Protium (plant)

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Protium
Protium heptaphyllum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Burseraceae
Genus: Protium
Burm.f. (1768), nom. cons.
Species[1]

151, see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Caproxylon Tussac (1827)
  • Crepidospermum Hook.f. (1862)
  • Dammara Gaertn. (1791)
  • Hedwigia Sw. (1788), nom. rej.
  • Hemicrepidospermum Swart (1942)
  • Icica Aubl. (1775)
  • Icicopsis Engl. (1874)
  • Knorrea DC. (1825), not validly publ.
  • Managa Aubl. (1775)
  • Marignia Comm. ex Kunth (1824)
  • Paraprotium Cuatrec. (1952)
  • Schwaegrichenia Rchb. (1828)
  • Tetragastris Gaertn. (1790)
  • Tingulonga Rumph. ex Kuntze (1891)

Protium is a

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

medicinal plants, for their fruit, their resin (Copal
) or in other cultural contexts.

Species

151 species are accepted.[1]

Uses

References