Hymenaea shine asalin bishiyoyi a cikin dangin legume, Fabaceae. Sunan "Hymenaea" ya samo asali ne daga kalmar Helenanci "hymen" wanda ke nufin membrane ko siririn fata, kuma yana nufin sirara, nau'in iri iri-iri da wasu nau'ikan suka samar a cikin wannan nau'in. Bishiyoyin da ke cikin wannan nau'in ana samun su ne a yankuna masu zafi na Kudancin Amurka da Tsakiyar Amurka, Afirka, da Asiya, kuma wasu nau'ikan suna da mahimmancin tushen katako da resin.