Canarium maluense

Lauterb.

BurseraceaeSeeds/Nuts
Canarium maluense
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President and Fellows of Harvard College
Canarium maluense
gbif · cc0
President and Fellows of Harvard College
Canarium maluense
gbif · cc0
President and Fellows of Harvard College

What to Eat

Edible parts: Nut

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant.

Asia, Indonesia, Papua, SE Asia,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A large tree. It grows 25 m tall. The trunk is 75 cm across. It has buttresses 1.5 m tall. The leaves have 3-9 leaflets. The leaflets taper to a blunt tip. The flowers are in the upper leaf axils and at the ends of branches. The fruit are oval and can be angular and 17-30 mm long by 10-18 mm wide.

Names & Synonyms

Kapur-barus, Lian, Nanari laki-laki

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References (1)
  • World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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