Canarium merrillii

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| genus = Canarium

| species = merrillii

| authority = H.J.Lam

| synonyms = {{species list |Canarium merrillii var. originarium |H.J.Lam

|Canarium merrillii var. villosum |H.J.Lam}}

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Canarium merrillii is a species of tree in the family Burseraceae. It is named for the American botanist Elmer Drew Merrill.

Description

Canarium merrillii grows up to {{convert|25|m|-1}} tall with a trunk diameter of up to {{convert|30|cm|0}}. The bark is grey and scaly. The flowers are yellow. The ellipsoid fruits measure up to {{convert|4.2|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} long.

Distribution and habitat

Canarium merrillii is endemic to Borneo. Its habitat is mixed dipterocarp to submontane forests from sea level to {{convert|1400|m|-2}} elevation.

References

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{{cite iucn |author= Julia, S. |author2= Robiansyah, I. |author3= Sugau, J. |date=2023 |title= Canarium merrillii |volume=2023 |page= e.T31876A224977038 |doi= 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T31876A224977038.en |access-date=8 June 2025}}

{{cite web |url= https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:127416-1 |title= Canarium merrillii H.J.Lam |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=8 June 2025}}

{{cite web |url= https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/QJMC |title= Canarium merrillii H.J.Lam |website=Catalogue of Life |publisher=Species 2000 |access-date=8 June 2025}}

{{Cite book | last1 = Kochummen | first1 = K. M. | date = 1995 | contribution = Canarium merrillii H.J.Lam | 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 = 59 | 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 May 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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merrillii

Category:Endemic flora of Borneo

Category:Flora of the Borneo lowland rain forests

Category:Flora of the Borneo montane rain forests

Category:Trees of Borneo

Category:Plants described in 1929

Category:Taxa named by Herman Johannes Lam