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Canarium muelleri F.M.Bailey

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Burseraceae > Canarium

Characteristics

Tree to 30 m high, buttressed. Leaves with 5 or mostly 7 leaflets, exstipulate; leaflets ovate, elliptic or lanceolate, rounded to acuminate, entire, to 10 cm long; base oblique or cuneate, scarcely decurrent; lateral veins less than 12 pairs, at 50°–70°' with midrib. Inflorescence a panicle. Male flowers: sepals 1–1.5 mm long, glabrous or puberulous; petals c. 4 mm long; stamens 6; ovary obsolete. Female flowers: sepals 1–1.5 mm long, glabrous or puberulous; petals c. 4 mm long; stamens 6, inserted on margin of disc; disc glabrous; ovary tomentose. Fruit ovoid, c. 2 cm long.
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A medium sized tree. It grows 10-20 m high and spreads 3-8 m across. The young shoots have rusty red hairs. The leaves are divided into 5-7 leaflets. These are 4-7.5 cm long and sword shaped. The flower clusters are slender and grow in the axils of upper leaves. The flowers are greenish and about 0.3 cm across. The fruit are about 1.5 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) 3.0 - 8.0
Mature height (meter) 24.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in coastal rainforests in north-east Queensland in Australia. It grows from sea level to 800 m altitude. It needs well drained soil. It is damaged by frost or drought. It suits hardiness zones 10-12.
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In the margina of, and in well developed rainforest at elevations up to 800 metres.
Grows in rainforest.
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

The timber is suitable for cabinet work and plywood.
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The kernel of the nut in the fruit is eaten.
Uses medicinal timber wood
Edible nuts
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Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Canarium muelleri world distribution map, present in Australia

Conservation status

Canarium muelleri threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:127429-1
WFO ID wfo-0000583634
COL ID QJMR
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Canarium muelleri
WorldFloraDB 2024