Burseraceae FAMILY

Canarium denticulatum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Canarium denticulatum is a tree; it usually grows 20 - 30 metres tall, occasionally to 50 metres. The bole can be 40 - 80cm in diameter, sometimes with low buttresses[ 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 ]. On rare occasions the plant grows more as a shrub[ 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 sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - Andaman Islands, southern Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines.

HabitatA mid-canopy tree in lowland rain forests, usually on hillsides and ridges, also on limestone; at elevations up to 700 metres, occasionally ascending to 1,400 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 , 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, ].