Protium amazonicum

(Cuatrec.) Daly

Amazon resintree

Burseraceae Edible: Fruit 6 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A tree. It grows 20-30 m tall. The leaves are alternate and have 5-9 pairs of leaflets. The seeds have a white aril around them.

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Edible Uses

The fruit is eaten.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It grows from sea level to 1,000 m above sea level.

Where It Grows

Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, South America, Venezuela,

Synonyms

Paraprotium amazonicum Cuatrec.Protium fimbriatum Swart

Also Known As

Acolgadek, Breu, Cachapa shasha, Chida, Chipia, Copal, Ginengowe, Guiniyenca, Isigo, Maro, Mimonkawe, Shilquillo, Shirkillu, Tacamajaca, Tofa queccopa, Wicatahue

References (3)

Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 706 (As Protium fimbriatum)
Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 264