Protium javanicum

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Clausena javanica
• Amyris protium
• Protium zollingeri
• Tingulonga zollingeri
• Tingulonga protium
• Icica protium

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant, Protium javanicum, belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta. Within the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae, it is classified under the order Sapindales. It is a member of the Burseraceae family and falls under the genus Protium.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant is native to the expansive region of Malesia. Within this broad area, its specific presence is noted on the island of Jawa. It can also be found throughout the Lesser Sunda Islands. These locations represent the primary natural habitats where the species thrives. Consequently, its distribution is concentrated within these specific Southeast Asian archipelagos.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Life history

The life history of Protium javanicuam is characterized by its status as a perennial organism, allowing it to persist in its environment through multiple growing seasons. Throughout its development, the plant maintains an evergreen habit, ensuring that it retains its foliage year-round rather than undergoing a seasonal shedding process.

Deciduousness :

evergreen

Lifecycle :

perennial

Morphology

The morphology of Protium javanicuum is characterized by its stature as a woody tree, exhibiting a robust and self-supporting growth form. This species typically reaches a significant plant height, with a mean height of approximately 15 m. As a perennial woody plant, it lacks any climbing tendencies, maintaining a stable and upright structural architecture.

Climber :

self-supporting

Growth form :

tree

Plant height mean:

15 m

Woodiness :

woody

Physiology

The physiology of Protium javanicum is characterized by a C3 photosynthetic pathway, a common metabolic strategy among woody tropical species that involves the direct fixation of carbon dioxide through the Calvin cycle. In terms of nutrient acquisition and symbiotic relationships, the plant is not a nitrogen fixer, meaning it lacks the specialized biological mechanisms or nodules required to convert atmospheric nitrogen into usable forms, instead relying on the uptake of nitrates and ammonium from the soil through its root system.

Nitrogen fixer :

no

Photosynthetic pathway :

C3

Reproduction

The reproduction of Protium javanicuum is characterized by specific physiological mechanisms governing its reproductive success. In terms of its genetic transfer processes, the plant exhibits a distinct reproductive strategy where self-fertilization is absent, indicating a reliance on cross-pollination to maintain genetic diversity. This absence of self-fertilization suggests that the plant's reproductive cycle is driven by external agents, such as insects or wind, to facilitate the movement of pollen between different individuals. Consequently, the presence or absence of self-fertilization is a critical factor in its life cycle, ensuring that the species undergoes outcrossing to strengthen its evolutionary resilience.

Self fertilization :

absent

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Activities

Protium javanicum has 1 reported activities identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antioxidant.

Antioxidant

1. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Conditions

Protium javanicum has 2 reported investigations on conditions identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported conditions include headaches, ulcers.

Headaches

1. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Ulcers

1. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Preparations

Protium javanicum has 1 reported preparations identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include methanol extract.

Methanol extract

1. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM