Protium apiculatum Swart

  • Filed As

    Burseraceae
    Protium apiculatum Swart

  • Collector(s)

    R. Evans 2936 with H. Peckham, 25 Apr 1998

  • Location

    Suriname. Sipaliwini. Vicinity of Ulemari River, ca. 150 km upstream from its confluence with Litani River. ca. 200 m from Ulemari River.

  • Habitat

    Primary lowland wet forest on slope of hill.

  • Description

    Tree, 20-30m tall; stems and leaves with white latex; leaves (petioles + rachis) 50-70cm long, leaflets 10-20cm long, 5-7cm side; most fruit immature, yellow, mature fruit red, seed with white, spongy aril.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 904726

    Occurrence ID: 086e74a5-5a6f-4a9e-829d-bbd4429cc94c

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Sapindales

  • Family

    Burseraceae

  • All Determinations

    Protium apiculatum Swart det D. C. Daly, 1999

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Suriname

  • State/Province

    Sipaliwini

  • Locality

    Vicinity of Ulemari River, ca. 150 km upstream from its confluence with Litani River. ca. 200 m from Ulemari River.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    2.7681, -54.8542

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