Protium amazonicum
(Cuatrec.) Daly
Amazon resintree
BurseraceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows from sea level to 1,000 m above sea level.
Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, South America, Venezuela,
How to Identify
A tree. It grows 20-30 m tall. The leaves are alternate and have 5-9 pairs of leaflets. The seeds have a white aril around them.
Names & Synonyms
Acolgadek, Breu, Cachapa shasha, Chida, Chipia, Copal, Ginengowe, Guiniyenca, Isigo, Maro, Mimonkawe, Shilquillo, Shirkillu, Tacamajaca, Tofa queccopa, Wicatahue
Paraprotium amazonicum Cuatrec.Protium fimbriatum Swart
References (3)
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 706 (As Protium fimbriatum)
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
- Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 264
