Basic Information Common Name: Haplolobus acuminatusScientific Name: Haplolobus acuminatusNative Habitat: Tropical forests of Southeast Asia, particularly found in areas like Malaysia, Borneo, and Indonesia. It is a component of the forest understory or mid-story. History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus Haplolobus belongs to the Burseraceae fami
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Haplolobus beccarii
Basic Information Common Name: Haplolobus beccarii Scientific Name: Haplolobus beccarii Native Habitat: Borneo (Southeast Asia) History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus Haplolobus belongs to the Burseraceae family, a diverse group of resinous trees and shrubs primarily found in tropical regions. This family is perhaps best known for producing fra
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Protium
Basic Information Common Name: Protium Scientific Name: Protium Native Habitat: Tropical regions worldwide, primarily in the Neotropics (Central and South America), but also found in parts of Africa and Asia. They thrive in humid, tropical forests. History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus Protium belongs to the ancient and economically important
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Copal Tree
Basic Information Common Name: Copal Tree Scientific Name: Protium copal Native Habitat: Tropical regions of the Americas, particularly Mexico and Central America. History / Discovery / Cultivator The story of the Copal Tree, Protium copal, is deeply intertwined with the ancient history and spiritual practices of Mesoamerica. Long before European b
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White Copal
Basic Information Common Name: White Copal Scientific Name: Protium heptaphyllum Native Habitat: Tropical America, including vast areas of the Amazon basin and extending into Central America and Mexico. It thrives in lowland rainforests, dry forests, and various other forest types within its range. History / Discovery / Cultivator Protium heptaphyl
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Protium aracouchini
Basic Information Common Name: Protium aracouchini Scientific Name: Protium aracouchini Native Habitat: Protium aracouchini is native to South America, primarily found in countries bordering the Amazon basin, including Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, and Guyana. It typically grows in lowland tropical rainforests, non-flooded forests, and sometimes in
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Protium guianense
Basic Information Common Name: Protium guianense Scientific Name: Protium guianense Native Habitat: Tropical rainforests and evergreen forests across South America, including the Guianas, Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. History / Discovery / Cultivator Protium guianense is a species of tree belonging to the Burseraceae fami
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Protium tenuifolium
Basic Information Common Name: Protium tenuifolium Scientific Name: Protium tenuifolium Native Habitat: Tropical forests of Central and South America, including countries like Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Panama, and Costa Rica. History / Discovery / Cultivator The story of Protium tenuifolium is less one of ancient
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Protium subserratum
Basic Information Common Name: Protium subserratum Scientific Name: Protium subserratum Native Habitat: Primarily found in South America, specifically widespread in Brazil (across multiple states including Amazonas, Bahia, Mato Grosso, Pará, etc.), Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. It typically grows in rainforests, semi-deciduous fo
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Santiria
Basic Information Common Name: Santiria Scientific Name: Santiria Native Habitat: Tropical regions of Southeast Asia (Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore), some species extending to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. They are typically found in lowland rainforests and swamps. History / Discovery / Cultivator The gen