Protium neglectum Swart

Filed As

Burseraceae
Protium neglectum Swart

Collector(s)

D. B. Fanshawe 3979, 17 Apr 1943

Location

Guyana. Groete Creek. Lower Essequibo R.

Habitat

mixed forest. lateritic soil.

Description

70' tree 8"diam with low buttresses cortains a sweet-scented resinous gum, lvs pinnate 3-4 paired, rugose, stiffly, chartaceous - fr. in short axill. spikes, usually bilobed, crimson and shiny when ripe - seed greenish, hard, triangular, covered with the sweetish, white, dry resinous pulp.

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 05174230

Occurrence ID: b3bcf6a3-9a9b-4286-b4b6-69ae828b0363

Related Objects

Specimen - 02384348, D. B. Fanshawe F1243, Protium neglectum var. tenuifolium Swart, Burseraceae (165.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Guyana

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