title: Hymenaea oblongifolia
text: # Hymenaea oblongifolia
  
  Hymenaea oblongifolia is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to the várzea forest ecosystem of northern and western South America. A tree reaching 40 m (130 ft), it is harvested for its timber, and its edible fruit is also collected in the wild for sale. It is used as a street tree in Medellín, Colombia.
  
  ## Subtaxa
  
  The following varieties are accepted:
  
  * Hymenaea oblongifolia var. davisii (Sandwith) Y.T.Lee & Langenh. – Guyana, Venezuela
  * Hymenaea oblongifolia var. latifolia Y.T.Lee & Langenh. – northeastern Brazil
  * Hymenaea oblongifolia var. oblongifolia – Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, northern Brazil, Peru
  * Hymenaea oblongifolia var. palustris (Ducke) Y.T.Lee & Langenh. – Colombia, Guyana, northern Brazil, Peru, Venezuela
  