Protium amazonicum
(Cuatrec.) Daly
Amazon resintree
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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
