Protium (plant)
Genus of flowering plants in the family Burseraceae From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Genus of flowering plants in the family Burseraceae From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Protium is a genus of more than 140 species of flowering plants in the family Burseraceae. It is native to the Neotropics from northern Mexico to Paraguay and southern Brazil, and to Madagascar, the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, southern China, the Philippines, Java, and New Guinea.[1][2] The genus had been included in Bursera, but is distinct.[3]
| Protium | |
|---|---|
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| Protium heptaphyllum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Burseraceae |
| Genus: | Protium Burm.f. (1768), nom. cons. |
| Species[1] | |
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151, see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The species are usually small or medium-sized trees, but some can be large, up to 35 m (115 ft) tall. In their native range, some species are grown for timber, used as firewood, as medicinal plants, for their fruit, their resin (Copal) or in other cultural contexts.
151 species are accepted.[1]
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