Burseraceae FAMILY

Protium sagotianum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Protium sagotianum is a tree with a round, heavy crown; it can grow up to 30 metres tall. The bole is sometimes fluted, generally with short buttresses up to 90cm tall. It can be unbranched for up to 18 metres and up to 70cm in diameter, but is more commonly 40 - 50cm[ 378 Title Present and Potential Commercial Timbers of the Caribbean Publication USDA Agricultural Handbook No. 207 Author Longwood.F.R. Publisher USDA Forest Service; Washington, DC. Year 1962 ISBN Description 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. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine, as well as being a source of wood and resin. The wood is harvested commercially and exported.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas.

HabitatRainforests[ 422 Title Fruits of the Guianan Flora Publication Author van Roosmalen. M.G.M. Publisher Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands. Year 1985 ISBN 90-9000988-4 Description 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. ].