Definition of Protium heptaphyllum

1. Noun. Tropical American tree.

Generic synonyms: Incense Tree
Group relationships: Genus Protium, Protium

Lexicographical Neighbors of Protium Heptaphyllum

Protestant Reich Church
Protestant deacon
Protestant denomination
Protestant ethic
Protestant work ethic
Protestantism
Protestantly
Protestants
Proteus
Proteus anguinus
Proth number
Protista
Protium
Protium guianense
Protium heptaphyllum (current term)
Proto-Afro-Asiatic
Proto-Albanian
Proto-Algonquian
Proto-Altaic
Proto-Armenian
Proto-Athabaskan
Proto-Austronesian
Proto-Baltic
Proto-Balto-Slavic
Proto-Bantu
Proto-Canaanite alphabet
Proto-Celtic
Proto-Dravidian
Proto-Eskimo

Literary usage of Protium heptaphyllum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Applied and Economic Botany: Especially Adapted for the Use of Students in by Henry Kraemer (1914)
"AMERICAN OLIBANUM or Soft Resin of Cayenne exudes spontaneously from the stems of Protium heptaphyllum and P. guianense. GILEAD BALSAM is obtained from ..."

2. Applied and Economic Botany for Students in Technical and Agricultural by Henry Kraemer (1916)
"AMERICAN OLIBANUM or Soft Resin of Cayenne exudes spontaneously from the stems of Protium heptaphyllum and P. guianense. GILEAD BALSAM is obtained from ..."

3. Analysis of Resins, Balsams and Gum-resins: The Chemistry and Pharmacognosis by Karl Dieterich (1901)
"... and is probably derived from Protium heptaphyllum, M., var. Brasiliense, Engl. In addition to the last-named ..."

4. Contributions to the Paleobotany of Peru, Bolivia and Chile: Five Papers by Edward Wilber Berry (1922)
"The species Protium heptaphyllum (Aublet) March, which closely resembles the fossil, appears to be a composite of geographical varieties. ..."

5. World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago: The United States of Venezuela in 1893 by Arístides Rojas (1893)
"... (Protium heptaphyllum). 555. CARARA (Protium Carana). Known in medicine as species of elemi, aud used for making unguents. 556. ..."

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