Protium

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Protium in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Protium (probably the Javan name). Burseraceae. Trees, with balsam sap: lvs. toward the ends of the branches, alternate, 3-foliate or uneven pinnate; lfts. few-paired, rather large, petiolulate, entire or dentate: panicles long-peduncled, fasciculate, branched: fls. small, slender-pedicelled; calyx small, cup-shaped, 4-6-cleft or -dentate; petals 4-6, linear-oblong; disk urn-shaped; stamens 8-12; ovary sessile, 2-4-celled: drupe fleshy, globose.—About 50 species, mostly natives of Trop. S. Amer., some species also in India, Malaya, Mauritius, Madagascar, W. Indies, and Mex. P. serratum, Engl. (Bursera serrata, Wall.). Sometimes planted in tropics and subtropics for ornament, and wood said to be used for furniture: evergreen: lfts. about 7 or more, opposite, narrow-ovate, base acuminate, pubescent or nearly glabrous, serrulate or entire: panicles axillary, lax, much branched, shorter than the lvs.: fls. very small, hermaphrodite, pubescent externally; calyx 5-toothed; petals 5; stamens 10: drupe globose, 1-3-celled. India. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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