Burseraceae
Protium

Protium balsamiferum (Sw.) Daly & P.Fine

First published in Brittonia 70: 423 (2018)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Caribbean. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Acevedo-Rodriguez, P.; Siaca, A.; Acevedo, L. [7051] Puerto Rico Tetragastris balsamifera K002222165 Yes
Wright (Dr) [s.n.] Jamaica Tetragastris balsamifera K002222171 Yes
Sintenis, P. [4486] Puerto Rico Tetragastris balsamifera K002222164 Yes
Sintenis, P. [6346] Puerto Rico Tetragastris balsamifera K002222168 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [s.n.] Haiti Tetragastris balsamifera K002222160 Yes
Wright, C.; Parry, C.C.; Brummel, H. [s.n.] Haiti Tetragastris balsamifera K002222162 Yes
Sintenis, P. [1519] Puerto Rico Tetragastris balsamifera K002222163 Yes
Fuertes, P.M. [237] Dominican Republic Tetragastris balsamifera K002222158 Yes
Sintenis, P. [1938] Puerto Rico Tetragastris balsamifera K002222170 Yes
Sintenis, P. [2072] Puerto Rico Tetragastris balsamifera K002222167 Yes
Valeur, E.J. [469] Dominican Republic Tetragastris balsamifera K002222161 Yes
Valeur, E.J. [469] Dominican Republic Tetragastris balsamifera K002222157 Yes
Sintenis, P. [6312] Puerto Rico Tetragastris balsamifera K002222166 Yes
Sintenis, P. [2779] Puerto Rico Tetragastris balsamifera K002222169 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