Home page

Latin name	Prosopis velutina Wooton
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	MW SC North America (USA: California, Arizona, New Mexico; Mexico: Sonora)
North America distribution zone	MW SC
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	xer
Use	dr(ob) (by native people) fd (honey) fd(ob) (by native people) fr (bees and insects: flowers) fw(ob) (by native people) pl (ornamental, shading) sa (contribution to nitrogen and carbon levels in the soil, revegetating asbestos millwaste) sa(ob) (by native people) ti(ob) (by native people)
Synonym	Neltuma velutina (Wooton) Britton & Rose Prosopis chilensis var. velutina (Wooton) Standl. Prosopis juliflora var. velutina (Wooton) Sarg.
English name	velvety mesquite; mesquite
French name	prosopis velouté
Spanish name	alagaroba, chachaca (Mexico); mesquite
Other name
Trade name

Latin name	Protium Burm.f.
Family	Burseraceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
Height
Foliage
Ecology
Use
Synonym	Amyris L. Bursera sect. Marignia (Kunth) Hook.f. Dammara Gaertn. Icica Aubl. Marignia Commers. ex Kunth Tingulonga Kuntze
English name	resintree; resinetree
French name	protium
Spanish name	anime, animecillo (Colombia); chutra (Panama)
Other name
Trade name

Latin name	Protium amazonicum (Cuatrec.) Daly
Family	Burseraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica) N M South America (Colombia, Venezuela, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology	hel
Use
Synonym	Paraprotium amazonicum Cuatrec. Protium fimbriatum Swart
English name	Amazonas resintree
French name	protium de l'Amazonie
Spanish name	azucarito blanco (Venezuela); isigo (Bolivia); sachasilquillo, shilquillo (Ecuador); tacamajaca (Venezuela)
Other name	acolgadek (arecuna, Venezuela); chida (Peru); guiniyenca (waorani, Ecuador); kamawa, maro, puruckadek (arecuna, Venezuela); wicatahue
Trade name

Latin name	Protium aracouchini (Aubl.) Marchand
Family	Burseraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) N M South America (Colombia to Guianas, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology	hyg->mes
Use	dr
Synonym	Bursera aracouchili (Aubl.) Baill. Elaphrium heterophyllum (Willd.) Spreng. ex D.Dietr. Icica aracouchini Aubl. Icica heterophylla Willd. Protium aracouchili (Aubl.) Marchand Protium aracouchini var. angustifolium Swart Tingulonga aracouchini (Aubl.) Kuntze
English name	aracouchini resintree
French name	protium aracouchini
Spanish name	canfincillo (Costa Rica); caraña, catamajaca, catamajaca blanco, catamajaca hoja fina, catamajaca pie de teta, catamajaco (Venezuela); uvilla (Bolivia)
Other name	chipidek (arecuna, Venezuela); kuñaduamoi (yekwana, Venezuela); witagewee (waorani, Ecuador)
Trade name

Latin name	Protium attenuatum (Rose) Urb.
Family	Burseraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Lesser Antilles) NC MC South America (Trinidad, Brazil)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M[L?]
Foliage	E
Ecology	sci hyg
Use	ma (resin: tacahamaque)
Synonym	Amyris heterophylla Wikstr. non Willd. Icica attenuata Rose Icica heptaphylla Griseb. p.p. non Aubl. Icica heterophylla Griseb. non DC. Protium guianense Engl. p.p. non Marchand
English name	bastard resintree; bastard gommier; incense
French name	protium blanc; bois d'encens, bois-gommier; bois-l'encens (Lesser Antilles); gomme l'incense, gommier beni, gommier blanc, gommier jaune; l'encens (Lesser Antilles)
Spanish name
Other name
Trade name

Latin name	Protium baracoense Bisse
Family	Burseraceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology
Use
Synonym
English name	Baracoa resintree
French name	protium de Baracoa
Spanish name
Other name
Trade name

Latin name	Protium copal (Schltdl. & Cham.) Engl.
Family	Burseraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel mes calc
Use	cl dr ma pl (ornamental) ti
Synonym	Icica copal Schltdl. & Cham. non A.Rich.
English name	copal resintree; kurokai (Guyana)
French name	protium copalier; copalier (France); encens gris (French Guiana); gommier rouge p.p. (Lesser Antilles); sali, tingué-mounié (French Guiana)
Spanish name	copal (Belize, Mexico); copalillo (Mexico)
Other name	copal (portuguese, Brazil); copallí (nahuatl, Mexico); jom (huasteco); jomté (huasteco); pom, pomte (maya, Belize)
Trade name

Latin name	Protium correae D.M.Porter
Family	Burseraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology
Use
Synonym
English name	Correa resintree
French name	protium de Correa
Spanish name	kerosin (Nicaragua)
Other name
Trade name

Latin name	Protium costaricense (Rose) Engl.
Family	Burseraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology
Use	dr fr ma (resin)
Synonym	Icica costaricense Rose Protium salvozae Standl.
English name	CostaRica resintree
French name	protium du Costa Rica
Spanish name	alcanfor (Nicaragua); caraña, copal (Costa Rica)
Other name	mursor (kuna, Panama)
Trade name

Latin name	Protium cubense (Rose) Urb.
Family	Burseraceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
Foliage
Ecology	acid
Use
Synonym	Icica copal A.Rich. non Schltdl. & Cham. Icica cubensis Rose Icica heptaphylla Griseb. non Aubl. Tetragastris cubensis Urb.
English name	Cuban resintree
French name	protium de Cuba
Spanish name	copal (Cuba)
Other name
Trade name

Latin name	Protium fragrans (Rose) Urb.
Family	Burseraceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology
Use
Synonym	Icica fragrans Rose
English name	fragrant resintree
French name	protium odorant
Spanish name	incienso (Cuba)
Other name
Trade name

Latin name	Protium glabrum (Rose) Engl.
Family	Burseraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Belize to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology
Use	dr (perfume, incense) ma (resin) ti (cabinet work, corestock, doors, furniture, interior trim, paneling, plywood, windows)
Synonym	Icica glabra Rose Protium copal var. glabrum (Rose) Swart Protium copal var. ternatum (Pittier) Swart Protium ternatum Pittier
English name	glabrous resintree; copal (Belize)
French name	protium glabre
Spanish name	alcanfor (Costa Rica, Nicaragua); canfinsillo, caraña, copal, copalillo (Costa Rica); fosforito (Nicaragua)
Other name
Trade name

Latin name	Protium glaucescens Urb.
Family	Burseraceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Haiti, Dominican Republic: Barahona)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology
Use
Synonym
English name	glaucescent resintree
French name	protium glaucescent
Spanish name
Other name
Trade name

Latin name	Protium guianense (Aubl.) Marchand
Family	Burseraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) N M South America (Colombia to Guianas, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology
Use	ma
Synonym	Amyris guyanensis (Aubl.) Willd. Elaphrium guyanense (Aubl.) Spreng. ex D.Dietr. Icica guianensis Aubl. Icica hostmanni Miq. Icica viridiflora Lam. Protium heptalophyllum var. puberulum Engl. Protium hostmanni (Miq.) Engl. Protium hostmannii (Miq.) Engl. Tingolunga guianensis (Aubl.) Kuntze
English name	incense resintree
French name	protium de Cayenne; encens de Cayenne
Spanish name	tacamajaca, tacamajaco, yurimara (Venezuela)
Other name	chipoyek (arecuna, Venezuela); mursoí (kuna, Panama)
Trade name

Latin name	Protium inconforme Pittier
Family	Burseraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology
Use
Synonym	Protium copal var. inconforme (Pittier) Swart
English name	different resintree
French name	protium différent
Spanish name
Other name
Trade name

Latin name	Protium maestrense Bisse
Family	Burseraceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology	acid
Use
Synonym
English name	SierraMaestra resintree
French name	protium de la Sierra Maestra
Spanish name
Other name
Trade name

Latin name	Protium multiramiflorum Lundell
Family	Burseraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Belize)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology
Use
Synonym
English name	manyflower resintree
French name	protium multiflore
Spanish name	copal, copal colorado (Belize)
Other name
Trade name

Latin name	Protium panamense (Rose) I.M.Johnst.
Family	Burseraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology	hyg->mes
Use	fr ti (boxes, cabinet work, crates, fence posts, flooring, furniture, general carpentry, general construction, household utensils, interior construction)
Synonym	Icica panamensis Rose
English name	Panama resintree
French name	protium du Panama
Spanish name	alcanfor (Nicaragua); canfín (Costa Rica); copá (Panama); Indio pelado (Costa Rica)
Other name
Trade name

Latin name	Protium pittieri (Rose) Engl.
Family	Burseraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology
Use
Synonym	Icica pittieri Rose Protium pittieri D.M.Porter Tetragastris tomentosa D.M.Porter
English name	Pittier resintree
French name	protium de Pittier
Spanish name	alcanfor (Nicaragua)
Other name
Trade name

Latin name	Protium puncticulatum J.F.Macbr.
Family	Burseraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) NW MW MC South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology
Use	ma ti
Synonym
English name	spotted resintree
French name	protium tacheté
Spanish name	copal, copal caspi, copal-caspi (Peru); isigo (Bolivia)
Other name	breu vermelho (Brazil); patánare (campa asháninca, Peru)
Trade name

Latin name	Protium ravenii D.M.Porter
Family	Burseraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology
Use
Synonym
English name	Raven resintree
French name	protium de Raven
Spanish name
Other name
Trade name

Latin name	Protium schippii Lundell
Family	Burseraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala and Belize to Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology
Use	dr
Synonym
English name	Schipp resintree; mountain copal (Belize)
French name	protium de Schipp
Spanish name	alcanfor (Costa Rica); copal (Honduras)
Other name	copal, copal macho, macho limoncillo, trompito (Belize)
Trade name

Latin name	Protium subacuminatum Swart
Family	Burseraceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology
Use
Synonym
English name	subacuminate resintree
French name	protium subacuminé
Spanish name	copal incienso (Cuba)
Other name
Trade name

Latin name	Protium tenuifolium (Engl.) Engl.
Family	Burseraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica) N MW MC South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology
Use
Synonym	Ecicopsis tenuifolia Engl. Protium neglectum Swart Tingulonga tenuifolia Kuntze
English name	slenderleaf resintree
French name	protium à feuilles minces
Spanish name
Other name	guitagemo, minimunca (waorani, Ecuador)
Trade name

Latin name	Protium tenuifolium ssp. mcleodii (I.M.Johnst.) D.M.Porter
Family	Burseraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
Foliage
Ecology
Use
Synonym	Protium mcleodii I.M.Johnst.
English name	McLeod slenderleaf resintree
French name	protium à feuilles minces de McLeod
Spanish name
Other name
Trade name

Latin name	Protium tenuifolium ssp. sessiliflorum (Rose) D.M.Porter
Family	Burseraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Belize to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology	hyg->mes
Use	dr fr ma ti
Synonym	Icica sessiliflora Rose Protium neglectum var. panamense Swart Protium neglectum var. sessiliflorum (Rose) Swart Protium sessiliflorum (Rose) D.M.Porter Protium sessiliflorum (Rose) Standl.
English name	sessileflower slenderleaf resintree
French name	protium à feuilles minces à fleurs sessiles
Spanish name	animé (Panama); caraña (Costa Rica); chicle (Honduras); chutras, comida de mono (Panama); copal (Belize, Honduras); copal macho (Belize); tontol (Guatemala, Honduras); tontolo (Honduras)
Other name
Trade name

Latin name	Protium tenuifolium (Engl.) Engl. ssp. tenuifolium
Family	Burseraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage
Ecology
Use
Synonym
English name	typical slenderleaf resintree
French name	protium à feuilles minces typique
Spanish name
Other name
Trade name

Latin name	Prumnopitys Phil.
Family	Podocarpaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
Height
Foliage
Ecology
Use
Synonym	Stachycarpus Tiegh.
English name	prumnopitys
French name	prumnopitys
Spanish name
Other name
Trade name

Latin name	Prumnopitys standleyi (J.Buchholz & N.E.Gray) de Laub.
Family	Podocarpaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology
Use	pp (very good for paper pulp) ti (agricultural goods, boxes, flooring, framing, furniture, general carpentry, general construction, houses ties, interior finishing, ornaments, plywood, veneer)
Synonym	Podocarpus standleyi J.Buchholz & N.E.Gray
English name	Standley prumnopitys
French name	prumnopitys de Standley
Spanish name	cipresillo lorito (Costa Rica)
Other name
Trade name

Latin name	Prunus L.
Family	Rosaceae
Distribution
North America distribution zone
Height
Foliage
Ecology
Use
Synonym	Amygdalopsis Carr. Amygdalus L. Armeniaca Tourn. ex P.Miller Cerasus Adans. Laurocerasus Tourn. ex Duhamel Padus Mill. Persica Mill.
English name	almond, apricot, cherry, peach, plum; almonds, choke cherry, laurel cherry, plum tree, sloe
French name	abricotier, amandier, cerisier, pêcher, prunier
Spanish name	cerezo (Mexico); cerezu; ciruela (Venezuela); ciruelo
Other name	cerejeira; Kirschbaum (german); lamandye (creole, Haiti); petchechaneminanagachi (montagnais, Canada); Pflaume (german); pruno (italian); winisik (ojibway, Canada)
Trade name