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Myroxylon MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Myroxylon
Tree Number(s)
B01.875.800.575.912.250.401.601
Unique ID
D029904
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D029904
Scope Note
A plant genus of the family FABACEAE that is a source of aromatic resinous balsams (Balsam of Tolu and Balsam of Peru) used in perfumery and as a constituent in cough syrups and lozenge.
Entry Term(s)
Myroxylon balsamum
Myroxylon pereirae
Registry Numbers
txid53905
txid53906
Related Numbers
txid53906
Public MeSH Note
2002
History Note
2002
Date Introduced
2002/01/01
Last Updated
2021/06/30
Myroxylon Preferred
Myroxylon balsamum Narrower
Myroxylon pereirae Narrower
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