Dipteryx oleifera (syns. Dipteryx panamensis and Coumarouna panamensis), the tonka bean, eboe, choibá, or almendro tree (almond in Spanish), is a species of emergent rainforest tree up to 55 m (180 ft) tall in the family Fabaceae (the subfamily Papilionoideae), native to Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Dipteryx oleifera being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Dracontomelon dao
- Jacaranda copaia
- Khaya anthotheca
- Ormosia macrocalyx
- Andira surinamensis
- Andira galeottiana
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Fabales
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Dipteryx
- Species
- Dipteryx oleifera
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