Burseraceae
Protium

Protium spruceanum (Benth.) Engl.

First published in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 12(2): 276 (1874)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical America. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Molino, J.-F., Sabatier, D., Grenand, P., Engel, J., Frame, D., Delprete, P.G., Fleury, M., Odonne, G., Davy, D., Lucas, E.J. & Martin, C.A. (2022). An annotated checklist of the tree species of French Guiana, including vernacular nomenclature. Adansonia, sér. 3, 44: 345-903.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Molino, J.-F., Sabatier, D., Grenand, P., Engel, J., Frame, D., Delprete, P.G., Fleury, M., Odonne, G., Davy, D., Lucas, E.J. & Martin, C.A. (2022). An annotated checklist of the tree species of French Guiana, including vernacular nomenclature. Adansonia, sér. 3, 44: 345-903.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Castañeda, R.R. (1991). Frutas silvestres de Colombia. Instituto Colombiano de Cultura Hispánica.
  • Castro-Moreno, C. (2019). Línea base de especies en términos de su vocación de conservación y uso sostenible del departamento de Santander-Proyecto Santander BIO.
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • Plants for malaria, plants for fever: Medicinal species in Latin America, a bibliographic survey: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • RBG, Kew (2021). Kew Economic Botany Collection. https://ecbot.science.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2009 Sasaki, D.; Milliken, W.; Zappi, D.C.; Frisby, S.; Henicka, G.; Reis, T.C.Y.; Pena, E.M.; Phillipsen, M.; Piva, J. [2313] Brazil K000579374 Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Zappi, D.C.; Milliken, W.; Sasaki, D.; Frisby, S.; Henicka, G.; Reis, T.C.Y.; Pena, E.M.; Phillipsen, M.; Piva, J. [1313] Brazil K000579375 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Sasaki, D.; Milliken, W.; Silveira, E.A.; Camargo, A.C. [2016] Brazil K000578060 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Projeto Flora Cristalino; Sasaki, D.; Vieira, I.; Piva, J.H. [449] Brazil K000447438 Yes
Aug 1, 1939 Spruce Brazil K000648599 No
Heringer, E.P.; Figueiras, T.S.; Mendonca, R.C.; Pereira, B.A.S.; Heringer Salles, A.E.; Chagas E Silva, F. [2049] Brazil K004791273 Yes
Campbell, D.G.; Ongley, J.C.; Ramos, J.F. [P20843] Brazil K004791309 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Steward, J.R.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [9858] Brazil K004791278 Yes
Noriega, R.M. [s.n.] Peru K004792374 Yes
Daly, D.C.; Vincent, K.; Neves, F.; Pinho, V.S. [4276] Brazil K004791266 Yes
da Silva, M.G.; et al. [7140] Brazil K004791324 Yes
Daly, D.C.; Peters, C.M.; Valcarcel, J.; Wilches, L. [5645] Peru K004792375 Yes
[Clanssen] [s.n.] Brazil K004791281 Yes
Furlan, A.; Cordeiro, I.; Pirani, J.R. [CFSC6740] Brazil K004791299 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Souza, R. [10122] Brazil K004791293 Yes
Berg, C.C.; Steward, W.C.; Ramos, J.F.; Monteiro, O.P.; Lima, J.F. [P18491] Brazil K004791277 Yes
Thomas, W.; Ackerlay, D.; Guedes, J.; Lima, R.P. [4695] Brazil K004791306 Yes
Steward, W.C.; Ramos, J.F. [P20116] Brazil K004791280 Yes
Árvore [151930] Brazil K004791304 Yes
Heringer, E.P. [17659] Brazil K004791271 Yes
de Castro, R. [10555] Brazil K004791269 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; da Fonseca, S.G.; Fonseca Filho, J.; Ribeiro, J.F.; Silva, J.C.S. [R3817] Brazil K004791288 Yes
Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T. [9177] Brazil K004791295 Yes
Cordeiro, I.; Pirani, J.R. [SPF30482] Brazil K004791286 Yes
Ribeiro, J.E.L.S.; da Silva, C.F. [1546] Brazil K004791320 Yes
de Souza, M.A.D.; da C. Pereira, E.; da Silva, C.F. [320] Brazil K004791321 Yes
Silva, M.G.; Rosario, C. [3918] Brazil K004791317 Yes
Cid Ferreira, C.A.; et al. [6848] Brazil K004791265 Yes
Robert, A. [583] Brazil K004791298 Yes
Spruce, R. [2692] Brazil K000648609 No
[Spruce?] [2692] Brazil K000648610 Yes
Wanderley, M.G.; Varanda, E.; Furdan, A.; Giulietti, A.M.; Harley, R.M. [SPF33273] Brazil K004791289 Yes
Glaziou, A. [14611] Brazil K004791316 Yes
Hunt, D.R.; Ramos, J.F. [6679] Brazil K004791315 Yes
Heringer, E.P.; Figueiras, T.S.; Mendonca, R.C.; Pereira, B.A.S.; Heringer Salles, A.E.; Chagas E Silva, F. [3197] Brazil K004791272 Yes
Cordeiro, I.; Pirani, J.R. [SPF30482] Brazil K004791285 Yes
Heringer, E.P.; Figueiras, T.S.; Mendonca, R.C.; Pereira, B.A.S.; Heringer Salles, A.E.; Chagas E Silva, F. [5332] Brazil K004791313 Yes
Mori, S.; Cardoso, J. [17572] Brazil K004791274 Yes
Parcela; Sasaki, D.; Piva, J.H.; Santos, S.K.F.; Yamaciro, T. [1281] Brazil K000579895 Yes
Kuhlmann, J.G. [458] Brazil K004791264 Yes
Cordeiro, I.; Pirani, J.R. [SPF30482] Brazil K004791287 Yes
Neves, D.M.; Simon, M.F.; Santos, A.A. [1872] Brazil K004791262 Yes
Stevenson, D.W.; Kawasaki, M.L.; Mueller, G.; Ramos, J.F. [897] Brazil K004791323 Yes
Cid Ferreira, C.A. [9629] Brazil K004791310 Yes
Sabatier, D.; Prévost, M.-F. [5407] French Guiana K004791325 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Pena, B.S.; Ramos, J.F.; Allen, C.K. [2643] Brazil K004791319 Yes
Thomas, W.; Pirani, J.; Guedes, J. [4442] Brazil K004791307 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Campbell, D.G.; Ongley, J.C.; Ramos, J.F.; Monteiro, O.P. [20697] Brazil K004791270 Yes
Steward, W.C.; Ramos, J.F.; Monteiro, O.P. [P20309] Brazil K004791275 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Silva, N.T.; Pires, J.M. [59101] Brazil K004791311 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Souza, R.; Fereira, A. [10390] Brazil K004791296 Yes
Groppo Jr., M.; da Anunciação, E.A.; Mello, A.T. [893] Brazil K004791292 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Pena, B.S.; Ramos, J.E. [2808] Brazil K004791276 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Silva, N.T. [59402] Brazil K004791308 Yes
[Clanssen] [s.n.] Brazil K004791282 Yes
Balée, W.L.; Ribeiro, B.G. [843] Brazil K004791279 Yes
Oliveira, E.C.L.; Fonseca, M.L.; Alvarenga, D. [43] Brazil K004791284 Yes
Kuhlmann, J.G. [458] Brazil K004791263 Yes
Ratter, J.A. [R3469] Brazil K004791294 Yes
Pacheco, M.; Palheta, E.; de Souza, S. [116] Brazil K004791301 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [1460] Brazil K004791291 Yes
Pirani, J.R.; Marcato, A.C.; Forzza, R.C.; Rapini, A.; Meguro, M. [3888] Brazil K004791322 Yes
Cid Ferreira, C.A.; et al. [7854] Brazil K004791268 Yes
da Silva, P.E.; de Oliveira, N.R.; Cardoso, E. [R6995] Brazil K004791290 Yes
[Goyer] [3090] Brazil K004791283 Yes
Pirani, J. [1269] Brazil K004791314 Yes
Foresto, E.B.; Inácio, J.H.; Foresto, J.R.B. [238] Brazil K004791300 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Lleras, E.; Coêlho, D.F. [19053] Brazil K004791305 Yes
Pires, J.M. [51908] Brazil K004791297 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Silva, A.S.; Balick, M.J.; Henderson, A.J.; Nelson, B.W.; Bahia, R.P. [P25870] Brazil K004791267 Yes
Boom, B.; Pacheco, M.; Palheta, E.; de Souza, S. [8581] Brazil K004791302 Yes
Thomas, W.; Guedes, J.; Lima, R.P. [4093] Brazil K004791318 Yes
Monteagudo M, A.; Peña, A.; Francis, R.; Chamorro, H.; Quicha, L.; Pascual, A. [9763] Peru K004792373 Yes
Heringer, E.P.; Filgueiras, T.S.; Mendonca, R.C.; Pereira, B.A.S. [1991] Brazil K004791312 Yes
Huber, O.; Colchester, M. [8427] Venezuela K004792372 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Silva, A.S.; Balick, M.J.; Berg, C.C.; Henderson, A.J.; Nelson, B.W.; Bahia, R.P.; dos Santos, M.R. [P25217] Brazil K004791303 Yes
Pirani, J.R.; Rossi, L.; Cordeiro, I.; Mello Silva, R. [CFCR5883] Brazil Protium almacega K004791327 Yes
Silva, A.C.B.; Reato, L.R. [811] Brazil Protium almacega K004791326 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Neotropikey

    • Milliken, W., Klitgard, B. and Baracat, A. (2009 onwards), Neotropikey - Interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0