
Burseraceae FAMILY
Protium decandrum
Protium decandrum
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitEvergreen Tree
Growth—
Most, if not all, species in this genus are dioecious, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required[1].
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Protium+decandrum>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Novon Vol. 9 — Missouri Botanical Garden; Missouri. · 1999 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎A botanical publication with a main focus on publishing the names of new and renamed species. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
- [2]Present and Potential Commercial Timbers of the Caribbean — Longwood.F.R. · USDA Forest Service; Washington, DC. · 1962 ↩︎Quite detailed information on more than 60 species of Caribbean timber trees, giving species descriptions, habitat, detailed info on the wood and some info on other uses. Available for download on the internet.
- [3]Fruits of the Guianan Flora — van Roosmalen. M.G.M. · Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands. · 1985 · ISBN 90-9000988-4 ↩︎Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat.
- [4]Woods of Northeastern Peru — Williams L. · Field Museum Press; Chicago. · 1936 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ ↩︎Gives information on the properties of the wood of well over 1,000 species of woody plants from northeastern Peru. Can be downloaded from the Internet.
- [5]Medicinal Plants of the Guianas — DeFilipps, R. A.; Maina, S. L.; & Crepin, J. · Smithsonian Museum · http://botany.si.edu/bdg/medicinal/index.html ↩︎A down-loadable PDF document of a book in pre-publication awaiting illustration. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region
- [6]Contributions to The Flora of Venezuela. — Steyermark J.A. Et al · Chicago Natural History Museum; Chicago. · 1951 - 1957 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎An excellent flora, though made at a time when botanical knowledge of the areas was still very lacking.