Burseraceae FAMILY
Protium carana
Protium carana
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Protium carana is a shrub or a small, slender tree; it can grow 3 - 4.5 metres tall[ 453 Title Woods of Northeastern Peru Publication Author Williams L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Field Museum Press; Chicago. Year 1936 ISBN Description 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. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild, especially for its resin.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Peru, Venezuela.
HabitatSlightly humid or dry loams at elevations around 150 metres[ 453 Title Woods of Northeastern Peru Publication Author Williams L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Field Museum Press; Chicago. Year 1936 ISBN Description 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. ].