Food Plants International - Plant Fact Sheets Myroxylon balsamum - Balsam of Tolu, Balsam Tree
Edible Portion: Bark - Flavouring, Sap - Flavouring
A tall tree. It can be evergreen or deciduous. It grows 35 m tall. It is stiffly erect. Large trees can have small buttresses. The leaves are mid green and have leaflets along the stalk. There are 3-13 leaflets. These are oval and 9 cm long. They are glossy. The flowers are small and white. They are in hairy racemes. They have a sweet scent. The fruit is a pod 7.5 cm long. It is tear drop shaped and winged. It has one seed.