Canarium kipella

(Blume) Miq.

Kipella Canarium tree

BurseraceaeSeeds/NutsPotential hazards — see below

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Nuts

The nuts are eaten.

Known Hazards

Where to Find It

A tropical plant. It grows in primary hill forest.

Asia, Indonesia, Pacific, Philippines, SE Asia,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Fiji, Micronesia, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Marshall Islands, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Nauru, New Zealand, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Palau, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Vanuatu, Samoa, Yemen

How to Identify

A tree. It grows 30 m tall. The young branches are densely woolly with brown hairs. The leaves are compound. The leaflets are oval and taper to the tip. The flowers are in the axils of leaves. The flowers are 8-9 mm long. The fruit is fleshy and oval or oblong.

How to Grow

Plants can be grown from seeds.

Wikipedia

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Canarium kipella is a species of plant in the Burseraceae family. It is endemic to Java in Indonesia. It is an endangered species threatened by habitat loss.

Notes

There are 80-95 Canarium species. It is a plant species at risk.

Names & Synonyms

Pohon kenari kadu, Pohon kenari kipelah

Canarium kitenga Miq.Canarium pimela Blume [Illegitimate]Pimela kipella BlumePimela kitnengo Blume

References (2)

Coronel, R.E., 1982, Fruit Collections in the Philippines. IBPGR Newsletter p 9
Sukarya, D. G., (Ed.) 2013, 3,500 Plant Species of the Botanic Gardens of Indonesia. LIPI p 177