Dipteryx is a genus containing a number of species of large trees and possibly shrubs. It belongs to the 'papilionoid' subfamily – Faboideae – of the legume family (Fabaceae). This genus is native to South and Central America and the Caribbean. Formerly, the related genus Taralea was included in Dipteryx.
The largest members of Dipteryx are canopy-emergent trees of tropical rainforests. The tonka bean (D. odorata) is grown for its fragrant seeds. baru (D. alata) is the only species which found in ...