Protium decandrum (Aubl.) Marchand

  • Filed As

    Burseraceae
    Protium decandrum (Aubl.) Marchand

  • Collector(s)

    F. J. Breteler 5068, 20 Mar 1966

  • Location

    Venezuela. Bolívar. N.E. of Upata. Near El Paraiso camp.

  • Habitat

    Primary forest.

  • Description

    Tree 30m tall. Buttresses up to 2m height. Diam at 2m = 48cm. Bole +/- cilindrical. Bark rather smooth, very finely fissured, with pinkish slash. Wood pinkish-brown. Leaves mostly trifoliolate (sometines with 4 leaflets), thinly coriaceous, slightly glossy, smooth and medium green above, paler beneath. Fruits green.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1274804

    Occurrence ID: 1d58b8aa-40bc-4c0d-a4f2-f48cdf1fdcd7

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Bolívar

  • Locality

    N.E. of Upata. Near El Paraiso camp.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 500 m. (1640 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    8.27, -62.22

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