Protium serratum

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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]

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Protium serratum
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 saheria Buch.-Ham.
Schinus niara Buch.-Ham.
Schinus benghalensis Buch.-Ham.
Icica serrata DC.
Icica indica Wight & Arn.
Icica bengalensis Voigt
Dracontomelon laoticum Evrard & Tardieu
Bursera serrata Wall. ex Colebr.
Amyris ambrosiaca Moc. & Sesse

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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]

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