''Canarium pseudodecumanum'' is a tree of tropical Asia in the incense tree family
Burseraceae. The
specific epithet
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' is from the
Latin meaning "false ''decumanum''", referring to the species' resemblance to ''
Canarium decumanum''.
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Description
''Canarium pseudodecumanum'' grows as a tree up to tall with a trunk diameter of up to . Its grey-white bark is smooth to scaly. The ellipsoid
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fruits measure up to long.[
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Distribution and habitat
''Canarium pseudodecumanum'' 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 lowland forests on swamp land from sea-level to altitude.][
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Uses
The tree's resin is used in boat construction. The fruit is considered edible. The seeds produce an edible oil.[
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References
pseudodecumanum
Trees of Sumatra
Trees of Peninsular Malaysia
Trees of Borneo
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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