Canarium pseudopatentinervium

Canarium pseudopatentinervium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Burseraceae
Tribe: Canarieae
Genus: Canarium
Species: C. pseudopatentinervium
Binomial name
Canarium pseudopatentinervium
H.J.Lam[2]

Canarium pseudopatentinervium is a tree of tropical Asia in the incense tree family Burseraceae. The specific epithet pseudopatentinervium is from the Latin meaning "false patentinervium", referring to the species' resemblance to Canarium patentinervium.[3]

Description

Canarium pseudopatentinervium grows as a tree up to 45 metres (150 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 100 cm (40 in). Its yellow-brown bark is scaly to dippled. The twigs are whitish. The ellipsoid fruits measure up to 7 cm (3 in) long.[3]

Distribution and habitat

Canarium pseudopatentinervium grows naturally in Sumatra and Borneo. Its habitat is lowland forests at around 100 m (300 ft) altitude.[3]

References

  1. "Canarium pseudopatentinervium". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. 1998. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  2. "Canarium pseudopatentinervium H.J.Lam". The Plant List. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Kochummen, K. M. (1995). "Canarium pseudopatentinervium H.J.Lam" (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. p. 63. ISBN 983-9592-34-3. Retrieved 7 April 2015.


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