The word "Guanandi" comes from the Tupí (a Brazilian Indian folk) language, means "soap that glues", in function of the yellow latex (balsam) of the rind, known as Jacareubin.
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Other important trees specimens, in opposite from Guanandi, can not be harvested because they are attacked by Hypsipyla grandella, Zeller.
Calophyllum inophyllum | Calophyllum | Caryocar brasiliense | Calophyllum tomentosum | Calophyllum robustum | Calophyllum antillanum | Américo Brasiliense |