Canarium denticulatum

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Canarium denticulatum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Burseraceae
Genus: Canarium
Species:
C. denticulatum
Binomial name
Canarium denticulatum
Synonyms [1]
List
  • Canarium coccineobracteatum Kurz
  • Canarium denticulatum subsp. fissistipulum(Miq.) Leenh.
  • Canarium denticulatum var. latifoliaBlume
  • Canarium fissistipulumMiq.
  • Canarium fuscum Engl.
  • Canarium kunstleri King
  • Canarium laciniatum Elmer
  • Canarium maniiKing [2]
  • Canarium spectabileMiq.

Canarium denticulatum is a tree in the family Burseraceae. The specific epithet denticulatum is from the Latin meaning "small teeth", referring to the leaf margin. [3]

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Description

Canarium denticulatum grows up to 30 metres (100 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 50 centimetres (20 in). The bark is smooth and grey-white. The flowers are white. The ellipsoid fruits measure up to 3 cm (1 in) long. [3]

Distribution and habitat

Canarium denticulatum grows naturally in the Andaman Islands, Burma and western Malesia. [3] [4] Its habitat is lowland mixed dipterocarp forest from sea-level to 750 metres (2,500 ft) altitude. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Canarium denticulatum Blume". The Plant List . Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  2. ↑ King, George (1893). "Materials for a Flora of the Malayan Peninsula". The Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 62 (2): 247.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Kochummen, K. M. (1995). "Canarium denticulatum Blume". In Soepadmo, E.; Wong, K. M. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). 1. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. p. 53. ISBN   983-9592-34-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Canarium denticulatum". Catalogue of Life . Retrieved 15 Jul 2015.


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