Protium cuneatum Swart

  • Filed As

    Burseraceae
    Protium cuneatum Swart

  • Collector(s)

    B. M. Boom 10746, 05 Sep 1994

  • Location

    French Guiana. Saül and vicinity: Ca. 6 km N of Saül, along road to Belizon, vicinity of Eaux Claires.

  • Habitat

    Non-flooded moist forest underlain by quartz and granite.

  • Description

    Tree 15 m x 40 cm. Flying plank buttresses; aerial roots on trunk. Outer bark light brown; inner bark light orange, hard; clear resinous exudate; strong turpene odor. Fruits green. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00904776

    Occurrence ID: 7d1f0ef4-0041-44d2-b826-31da2cfaaeb2

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Sapindales

  • Family

    Burseraceae

  • All Determinations

    Protium cuneatum Swart det D. C. Daly, Mar 1995

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    French Guiana

  • Locality

    Saül and vicinity: Ca. 6 km N of Saül, along road to Belizon, vicinity of Eaux Claires

  • Elevation

    Alt. 200 m. (656 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    3.62, -53.2

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
No. 10746	BURSERACEAE
M. Ml &-&<A
FRENCH GUIANA. Saul and vicinity:JCa. 6
km N of Satll, along road to Belizon,
vicinity of Eaux Claires. 3°37’N, 53M2’W.
Ca. 200 m. Non-flooded moist forest
underlain by quartz and granite.
Tree IS m x AO cm. Flying plank buttresses;
aerUi roots on trunk. Outer bark light
brown; inner bark light orange, hard; clear
resinous exudate; strong turi>ene odor.
Fruits green.
Brian H Boon	5 Sep 1994
firrfe* by HdttOAM Scime Foundation, Hati<ral G«figrafihic
$«ci««y *nd the find for Ueotrapieat Plant Research