| Canarium merrillii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Burseraceae |
| Genus: | Canarium |
| Species: | C. merrillii |
| Binomial name | |
| Canarium merrillii | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Canarium merrillii is a tree in the family Burseraceae. It is named for the American botanist Elmer Drew Merrill. [2]
Canarium merrillii grows up to 25 metres (80 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 30 centimetres (12 in). The bark is grey and scaly. The flowers are yellow. The ellipsoid fruits measure up to 4.2 cm (2 in) long. [2]
Canarium merrillii is endemic to Borneo. Its habitat is mixed dipterocarp to submontane forests from sea-level to 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) altitude. [2]
Canarium is a genus of about 100 species of tropical and subtropical trees, in the family Burseraceae. They grow naturally across tropical Africa, south and southeast Asia, Indochina, Malesia, Australia and western Pacific Islands; including from southern Nigeria east to Madagascar, Mauritius, Sri Lanka and India; from Burma, Malaysia and Thailand through the Malay Peninsula and Vietnam to south China, Taiwan and the Philippines; through Borneo, Indonesia, Timor and New Guinea, through to the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and Palau.
Canarium patentinervium is a tree of tropical Asia in the incense tree family Burseraceae. The specific epithet patentinervium is from the Latin meaning "spreading nerves", referring to the leaf veins.
Canarium pseudopatentinervium is a plant in the incense tree family Burseraceae. The specific epithet pseudopatentinervium is from the Latin meaning "false patentinervium", referring to the species' resemblance to Canarium patentinervium.
Canarium sarawakanum is a tree of Borneo in the incense tree family Burseraceae. The specific epithet sarawakanum is from the Latin, referring to the species being native to Sarawak.
Canarium apertum is a tree in the family Burseraceae. The specific epithet apertum is from the Latin meaning "open", referring to the basal openings between petals.
Canarium caudatum is a tree in the family Burseraceae. The specific epithet caudatum is from the Latin meaning "tailed", referring to the tapering of the tree's leaflet.
Canarium decumanum is a tree in the family Burseraceae. The specific epithet decumanum is from the Latin meaning "greatest", referring to the tree's size.
Canarium dichotomum is a tree in the family Burseraceae. The specific epithet dichotomum is from the Latin meaning "forked", referring to the branching of the inflorescences.
Canarium grandifolium is a tree in the family Burseraceae. The specific epithet grandifolium is from the Latin meaning "large leaf".
Canarium hirsutum is a tree in the family Burseraceae. The specific epithet hirsutum is from the Latin meaning "bristly", referring to the rough hairs of the fruit.
Canarium kinabaluense is a tree in the family Burseraceae. It is named for Mount Kinabalu in East Malaysia's Sabah state.
Canarium kostermansii is a tree in the family Burseraceae. It is named for the Indonesian botanist André Kostermans.
Canarium latistipulatum is a tree in the family Burseraceae. The specific epithet latistipulatum is from the Latin meaning "wide stipule".
Canarium megalanthum is a tree in the family Burseraceae. The specific epithet megalanthum is from the Greek meaning "large flower".
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.
Canarium pilosum subsp. borneensis is a subspecies of Canarium pilosum. It is a tree in the family Burseraceae. The subspecies is named for Borneo.
Dacryodes laxa is a tree in the family Burseraceae. The specific epithet laxa is from the Latin meaning "loose", referring to the inflorescence.
Dacryodes longifolia is a tree in the family Burseraceae. The specific epithet longifolia is from the Latin meaning "long leaf".
Dacryodes rostrata is a tree in the family Burseraceae. The specific epithet rostrata is from the Latin meaning "beaked", referring to the narrow-tipped leaves.
Dacryodes rugosa is a tree in the family Burseraceae. The specific epithet rugosa is from the Latin meaning "wrinkled", referring to the leaflets.
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