Protium cuneatum Swart

  • Filed As

    Burseraceae
    Protium cuneatum Swart

  • Collector(s)

    K. J. Wurdack 4946 with K. Redden, C. Perry, E. Zimmerman, D. Hunter, T. Hunter, V. Roland, 11 May 2009

  • Location

    Guyana. Kako River.

  • Habitat

    Gallery forest and up small mountain slope. Lower vegetation Macrolobium, Hevea, Eperua grandiflora, Annonaceae, Clusiaceae. Frequent in forest.

  • Description

    Tree to 10-15m. Kerosene-like smell in all plant parts. Infructescence axillary spike. Fruits green, splitting into 2 parts. Seed pendant with fleshy white aril at margin. Silica sample.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02375172

    Occurrence ID: 9abc565f-0adf-49dd-a83b-4b1538015303

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Sapindales

  • Family

    Burseraceae

  • All Determinations

    Protium cuneatum Swart det D. C. Daly, 2010

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • Locality

    Kako River

  • Elevation

    Alt. 809 m. (2654 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    5.50344, -60.8581

  • Georeferencing Method

    GPS.

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