Canarium australianum
Canarium australianum
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
A plant of low elevations in the moist tropics, growing in areas with all year rainfall or with a short dry season. It does not tolerate frost[1]. Grows best in an open, sunny position[1]. Prefers a light to medium, well-drained soil[1]. Plants are not very tolerant of drought[1]. Young trees grow quite quickly[1]. A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required[2].
Propagation
Seed - it has a hard seed coat and germinates erratically. Filing away some of the seed coat to allow moisture to enter more readily, without damaging the seed, will encourage a faster and more even germination[1]. Aerial layering[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Canarium+australianum>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Food Plants of Papua New Guinea — French. B.R. · Author. · 2006 ↩︎Published on-line in PDF format, this book contains information on several hundred New Guinea food plants.
- [2]Flora of Australia — http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/ ↩︎The full information from the Flora of Australia - on-line. An excellent resource.
- [3]Flora Malesiana Series 1 — Various · Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch · http://www.archive.org ↩︎A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet