Canarium dichotomum

Canarium dichotomum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Burseraceae
Tribe:	Canarieae
Genus:	Canarium
Species:	C. dichotomum
Binomial name
	Canarium dichotomum; (Blume) Miq.
Synonyms
	Canarium dichotomum var. lucidula Miq.; Canarium endertii H.J.Lam;

Canarium dichotomum is a tree in the family Burseraceae. The specific epithet dichotomum is from the Latin meaning "forked", referring to the branching of the inflorescences.^[2]

Description

Canarium dichotomum grows up to 27 metres (90 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 25 centimetres (10 in). The brownish to reddish bark is smooth to scaly. The male inflorescences are dichotomously branched. The fruits are oblong and measure up to 4 cm (2 in) long.^[2]

Distribution and habitat

Canarium dichotomum grows naturally in Sumatra and Borneo. Its habitat is lowland forests, rarely in submontane forest, from sea-level to 1,200 metres (4,000 ft) altitude.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Canarium dichotomum (Blume) Miq". The Plant List. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c Kochummen, K. M. (1995). "Canarium dichotomum (Blume) Miq." (PDF). In Soepadmo, E.; Wong, K. M. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). Vol. 1. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 53–54. ISBN 983-9592-34-3. Retrieved 26 April 2014.

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[TPL-1] "Canarium dichotomum (Blume) Miq". The Plant List. Retrieved 26 April 2014.

[TFSS-2] Kochummen, K. M. (1995). "Canarium dichotomum (Blume) Miq." (PDF). In Soepadmo, E.; Wong, K. M. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). Vol. 1. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 53–54. ISBN 983-9592-34-3. Retrieved 26 April 2014.

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