Myroxylon

Myroxylon is a genus of Fabaceae native to Latin America.

== History == The first described species in this genus was M. balsamum. It was originally described in 1753 by Linnaeus as Toluifera balsamum, based on a specimen collected in the province of Cartagena (at the time Tolú was located in the province of Cartagena). The genus Myroxylon was first established by Linnaeus filius in 1781, when he described M. peruiferum based on a specimen collected by Mutis in South America. Although Toluifera is prior in term of publication time, Myroxylon is chosen as the conserved name and Toluifera is rejected. The name derives from Greek μύρρα (myrrha, "myrrh") and ξύλον (xylon, "wood").