''Canarium pimela''
called Chinese black olive ( zh, 乌榄) is a tree species in the genus ''
Canarium
''Canarium'' is a genus of about 100 species of tropical and subtropical trees, in the family Burseraceae. They grow naturally across tropical Africa, south and southeast Asia, Indochina, Malesia, Australia and western Pacific Islands; inclu ...
'' and the family
Burseraceae found in
Indo-China; in Vietnam it is called ''trám đen'' or ''cà na''. The
Catalogue of Life does not record any sub-species.
Once boiled in salt water the fruit are edible, resembling the flavor of salted plums, and are used in Chinese cuisine as a seasoning.
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pimela
Flora of Indo-China
Trees of Vietnam