Burseraceae
Protium

Protium confusum (Rose) Pittier

First published in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 20: 479 (1922)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Mexico to Central America. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Panamá

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Correa A., Mireya D. Galdames, Carmen Correa A., M. D., C. Galdames & M. S. de Stapf (2004). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Panamá: 1-599. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Correa A., Mireya D. Galdames, Carmen Correa A., M. D., C. Galdames & M. S. de Stapf (2004). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Panamá: 1-599. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.
  • GBIF (2008-2020). Global Biodiversity Information Facility http://www.gbif.org/.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Herrera, G.; Vargas, G.; Ruiz, A.B. [6674] Costa Rica K005112885 Yes
Thomsen, K. [757] Costa Rica K005112887 Yes
Quesada, F.; Segura, M. [779] Costa Rica K005112881 Yes
Berger, A. [1383] Costa Rica K005112888 Yes
Pipoly, J.; Navarro, C.; Jonckheere, B.; Valle, C.; Latham, B.; Latham, B. [24248] Honduras K005112882 Yes
Thomsen, K. [838] Costa Rica K005112886 Yes
Chacón, I.A. [9620] Costa Rica K005112883 Yes
Herrera, G.; Vargas, G.; Ruiz, A.B. [6674] Costa Rica K005112884 Yes
Martínez S., E.; Ramos, C.H.; Lombera, R.; Domínguez, G. [25641] Mexico Protium schippii K000080557 No
Schipp, W.A. [973] Belize Protium schippii K000530883 Type Yes
Gentle, P.H. [3154] Belize Protium schippii K005112864 Yes
Gentle, P.H. [2728] Belize Protium schippii K005112863 Yes
Martínez S., E.; Ramos, C.H.; Lombera, R.; Domínguez, G. [25646] Mexico Protium schippii K000080558 No
Gentle, P.H. [2137] Belize Protium schippii K005112865 Yes
Gentle, P.H. [2137] Belize Protium schippii K005112866 Yes
Martínez S., E.; Ramos, C.H.; Lombera, R. [25403] Mexico Protium schippii K000080556 No
Correa, M.D. [723] Panama Protium correae K000530975 Isotype Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://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