Canarium hirsutum

Canarium hirsutum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Burseraceae
Tribe:	Canarieae
Genus:	Canarium
Species:	C. hirsutum
Binomial name
*Canarium hirsutum* Willd.^[1]
Synonyms^[1]
List Canariopsis altissima Miq. Canariopsis hirsuta Miq. Canariopsis hispida Miq. Canarium ahernianum Merr. Canarium altissimum Blume Canarium bersamifolium G.Perkins Canarium costulatum Elmer Canarium ellipsoideum Merr. Canarium greshoffii Koord. Canarium hirsutum var. beccarii Leenh. Canarium hirsutum var. leeuwenii Leenh. Canarium hirsutum var. majus Hassk. Canarium hirsutum f. minor Hochr. Canarium hirsutum subsp. multicostulatum Leenh. Canarium hirsutum var. scabrum Blume Canarium hirsutum f. scabrum (Blume) Leenh. Canarium hirsutum var. tomentellum Engl. Canarium hispidum Blume Canarium leeuwenii H.J.Lam Canarium multijugum H.J.Lam Canarium multipinnatum Llanos Canarium nervosum Elmer Canarium oxygonum Quisumb. & Merr. Canarium palawense Lauterb. Canarium racemosum Merr. Canarium radlkoferi G.Perkins Canarium riedelianum Engl. Canarium robustum Merr. Canarium subcordatum Ridl. Canarium warburgianum G.Perkins

Canarium hirsutum is a tree in the family Burseraceae. The specific epithet hirsutum is from the Latin meaning "bristly", referring to the rough hairs of the fruit.^[2]

Description

Canarium hirsutum grows up to 25 metres (80 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 60 centimetres (24 in). The fruits are oblong to ovoid and measure up to 3.5 cm (1 in) long.^[2]

Distribution and habitat

Canarium hirsutum grows widely in Malesia and is also found in the Caroline Islands and Solomon Islands.^[2]^[3] Its habitat is mixed dipterocarp forest from sea-level to 1,800 metres (6,000 ft) altitude.^[2]

References

1 2 "Canarium hirsutum Willd.". The Plant List. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
1 2 3 4 Kochummen, K. M. (1995). "Canarium hirsutum Willd." (PDF). In Soepadmo, E.; Wong, K. M. Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). 1. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 55–56. ISBN 983-9592-34-3. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
↑ "Canarium hirsutum". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 30 April 2014.

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