''Canarium megalanthum'' is a tree in the family
Burseraceae. The
specific epithet
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
' is from the
Greek meaning "large flower".
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Description
''Canarium megalanthum'' grows up to tall with a trunk diameter of up to . The grey bark is smooth to scaly. The ellipsoid fruits measure up to long.[
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Distribution and habitat
''Canarium megalanthum'' grows naturally in Sumatra
Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (182,812 mi.2), not including adjacent i ...
, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo. Its habitat is mixed dipterocarp forest from sea-level to altitude.[
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References
megalanthum
Trees of Sumatra
Trees of Peninsular Malaysia
Trees of Borneo
Plants described in 1926
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