Protium aracouchini (Aubl.) Marchand

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Burseraceae > Protium

Characteristics

A small tree. It grows 4-10 m tall. The branches are slender. The leaves have 1-3 leaflets. The leaves are 15-20 cm long. The leaflets are 8-10 cm long. The fruits are oval.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 7.0 - 10.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.2
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant.
More
Rain forests.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The aril or layer around the seed is eaten raw.
Uses medicinal oil wood
Edible arils fruits
Therapeutic use Wound (unspecified), Vulnerary (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

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Distribution

Protium aracouchini world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Protium aracouchini threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:128278-1
WFO ID wfo-0000397157
COL ID 4N4DD
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 894811
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Synonyms

Icica parvifolia Icica trianensis Amyris heterophylla Hypelate geniculata Icica heterophylla Icica aracouchini Tingulonga aracuchini Melicocca geniculata Bursera aracouchilii Bursera eracouchii Bursera aracouchili Protium divaricatum var. intermedium Protium aracouchini var. angustifolium Protium aracouchini