Kedondong kerut
Canarium pilosum

Family: Burseraceae

What it is like

A moderately tall tree. It grows 37 m high. The trunk is 65 cm across. It can have buttresses. The leaves have 1-6 pairs of leaflets. The flowering stalks can be 10 cm long and have 1-4 fruit. The fruit are oval and fleshy. They are 2-3 cm long by 1-1.5 cm wide and have a rounded triangle shape in cross section. The kernels of the nuts are small. The shell is very thick.

There are 80-95 Canarium species.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in the forest up to 1500 m altitude above sea level. It can be in swamps.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Brunei, Fiji, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pacific, SE Asia, Singapore, Sri Lanka

How it is used for food

The seeds or kernels of the nut are sweet and edible.

Edible parts

Seeds, nuts, fruit

How it is grown

Plants are grown from seeds.

Flowering is September to October.

Its other names

Local names

Alum pesa, Damar kunang, Damar lilin, Kedongdong batu, Kejam panggeli, Keramah batu, Medang serababa, Seladah

Synonyms

Canarium grandiflorum Bennett; Canarium hirtellum A. W. Benn.; Canarium motleyanum Engl.; Canarium pilosum var. hirtellum Ridl.;