Tetragastris balsamifera

Tetragastris balsamifera

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sapindales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Burseraceae
Genus: Tetragastris
Species: Tetragastris balsamifera

Name

Tetragastris balsamifera (Sw.) Kuntze, 1891

Synonyms

• Hedwigia balsamifera Sw.
• Icica hedwigia A. Rich.
• Protium osseum (Gaertn.) Byng & Christenh.
• Tetragastris balsamifera (Sw.) Oken
• Tetragastris cubensis Urb.
• Tetragastris ossea Gaertn.

Homonyms

• Tetragastris balsamifera (Sw.) Oken = Tetragastris balsamifera (Sw.) Kuntze

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Virgin Isl. (St. Croix, Tortola), Lesser Antilles (Guadeloupe) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Kuntze, C.E.O., 1891. Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 107 .

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Tetragastris balsamifera. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul. 13. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Tetragastris balsamifera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul. 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Tetragastris balsamifera. Published online. Accessed: Jul 13 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Tetragastris balsamifera in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul 13.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Tetragastris balsamifera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Jul 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Tetragastris balsamifera in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

español: Masa, Palo de aceite

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