Canarium zeylanicum Blume

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Burseraceae > Canarium

Characteristics

A large tree. It grows 30 m tall. There are buttresses at the base. The bark has a scent. The leaves have 13 pairs of leaflets. The blades are clasped at the base. The flowers are pale green or yellow. The fruit is 3-4 cm long. It is dark brown and oval. The seeds are hard. The kernel is edible.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
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Mature height (meter) 30.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in the rainforest.
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Forests in moist lowland areas.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The seed oil is an edible oil.
Uses fuel gum material medicinal oil tea wood
Edible nuts seeds
Therapeutic use Demulcent (unspecified), Rubefacient (unspecified), Soap (unspecified), Spice (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Fumigant (unspecified), Puerperium (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Tumor(Joint) (unspecified), Wound (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Flu (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
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Cultivation

Plants are grown from seeds.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Canarium zeylanicum unspecified picture

Distribution

Canarium zeylanicum world distribution map, present in Cameroon, Honduras, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Panama, and Trinidad and Tobago

Conservation status

Canarium zeylanicum threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:127567-1
WFO ID wfo-0000583799
COL ID QJSM
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Amyris elemifera Canarium balsamiferum Amyris zeylanica Canarium auriculatum Canarium commune Canarium zeylanicum Balsamodendrum zeylanicum