Canarium maluense

Family: Burseraceae

What it is like

A large tree. It grows 25 m tall. The trunk is 75 cm across. It has buttresses 1.5 m tall. The leaves have 3-9 leaflets. The leaflets taper to a blunt tip. The flowers are in the upper leaf axils and at the ends of branches. The fruit are oval and can be angular and 17-30 mm long by 10-18 mm wide.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Indonesia, Papua, SE Asia

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Nut

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Kapur-barus, Lian, Nanari laki-laki

Synonyms

Canarium lian H. J. Lam Canarium maluense f. bullatum Leenh.; Canarium maluense f. celebicum Leenh.; Canarium maluense f. lian (H. J. Lam) Leenh.; Canarium maluense f. quadrangulare (H. J. Lam) Leenh.; Canarium quadrangulare H. J. Lam;