Protium guianense Marchand

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Burseraceae > Protium

Characteristics

A small tree. The fruit are red and have 1-2 seeds. The white pulp around the seeds is edible.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 6.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Rainforests and savannah forests, especially along rivers on sandy soils.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in tropical moist lowland forests.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

The aril or layer around the seeds is eaten raw.
Uses material medicinal
Edible arils fruits
Therapeutic use -
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 -

Distribution

Protium guianense world distribution map, present in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Protium guianense threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:128337-1
WFO ID wfo-0000397107
COL ID 4N4FQ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 732826
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Synonyms

Tingulonga guianensis Protium guianense Protium ambrosiacum Amyris ambrosiaca Protium hostmannii Icica hostmannii Icica viridiflora Tingulonga hostmannii Icica guianensis Amyris guianensis Amyris ambrosiaca Icica heptaphylla Protium heptaphyllum var. puberulum Bursera guianensis