Protium

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Protium

plant genus

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Sapindales
Distribution and abundance
Protium (85 species) occurs mostly in wet lowland areas of tropical America but with a few species in Madagascar and Malaysia. Canarium (75 species) occurs in the forests of the Old World tropics. Bursera (50 species) is found in tropical America, with its centre of…
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Protium (85 species) occurs mostly in wet lowland areas of tropical America but with a few species in Madagascar and Malaysia. Canarium (75 species) occurs in the forests of the Old World tropics. Bursera (50 species) is found in tropical America, with its centre of…
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Sapindales
Burseraceae
… (copal) and other members of Protium are tapped for their resins, which have been used in Central America as incense for religious purposes since pre-Columbian times. Likewise, Bursera simaruba (gumbo-limbo, or incense tree) and other members of Bursera are exploited for turpentine or elemi (an oily resin) in tropical America.…
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… (copal) and other members of Protium are tapped for their resins, which have been used in Central America as incense for religious purposes since pre-Columbian times. Likewise, Bursera simaruba (gumbo-limbo, or incense tree) and other members of Bursera are exploited for turpentine or elemi (an oily resin) in tropical America.…
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