Hymenaea
(from Hymen, the god of marriage; referring to the twin leaflets). Locust-tree. ORD. Leguminosae. A genus comprising eight species of ornamental stove evergreen trees, natives of tropical America. Flowers white, large or medium. Leaves bifoliolate; leaflets coriaceous. Hymenaeas wil thrive in a compost of peat and rich loam. Firm cuttings will root, during spring, in sand, in bottom heat. The only species yet cultivated is the one here described.
H. Courbaril (Courbaril). Anime Resin. fl. yellow, striped with purple. l. oblong-ovate, unequal-sided, and unequal at the base, ending in a long acumen. h. 40ft. to 60ft. South America, 1688. This tree furnishes a valuable resin, and its timber is of a fine brown colour, hard, and close-grained; it is used for building and other purposes in its native country.