Burseraceae
Protium

Protium trifoliolatum Engl.

First published in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 12(2): 266 (1874)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical America. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2003 Krukoff, B.A. [8212] Brazil K000530944 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2003 Krukoff, B.A. [8212] Brazil K000530943 Type Yes
Traill, J.W.H. [107] Brazil K004791150 Yes
Daly, D.C.; Vincent, K.; Silva, J.B. [4176] Brazil K004791153 Yes
Daly, D.C.; Campbell, D.G.; Silva, A.S.; Silva, M.G.; Bahia, R.P.; dos Santos, M. [D842] Brazil K004791143 Yes
Spruce, R. [2845] Brazil K000530945 Unknown Type Material Yes
Archer, W.A. [7884] Brazil K004791146 Yes
Oldeman [1917] French Guiana K004791127 Yes
Liesner, R. [17362] Venezuela K004792345 Yes
Ribeiro, J.E.L.S.; Bittrich, V.; da Silva, C.F. [1759] Brazil K004791137 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [8317] Brazil K004791163 Yes
Ribeiro, J.E.L.S.; Pereira, E.; Nascimento, J.R. [1225] Brazil K004791135 Yes
Sothers, C.A.; Pereira, E. [734] Brazil K004791138 Yes
Silva, J.A. [285] Brazil K004791152 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Gopaul, D.; James, V. [2296] Guyana K004791129 Yes
de Granville, J.J.; Cremers, G. [12774] French Guiana K004791126 Yes
Vásquez, R.; Jaramillo, N. [4749] Peru K004792346 Yes
Cid, C.A.; Lima, J. [3286] Brazil K004791162 Yes
Cid, C.A.; et al. [8338] Brazil K004791156 Yes
Kukle, P. [103] Brazil K004791158 Yes
Oldeman [B-1479] French Guiana K004791123 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [8704] Brazil K004791159 Yes
Mori, S.A.; Blanchard, F.C.; Labova, T.A. [25477] French Guiana K004791128 Yes
Sette Silva, E. [241] Brazil K004791133 Yes
Daly, D.C.; Callejas, R.; Silva, M.G.; Taylor, E.L.; Rosario, C.; dos Santos, M.R. [1425] Brazil K004791139 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Pena, B.S.; Ramos, J.F. [3254] Brazil K002222366 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [1328] Brazil K004791131 Yes
Sabatier, D.; Prevost, M.F. [3699] French Guiana K004791124 Yes
Cid, C.A.; et al. [8338] Brazil K004791157 Yes
Daly, D.C.; Campbell, D.G.; Silva, A.S.; Bahia, R.P.; dos Santos, M.R.; Bastos, N.C. [D234] Brazil K004791155 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Pennington, T.D.; Ramos, J.F.; Monteiro, O.P. [22701] Brazil K004791144 Yes
Spichiger.; Encarnación. [1082] Peru K001892291 No
Conceição, M.A. [17] Brazil K004791132 Yes
Ruiz, J. [1207] Peru K000110659 Yes
Ribeiro, J.E.L.S.; Pereira, E.; da Silva, C.F. [1541] Brazil K004791136 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [8288] Brazil K004791148 Yes
Rimachi, M. [4279] Peru K004792340 Yes
Cordeiro, I. [189] Brazil K004791161 Yes
Kawasaki, M.L. [352] Brazil K004791140 Yes
Ribeiro, J.E.L.S.; Prance, G.T.; Hopkins, M.J.G.; Vicentini, A.; Assunçao, P.A.C.L. [1190] Brazil K004791134 Yes
Freitas, M.A.; Brasão, C. [1243] Brazil K004791142 Yes
Rimachi, M. [4228] Peru K000110624 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [8870] Brazil K004791147 Yes
Daly, D.C.; Maas, P.J.M.; Stevenson, D.W.; Ramos, J. [5538] Brazil K004791154 Yes
Noriega, R.M. [s.n.] Peru K004792347 Yes
Barrier, S. [938] Peru K004792339 Yes
Dexter, K.G.; Linares Palomino, R.; Marcelo- Pena, J.L.; Pennington, R.T. [6077] Peru K004792338 Yes
Stoffers, A.L.; Gorts-van Rijn, A.R.A.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Bonsen, K.J. [304] Guyana K004791130 Yes
Balée, W.L.; Ribeiro, B.G. [413] Brazil K004791141 Yes
Oldeman [1789] French Guiana K004791122 Yes
Plowman, T.C.; Davidse, G.; Rosa, N.A.; Rosario, C.S.; dos Santos, M.R. [s.n.] Brazil K004791160 Yes
Traill, J.W.H. [107] Brazil K004791151 Yes
Maguire, B. [32726] Venezuela K004792344 Yes
Vásquez, R.; Jaramillo, N. [6825] Peru K004792342 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [8288] Brazil K004791149 Yes
Acevedo-Rodriguez, P.; Aymard, G.; Berry, P.E.; Schargel, R. [10232] Venezuela K004792343 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Pena, B.S.; Ramos, J.F. [3255] Brazil K002222367 Yes
Archer, W.A. [7955] Brazil K004791145 Yes
Spruce, R. Brazil K000530946 Unknown Type Material Yes
Acevedo-Rodriguez, P.; Cedeño, J.A. [7514] Ecuador K004792349 Yes
Noriega, R.M. [s.n.] Peru K004792348 Yes
Sabatier, D.; Prevost, M.F. [1836] French Guiana K004791125 Yes
Neill, D.; Ceron, C.; Palacios, W.A. [8154] Ecuador K004792350 Yes
Ruiz, J. [625] Peru K004792341 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Steward, J.R.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [10263] Brazil K002222365 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

  • Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  • 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

  • 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