Protium serratum

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Protium serratum
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Protium serratum: fruiting branch
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Burseraceae
Genus: Protium
Species:
P. serratum
Binomial name
Protium serratum
Synonyms

Tingulonga serrata Kuntze
Schinus saheriaBuch.-Ham.
Schinus niaraBuch.-Ham.
Schinus benghalensisBuch.-Ham.
Icica serrataDC.
Icica indicaWight & Arn.
Icica bengalensisVoigt
Dracontomelon laoticumEvrard & Tardieu
Bursera serrata Wall. ex Colebr.
Amyris ambrosiacaMoc. & Sesse

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Protium serratum [1] is a small-medium tree species in the genus Protium and the family Burseraceae. [2] [3] It is commonly known as Indian red pear, Thaicherem, Dieng sohmir, Mir Tenga, Gulgutia, and Limbura in the Indian subcontinent region. [4] The Catalogue of Life does not record any subspecies. [2]

Its distribution is: Bhutan, China (Yunnan), Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. [3]

Names

In Tripura, it is known as Thaicherem in the local language Kokborok. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Engler HGA (1883) In: DC. Monographiae Phanerogamarum 4: 88
  2. 1 2 Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  3. 1 2 Encyclopedia of Life: Protium serratum (retrieved 14/8/2017)
  4. ↑ "Herbarium JCB". indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  5. ↑ Debbarma, B Motom. "Resurrecting Tripura's native wild fruits". www.homchang.in. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
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