Canarium littorale

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| status = LR/lc

| status_system = IUCN2.3

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=World Conservation Monitoring Centre |date=1998 |title=Canarium littorale |volume=1998 |page=e.T33182A9757994 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33182A9757994.en |access-date=15 November 2021}}

| genus = Canarium

| species = littorale

| authority = Blume

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|Canarium acutum {{Au|Engl.}}

|Canarium bennettii {{Au|Engl.}}

|Canarium flavum {{Au|Ridl.}}

|Canarium giganteum {{Au|Engl.}}

|Canarium glaucum {{Au|Blume}}

|Canarium pruinosum {{Au|Engl.}}

|Canarium pseudocommune {{Au|Hochr.}}

|Canarium purpurascens {{Au|A.W.Benn.}}

|Canarium rufum {{Au|A.W.Benn.}}

|Canarium secundum {{Au|A.W.Benn.}}

|Canarium serricuspe {{Au|Miq.}}

|Canarium serrulatum {{Au|Miq.}}

|Canarium tomentosum {{Au|Blume}}

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Canarium littorale is a tree found in tropical Asia and is a member of the incense tree family Burseraceae. The specific epithet {{lang|la|littorale}} is from the Latin meaning "of the seashore", referring to its habitat.

Description

Canarium littorale grows as a tree up to {{convert|40|m|-1}} tall with a trunk diameter of up to {{convert|60|cm|0|abbr=on}}. Its grey bark is smooth to scaly. The fruits are ellipsoid to ovoid and measure up to {{convert|7|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} long.

Distribution and habitat

Canarium littorale grows naturally in Indo-China, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Java and Borneo. Its habitat is forests from sea-level to {{convert|1100|m|-2}} altitude.

References

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{{cite web | title = Canarium littorale Blume | url = http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2695939 | work = The Plant List | accessdate = 5 April 2015 }}

{{cite book | last = Kochummen | first = K. M. | date = 1995 | contribution = Canarium littorale Blume | 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 = 57–58 | 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 = 5 April 2015 | 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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littorale

Category:Trees of Indo-China

Category:Trees of Malesia

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