Filed As:

Burseraceae
Protium neglectum Swart

Location:

Guyana. Groete Creek. Lower Essequibo R.

Collector(s):

D. B. Fanshawe 3979 with , 17 Apr 1943

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.

Habitat:

mixed forest. lateritic soil.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 05174230
GUID: b3bcf6a3-9a9b-4286-b4b6-69ae828b0363

Distribution:

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