CV Lattes
ORCID
Abstract
The jatobás, as they are popularly known, are trees belonging to the genus Hymenaea L, inserted in tribe Detarieae of the family Leguminosae. This genus occurs in the Neotropics, and, in Brazil, it can be found across different vegetation formations. Nowadays, Hymenaea has 14 species and two varieties, but some authors suggested changes in the taxonomic interpretation of some infraspecifi…