Datasheet
Dipteryx odorata (tonka bean)
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Top of page| Picture | Title | Caption | Copyright |
|---|---|---|---|
| Line drawing of branch and fruit | Vegetative branch and fruit | Juliana de Paula Souza |
Identity
Top of pagePreferred Scientific Name
- Dipteryx odorata (Aubl.) Willd.
Preferred Common Name
- tonka bean
Other Scientific Names
- Coumarouna odorata Aubl.
- Dipteryx tetraphylla Benth.
International Common Names
- Spanish: sarrapia
- French: bois coumarou; diptéryx odorant; fève de Tonka; gaïac de Cayenne
Local Common Names
- Brazil: cumaru; cumarurana; cumbaru; muimapagé
- Germany: Tonkabohnenbaum
EPPO code
- DPXOD (Dipteryx odorata)
Trade name
- cumaru
- fava de cumaru
- fava tonca
- tonka bean
Taxonomic Tree
Top of page- Domain: Eukaryota
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Phylum: Spermatophyta
- Subphylum: Angiospermae
- Class: Dicotyledonae
- Order: Fabales
- Family: Fabaceae
- Subfamily: Faboideae
- Genus: Dipteryx
- Species: Dipteryx odorata
Wood Products
Top of pageBoats
Furniture
Pulp
- Short-fibre pulp
Railway sleepers
Roundwood
- Building poles
- Posts
- Stakes
- Transmission poles
Sawn or hewn building timbers
- Beams
- Carpentry/joinery (exterior/interior)
- Flooring
- For heavy construction
- For light construction
- Shingles
Vehicle bodies
Woodware
- Industrial and domestic woodware
- Sports equipment
- Tool handles
- Turnery
- Wood carvings