Canarium divergens

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Canarium divergens is a tree in the family Burseraceae. The specific epithet {{lang|la|divergens}} is from the Latin meaning 'diverging', referring to the branching of the inflorescences.

Description

Canarium divergens grows up to {{convert|30|m|-1}} tall with a trunk diameter of up to {{convert|45|cm|0}}. The scaly bark is grey-white. The ellipsoid fruits are yellowish-green when fresh and measure up to {{convert|8.5|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} long.

Distribution and habitat

Canarium divergens is endemic to Borneo. Its habitat is mixed dipterocarp forests from sea-level to {{convert|450|m|-2}} elevation.

References

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{{Cite web | title = Canarium divergens Engl. | url = http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2695854 | work = The Plant List | accessdate = 26 April 2014}}

{{Cite book | last1 = Kochummen | first1 = K. M. | date = 1995 | contribution = Canarium divergens Engl. | contribution-url = http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/backup/TFSSvol1_3.pdf | editor1-last = Soepadmo | editor1-first = E. | editor2-last = Wong | editor2-first = K. M. | title = Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak | volume = 1 | pages = 54 | publisher = Forest Research Institute Malaysia | isbn = 983-9592-34-3 | url = http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/Resources/Publications/Books/Floras/Tree-Flora-of-Sabah-and-Sarawak.aspx | version = (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions) | accessdate = 26 April 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130927074942/http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/Resources/Publications/Books/Floras/Tree-Flora-of-Sabah-and-Sarawak.aspx | archive-date = 27 September 2013 | url-status = dead }}

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divergens

Category:Endemic flora of Borneo

Category:Trees of Borneo

Category:Plants described in 1883

Category:Flora of the Borneo lowland rain forests

Category:Taxa named by Adolf Engler