Protium
Botanical name: Protium
Protium
Botanical name: Protium
Description
Protium is a genus of more than 140 species of flowering plants in the family Burseraceae. It is native to the Neotropics (where around 175 species have been found), Madagascar, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and southern Asia from Pakistan east to Vietnam. The species are usually small or medium-sized trees, but some can be large, up to 35 m tall. 
Species of Protium
Protium aracouchini
Protium aracouchini is a genus of more than 140 species of flowering plants in the family Burseraceae. It is native to the Neotropics (where around 175 species have been found), Madagascar, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and southern Asia from Pakistan east to Vietnam. The species are usually small or medium-sized trees, but some can be large, up to 35 m tall.
Protium gallicum
Protium gallicum is a tree species that has been discovered relatively recently, with its Latin name(Protium gallicum) published for the first time in 1998 in Brittonia and verified in 2009. This tree may be mistaken for the Protium plagiocarpium as the two species bear similar-looking fruits. Protium gallicum produces moderately durable wood.
Protium sagotianum
Protium sagotianum is a genus of more than 140 species of flowering plants in the family Burseraceae. It is native to the Neotropics (where around 175 species have been found), Madagascar, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and southern Asia from Pakistan east to Vietnam. The species are usually small or medium-sized trees, but some can be large, up to 35 m tall.
Scientific Classification
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