''Canarium hirsutum'' is a tree in the family
Burseraceae. The
specific epithet
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Latin meaning "bristly", referring to the rough hairs of the fruit.
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Description
''Canarium hirsutum'' grows up to tall with a trunk diameter of up to . The fruits are oblong to ovoid
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and measure up to long.[
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Distribution and habitat
''Canarium hirsutum'' grows widely in Malesia and is also found in the Caroline Islands and Solomon Islands.[ Its habitat is mixed dipterocarp forest from sea-level to altitude.][
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References
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hirsutum
Trees of Malesia
Trees of the Solomon Islands
Flora of the Caroline Islands
Plants described in 1806