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Dipteryx odorata

Authority (Aublet) Willd. Family Magnoliopsida:Rosidae:Fabales:Leguminosae Synonyms Coumarouna micrantha (Harms) Ducke, Coumarouna odorata Aubl. Common names coumara nut, cumaru verdadeiro, Dutch tonka bean, fava-tonca, feijao baru, feijao coco, sarrapia', tonka bean Editor Ecocrop code 5505

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SOURCES (D. odorata (Aubl.) Willd.) Purseglove J 1974 pp 258-263 [RAIN, FER, DRA] Roecklein J 1987 pp 384 [USE] Duke J 1975 pp 15 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Duke J 1981 pp 79-81 [LIG, DRA, FER, TEXT, RAIN, TEMP, PH] GROWING PERIOD Perennial tree. 2 years to first harvest if carefully cultivated, and 7-10 years to first harvest without cultivation. The tree flowers in March-May and fruit in June-July. Fresh pods are harvested in June-July and fallen pods in January-March. COMMON NAMES Tonka bean, Cimaru, Tonga, Cumaru, Tonquin. FURTHER INF Scientific synonyms: Coumarouna odora, C. punctata. Tonka bean is native of South America, being most abundant along the tributaries of the Orinoco river in Venezuela. It can reach a height of 25-30 m.
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