Protium serratum
Indian Red Pear, Murtenga
Also known as: Amyris ambrosiaca Moc. & Sessé ex DC. +11 more
- Amyris ambrosiaca Moc. & Sessé ex DC.
- Bursera serrata var. serratissima Haines
- Bursera serrata Wall. ex Colebr.
- Dracontomelon laoticum Evrard & Tardieu
- Icica bengalensis Voigt
- Icica indica Wight & Arn.
- Icica serrata DC.
- Limonia pentagyna Roxb.
- Schinus benghalensis Buch.-Ham.
- Schinus niara Buch.-Ham.
- Schinus saheria Buch.-Ham.
- Tingulonga serrata (Wall. ex Colebr.) Kuntze
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Burseraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Protium serratum (commonly known as Indian red-pear or Murtenga) is a tree belonging to the Burseraceae family. Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam