.O.S. . Lima . Haroldo C. . Zamora . Nelson A. . Klitgaard . Bente B. . Taxon . 70 . 5 . 1142–1144 . 10.1002/tax.12585 . 239533180 . free .
5. Web site: Useful Tropical Plants Dipteryx oleifera . Fern . Ken . 20 July 2022 . tropical.theferns.info . Tropical Plants Database . 7 October 2022 .
6. The Global Urban Tree Inventory: A database of the diverse tree flora that inhabits the world's cities . 2020 . Ossola . Alessandro . Hoeppner . Malin J. . Burley . Hugh M. . Gallagher . Rachael V. . Beaumont . Linda J. . Leishman . Michelle R. . Global Ecology and Biogeography . 29 . 11 . 1907–1914 . 10.1111/geb.13169 . 2020GloEB..29.1907O . 225429443 .