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Taxon:  Dipteryx odorata (Aubl.) Forsyth f.



Summary
Genus:
Dipteryx
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Dipterygeae
Nomen number:
14393
Place of publication:
Bot. nomencl. 391. 1794 (C. L. Willdenow, Sp. pl. 3(2):910. 1802)
Verified:
10/28/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Coumarouna odorata Aubl.

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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Barbosa, C. 1994. Contribución al conocimiento de las leguminosas colombianas. I. La tribu Galegeae (Brown) Torrey & Gray, 1838 sensu lato. Trianea 5:25. Note: = Dipteryx rosea Spruce ex Benth.
  3. Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
  4. Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
  5. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  6. Duke, J. A. 1981. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance
  7. Duke, J. A. 1985. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  8. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage Note: lists as Dipteryx odorata (Aubl.) Willd.
  9. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  10. Gilbert, B. 1995. Economic plants of the Amazon. Chemistry of the Amazon: biodiversity, natural products, and environmental issues 19-33.
  11. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
  12. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 Note: lists as Dipteryx odorata (Aubl.) Willd.
  13. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. Note: lists as Dipteryx odorata (Aubl.) Willd.
  14. Macbride, J. F. et al., eds. 1936-. Flora of Peru Note: lists as Dipteryx odorata (Aubl.) Willd.; = Coumarouna odorata Aubl.
  15. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
  16. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  17. Personal Care Products Council. INCI
  18. Pulle, A. A. et al., eds. 1932-. Flora of Suriname. Note: lists as Dipteryx odorata (Aubl.) Willd.
  19. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  20. Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova. Note: lists as Dipteryx odorata (Aubl.) Willd.
  21. Smith, R. J. Botanical beads of the world (on-line resource).
  22. Stutz, L.-C. & R. Spichiger. 1982. Las Cesalpinioideas y Faboideas del Arboretum Jenaro Herrera (provincia de Requena, departamento de Loreto, Peru). Candollea 37:56. Note: lists as Dipteryx odorata (Aubl.) Willd.
  23. 1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Common names
English
Dutch tonka-bean –
tonga-bean –
tonka-bean –
French
coumaron –
fève tonka –
German
Tonkabohnenbaum –
Italian
fava tonka –
Portuguese
cumaru –
cumaruzeiro –
Portuguese (Brazil)
cumaru-de-cheiro –
cumaru-do-amazonas –
cumarurana –
cumaru-verdadeiro –
Spanish
haba tonka –
sarrapia –
Swedish
tonkaböna –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAmazonase.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMato Grosson.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilPará 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru e.
2CultivatedAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  
2CultivatedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanTrinidad and TobagoTrinidad 
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
Native
Southern America
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Amazonas (e.), Mato Grosso (n.), Pará]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia, Peru (e.)
Cultivated
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Nigeria
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Trinidad and Tobago [Trinidad]
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Food additivesflavoringas a substitute for vanillaDuke, J. A. 1981. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance
Materialsbeads Smith, R. J. Botanical beads of the world (on-line resource).
Materialsessential oils Duke, J. A. 1981. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance
Materialsessential oils Gilbert, B. 1995. Economic plants of the Amazon. Chemistry of the Amazon: biodiversity, natural products, and environmental issues 19-33.
Materialstannin/dyestuff Duke, J. A. 1981. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance
Materialstannin/dyestuff Gilbert, B. 1995. Economic plants of the Amazon. Chemistry of the Amazon: biodiversity, natural products, and environmental issues 19-33.
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=14393. Accessed 17 May 2025.