Canarium pseudodecumanum

Family: Burseraceae

What it is like

A large tree. It grows 40 m tall. It has buttresses 6 m high. It can have stilt roots. The trunk can be 120 cm across. The bark is white. The small branches are angular. The leaves have 4-6 pairs of leaflets. The leaves are 17-23 cm long by 7-11 cm wide. The leaflets are almost without stalks. They are sword shaped and taper to the tip. There are small teeth along the edge. The leaflets have a woolly covering underneath. The flowers are softly hairy. The fruit are large. They are 7-8 cm long by 4-6 cm wide. They are edible. The seed are eaten and used for oil.

There are 80-95 Canarium species.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in lowland forests up to 280 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, SE Asia

How it is used for food

The fruit are eaten. The seeds can be eaten. They are also used for oil.

It is widely cultivated in Sarawak for its edible fruit.

Edible parts

Seeds kernel, nuts, fruit, seeds - oil

How it is grown

Plants are grown from seeds.

Its other names

Local names

Jelmu, Lantu air, Tampang kijang

Synonyms

Canariopsis decumana (non Bl.) Miq.; Canarium decumanum (non Gaertn.) Engl. in DC.;