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]

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.

Species

151 species are accepted.[1]

Uses

References

  1. ^ a b c d Protium Burm.f. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  2. ^ Daly, Douglas Charles de Burgh; Fine, Paul Van Antwerp; Martínez-Habibe, María Cristina (March 2012). "Burseraceae: a model for studying the Amazon flora". Rodriguésia. 63 (1): 021–030. doi:10.1590/s2175-78602012000100002. ISSN 2175-7860.
  3. ^ Douglas Charles de Burgh Daly; Paul Van Antwerp Fine; María Cristina Martínez-Habibe (January–March 2012). "Burseraceae: a model for studying the Amazon flora". Rodriguésia. 63 (1): 021–030. doi:10.1590/S2175-78602012000100002.
  4. ^ Douglas C. Daly (2018). "Notes on the Burseraceae in central Amazonia, including four new taxa. Studies in neotropical Burseraceae XXVI". Brittonia. 70 (4): 427–444. doi:10.1007/s12228-018-9537-1. S2CID 52123286.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protium_(plant)
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