Protium heptaphyllum Marchand

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Burseraceae > Protium

Characteristics

A tree. It grows to 6-12 m high. The trunk is 30-40 cm across. The leaves are divided. There are 5 leaflets. The fruit is 2-3 cm long and 1.5 cm wide. It is red. There is one seed.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.3 - 0.4
Mature height (meter) 10.5 - 13.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Primary or secondary semi-deciduous, broadleafed forests. Savannah and ridge forests, especially on the higher banks of rivers.
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It is a tropical plant. In Bolivia it grows to 500 m altitude.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The aril or layer around the seed is eaten raw. To avoid the resin in the fruit wall, it should be eaten only after the fruit has split open. The resin is used as a chewing gum.
Uses gum material medicinal oil seasoning wood
Edible arils fruits
Therapeutic use Headache (unspecified), Fumitory (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified), Larvicide (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Images

Leaf

Protium heptaphyllum leaf picture by pedrogc -- (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Protium heptaphyllum flower picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)

Fruit

Protium heptaphyllum fruit picture by pedrogc -- (cc-by-sa)
Protium heptaphyllum fruit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Protium heptaphyllum world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Protium heptaphyllum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:128338-1
WFO ID wfo-0000397106
COL ID 4N4FT
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 732827
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Tingulonga heptaphylla Amyris brasiliensis Protium multiflorum Protium aromaticum Tingulonga multiflora Icica ambrosiaca Icica salzmannii Bursera tacahamaca Amyris ambrosiaca Icica tacamahaca Protium angustifolium Protium octandrum Icica heptaphylla Icica surinamensis Icica guianensis Protium heptaphyllum subsp. heptaphyllum Protium heptaphyllum var. unifoliolatum Protium heptaphyllum var. multiflorum Protium heptaphyllum var. floribundum Protium heptaphyllum var. surinamense Protium hostmannii var. brasiliense Protium tacamahaca Protium heptaphyllum var. angustifolium Protium heptaphyllum

Lower taxons

Protium heptaphyllum subsp. ulei