Hymenaea courbaril Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 1192. 1753.

"Habitat in Brasilia." RCN: 2955.

Lectotype (Lee & Langenheim in Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 69: 81. 1975): [icon] "Ceratia diphyllos Antegoana, Ricini majoris, fructu osseo, siliqua grandi incluso" in Plukenet, Phytographia: t. 82, f. 3. 1691; Almag. Bot.: 96. 1696.

Generitype of Hymenaea Linnaeus.

Current name: Hymenaea courbaril L. ( Fabaceae: Caesalpinioideae).