Canarium pilosum

{{Short description|Species of plant in the family Burseraceae}}

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| image = Canarium pilosum 183700776.jpg

| image_caption = In Singapore

| genus = Canarium

| species = pilosum

| authority = A.W.Benn.

| subdivision_ranks = Subspecies

| subdivision =

C. pilosum subsp. borneensis

| synonyms =

  • Canarium grandiflorum {{Au|A.W.Benn.}}
  • Canarium hirtellum {{Au|A.W.Benn.}}
  • Canarium motleyanum {{Au|Engl.}}
  • Canarium pilosum var. hirtellum {{Au|Ridl.}}

| synonyms_ref = {{Cite web | title = Canarium pilosum A.W.Benn. | url = http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2696023 | work = The Plant List | accessdate = 6 May 2014 }}

}}

Canarium pilosum is a tree in the family Burseraceae.{{cite web|url= https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:127464-1|title= Canarium pilosum A.W.Benn.|author=|date=n.d.|website=Plants of the World Online|publisher=The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|access-date= August 21, 2020}} The specific epithet {{lang|la|pilosum}} is from the Latin meaning 'hairy', referring to the soft hairs of the twigs and leaves.{{Cite book | last1 = Kochummen | first1 = K. M. | date = 1995 | contribution = Canarium pilosum A.W.Benn. | 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 = 61–62 | 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 = 6 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 }}

Description

Canarium pilosum grows up to {{convert|27|m|-1}} tall with a trunk diameter of up to {{convert|25|cm|0}}. The bark is smooth and pale brown. The oblong fruits measure up to {{convert|3|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} long.

Distribution and habitat

Canarium pilosum grows naturally in Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo. Its habitat is lowland to montane forest.

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