Burseraceae FAMILY

Canarium vrieseanum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Canarium vrieseanum is a tree that usually grows 15 - 25 metres tall, occasionally up to 31 metres. The bole, which sometimes has small buttresses, can be 30 - 45cm in diameter[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. , 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ]. The tree is harvested from the wild and used locally as a food and source of resin and timber.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Indonesia, Philippines.

HabitatDense, primary forests and the more open, secondary formations; at elevations up to 500 metres[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ].