Burseraceae
Protium
Protium giganteum

Protium giganteum var. giganteum

This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is S. Venezuela to Guianas and N. & NE. Brazil. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela

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.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Daly, D.C.; Callejas, R.; Da Silva, M.G.D.; Taylor, E.L.; Rosario, C.; Dos Santos, M.R. [1885] Brazil K004791344 Yes
Pires, M.J.; Silva, N.T. [1910] Brazil K004791335 Yes
Cid Ferreira, C.A. [9619] Brazil K004791342 Yes
Vicentini, A.; Assunçao, P.A.C.L.; da Silva, C.F.; da C. Pereira, E. [1008] Brazil K004791331 Yes
Lanjouw, J.; Lindeman, J.C. [694] Suriname K004791330 Yes
Pires, M.J.; Silva, N. [1885] Brazil K004791337 Yes
Daly, D.C.; Callejas, R.; Da Silva, M.G.D.; Taylor, E.L.; Rosario, C.; Dos Santos, M.R. [1091] Brazil K004791343 Yes
Da Silva, A.P.D. [INPA/WWF230355422] Brazil K004791332 Yes
Beck, H.T.; Souza, R. [BECK230] Brazil K004791345 Yes
Cid Ferreira, C.A. [9579] Brazil K004791339 Yes
Balée, W.L. [1055] Brazil K004791340 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Pennington, T.D. [1714] Brazil K004791341 Yes
Pires, M.J.; Silva, N.T. [1961] Brazil K004791333 Yes
Poiteau [s.n.] French Guiana K004791329 Yes
Pires, M.J.; Silva, N.T. [1968] Brazil K004791334 Yes
Pires, M.J.; Silva, N. [1848] Brazil K004791336 Yes
Vicentini, A.; Pereira, E.; Assuncao, P.A.C.L. [724] Brazil K004791338 Yes

Sources

  • 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/

  • 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