Protium crenatum Sandwith

  • Filed As

    Burseraceae
    Protium crenatum Sandwith

  • Collector(s)

    J. de Bruijn 1655, 06 Apr 1967

  • Location

    Venezuela. Border between Estado Bolivar and Territorio Delta Amacuro. Near Rio Grande o Toro, E. of Upata.

  • Habitat

    Primary forest.

  • Description

    Tree with cylindrical bole with rather small crown. Bark rough, greyish-brown. Diam. at 6m: 61cm, wood creamy white. Ø bark 1.7cm. First branches at 26m. Branches greyish-brown. Leaves papery, smooth, glossy dark green above, slightly glossy and paler green beneath. Flowerbuds white, brownish tinged. Immature fruits, glossy dark green at maturity orange-yellow, Ø 3,8cm. Tree with white latex.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1274630

    Occurrence ID: 2d235aaf-a624-4bf9-8d74-d8e14907b466

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Sapindales

  • Family

    Burseraceae

  • All Determinations

    Protium crenatum Sandwith det D. C. Daly, 1985

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • Locality

    Border between Estado Bolivar and Territorio Delta Amacuro. Near Rio Grande o Toro, E. of Upata.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    8.07, -61.73

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