Resin - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 63382 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 42.00 BURSERACEAE Protium guianense | Entry Book Number | ||
| Artefact Name | Resin | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Guyana | TDWG Region | Guyana | ||
| Parts Held | Resin | Geography Description | British Guiana | ||
| Uses | ResinUse: MATERIALS User: Man | TDWG use | MATERIALS | ||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
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| Notes: | Label source: In all probability this is from P. guianense March. Kew Index - Amyris ambrosiaca Linn = Protium icicariba March, Brazil. A.ambrosiaca Moc & Jesse = Icica serrata DC., Mexico A.ambrosiaca Spreng = Protium guianense March., Tropical America, A.ambrosiaca Willd = Protium heptaphyllum March, Tropical America A.ambrosiaca Vell. = Protium heptaphyllum ? Amyris ambrosiaca Mey. = Icica heptaphylla Aubl. (Fl.3.W.Ind Griseb 173) Icica heptaphylla Griseb = Protium guianense March. De Candolle Monogr, aphiae Vol IV p.72 - Protium guianense March ind Adansonia VIII p.52 Syn Icica guianense Aubl, Amyris guianense Willd., Icica copal Rich., Icica heptaphylla Bl., (Griseb Fl.B W.Ind 173) and Amyris ambrosiaca Spreng. Protium guianense March Dominica Aug 23, .1888 - Flowers green, forest tree 'gommier jaune' (local name) has an inflammable gum. July 25 1888 'Gommier' sweet smelling gum which oozes from the trunk, is mixed with incense in churches P.guianense March. var. St Lucia - gommier l`incense (local nam, e) Oct 11th 1888 gives a gum used in churches to mix with incense. (sent as Amyris balsamifera) Icica heptaphylla Aubl. Gr. (Flora of B W Indies named by Prof Grisebach) Icica copal A Rich (Griseb) Copal (Plantae cubenses wrightiana) Icica heptaphylla Aub, l. (Griseb.) (Plantae cubenses wrightianae) Icica copal Rich. (Griseb.) (Plantae cubenses wrightianae) Amyris ambrosiaca ? yielding the resin ' Hajawaj' Bursers (Icica heptaphylla (?) B Guiana, Jenman 1879 cf P. guianense Protium guianense March var., Gom, mier l`incense of St Lucia - Bois d`encens (Fr Guiana) Encens de Cayenne (Icones Plantarium Plate 1571 There is a specimen in the Museum of water worn resin called Protium heptaphyylum March, B Guiana, native name 'Hyawa' or 'Hiawa', and it is not unli, kely that this gum is the same. Although the specimen in question is transparent and that described as Hjawa is opaque. JHH Dec 12.1903 | ||||