Canarium denticulatum
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Burseraceae |
Genus: | Canarium |
Species: | C. denticulatum
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Binomial name | |
Canarium denticulatum | |
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Canarium denticulatum is a tree in the family Burseraceae. The specific epithet denticulatum is from the Latin meaning 'small teeth', referring to the leaf margin.[3]
Description
[edit]Canarium denticulatum grows up to 30 metres (100 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 50 centimetres (20 in). The bark is smooth and grey-white. The flowers are white. The ellipsoid fruits measure up to 3 cm (1 in) long.[3]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]Canarium denticulatum grows naturally in the Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, and western Malesia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, and the Philippines).[3][4][1] Its habitat is lowland mixed dipterocarp forest from sea-level to 750 metres (2,500 ft) elevation.[3]
Subspecies
[edit]Two subspecies are accepted:[1]
- Canarium denticulatum subsp. denticulatum – Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, and Western Malesia
- Canarium denticulatum subsp. kostermansii Leenh. – Borneo
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Canarium denticulatum Blume. Plants of the World Online]]. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ Canarium denticulatum subsp. denticulatum. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ a b c d Kochummen, K. M. (1995). "Canarium denticulatum Blume". In Soepadmo, E.; Wong, K. M. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). Vol. 1. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. p. 53. ISBN 983-9592-34-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ "Canarium denticulatum". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 15 Jul 2015.