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Summary
Latin: Myroxylon balsamum - Peru Balsam - Balsam of Tolu

Other names for this plant are: tolu balsam, bálsamo, baume de tolu, pau de balsamo, tache, estoraque, cabreúva veremelha, nabal, chirraca, or sádalo.

Balsam trees have to be 20 years old or older to be tapped for their gum, much like a rubber tree is tapped for its rubber. The gum has a vanilla-like scent and flavor. It is used in chewing gums, soft drinks, candies, cough syrups, and the like as a flavoring and a food additive.

Deutsch: Tolu-Balsambaum. A Blüthenzweig, natürl. Grösse; B Fruchthülse, desgl.; 1 Blüthe, vergrössert; 2 dieselbe im Längsschnitt, desgl.; 3 Kelch mit Staubgefässring, auseinandergelegt, desgl.; 4 Same, natürl. Grösse; 5 derselbe zerschnitten, desgl.

Русский: Мироксилон бальзамоносный. A — цветущая ветвь; B — плод (боб); 1 — цветок; 2 — то же в продольном разрезе; 3 — чашечка со сросшимися тычинками; 4 — семя; 5 — то же в разрезе.

Plant list from Köhler's Medicinal Plants by Franz Eugen Köhler now in the public domain. 1897 A.D.