Burseraceae
Protium

Protium tenuifolium (Engl.) Engl.

First published in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 4: 76 (1883)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Trinidad to Central & S. Tropical America. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • 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., 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.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

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

  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • 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.

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.
  • 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.
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humbodlt (2014). Plantas alimenticias y medicinales nativas de Colombia. 2567 registros, aportados por: Castellanos, C. (Contacto del recurso), Valderrama, N. (Creador del recurso, Autor), Bernal, Y. (Autor), García, N. (Autor). http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=ls_colombia_magnoliophyta_2014
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.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 Projeto Flora Cristalino; Sasaki, D.; Yesilyurt, J.; Soares, C.R.A.; Pedroga, J.A.; Piva, J.H. [329] Brazil K000447456 Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Sasaki, D.; Frisby, S.; Pena, E.M.; Milliken, W.; Piva, J.H. [2488] Brazil K000579377 Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Sasaki, D.; Nascimento, J.; André, T.J.C.; Mortati, A.F.; Piva, J.H. [1590] Brazil K000447449 Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Projeto Flora Cristalino; Sasaki, D.; Yesilyurt, J.; Gallo, A.; Pedroga, J.A.; Della Colleta, R.F.L. [147] Brazil K000447455 Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Sasaki, D.; Milliken, W.; Reis, T.C.Y.; Pena, E.M.; Antunes, R.L.; Piva, J. [2353] Brazil K000579378 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Sasaki, D.; Henicka, G.S.; Piva, J.H. [1755] Brazil K000447457 Yes
Aug 1, 1939 Spruce, R. [4194] Peru K000110650 Syntype Yes
Cid Ferreira, C.A.; et al. [6295] K004791846 Yes
Daly, D.C.; Campbell, D.G.; Silva, A.S.; Bahia, R.P.; dos Santos, M.R.; Bastos, N.C. [D494] Brazil K004791805 Yes
Berg, C.C.; Steward, W.C. [P19874] Brazil K004791832 Yes
Thomas, W.; Mota, C.D.A.; Fiuza Lima, E. [4981] Brazil K004791833 Yes
Cid Ferreira, C.A.; et al. [7726] Brazil K004791804 Yes
Smith, A.C. [2271] Guyana K004791814 Yes
Daly, D.C.; Campbell, D.G.; Silva, A.S.; Bahia, R.P. [D460] K004791847 Yes
Maguire, B.; Cowan, R.S. [39328] Guyana K004791818 Yes
Bernardi [s.n.] Venezuela K004792449 Yes
Milliken, W.; de Mota, C.D.A.; Latham, S. [M585V] Brazil K004791807 Yes
Neill, D.; Arguello, A.; Palacios, W.A.; Zaruma, J. [7272] Ecuador K004792450 Yes
Smith, A.C. [2582] Guyana K004791817 Yes
Smith, A.C. [3108] Guyana K004791815 Yes
Sperling, C.R.; Silva, M.G.; Condon, M.A.; Rosario, C.S.; Lima, R.P.; dos Santos, J.C. [6219] Brazil K004791806 Yes
Hostmann [1039] Suriname K004791822 Yes
Smith, A.C. [3223] Guyana K004791813 Yes
Daly, D.C.; Mori, S.A.; dos Santos, M.R.; Cardoso, J. [3749] Brazil K004791845 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Chanderbali, A.; Raghoenandan, U.P.D. [3382] Guyana K004791838 Yes
Woytkowski, F. [7124] Peru K000110647 Yes
Rosa, N.A.; Bahia, R.P.; Santos, M.R. [4755] Brazil K004791825 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; Nic Lauhadha, E.M.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Gopaul, D. [1904] Guyana K004791840 Yes
Smith, A.C. [3531] Guyana K004791816 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Steward, J.R.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [9551] Brazil K004791843 Yes
Balée, W.; Ribeiro, B. [2828] Brazil K004791842 Yes
Hostmann [1039] Suriname K004791821 Yes
Williams, L. [12692] Venezuela K004792448 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Chanderbali, A.; Raghoenandan, U.P.D. [3512] Guyana K004791839 Yes
Pires, M.J.; Silva, N. [2285] Brazil K004791823 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Milliken, W.; Coelho, L.F.; Gomes da Silva, P.; Carvalho, E. [R5487V] Brazil K004791808 Yes
Williams, L. [12809] Venezuela K004792447 Yes
B.W. [5908] Suriname K004791820 Yes
Pires, M.J.; Silva, N. [1892] Brazil K004791824 Yes
Maguire, B. [40529] Guyana K004791819 Yes
Wurdack, J.J.; Monachino, J.V. [39656] Venezuela K004792446 Yes
Boom, B.; Pacheco, M.; Palheta, E.; de Souza, S. [8686] Brazil K004791837 Yes
Sasaki, D.; Frisby, S.; Pena, E.M.; Milliken, W.; Piva, J.H. [2488] Brazil K004791826 Yes
Spruce, R. [4194] Peru K000110651 Syntype Yes
Prance, G.T.; Rodrigues, W.A.; Lleras, E.; Coêlho, D.F. [17539] Brazil K004791831 Yes
Daly, D.C.; Campbell, D.C.; Silva, A.S.; Bahia, R.P.; dos Santos, M.R. [D597] K004791836 Yes
Thomas, W.; Carvalho da Silva, M.; Morse, E.C. [5107] Brazil K004791834 Yes
Balée, W.; Ribeiro, B. [2828] Brazil K004791841 Yes
Thomas, W.; Cid, C.A.; Ackerley, D.; Guedes, J. [4705] Brazil K004791844 Yes
Thomas, W.; Cid, C.A.; Fiuza Lima, E. [5241] K004791835 Yes
Daly, D.C.; Betancur, J. [5371] Colombia K004792445 Yes

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    • Copyright applied to individual images

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