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:Protologue: Fl. Ind. Bat. 1, 2: 648 (1859). | :Protologue: Fl. Ind. Bat. 1, 2: 648 (1859). | ||
== Synonyms == | == Synonyms == | ||
| − | ''Canarium dichotomum'' var. ''lucidula'' Engl. (1883), ''Canarium endertii'' H.J. Lam (1932). | + | *''Canarium dichotomum'' var. ''lucidula'' Engl. (1883), |
| + | *''Canarium endertii'' H.J. Lam (1932). | ||
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| − | A medium-sized tree up to 32 m tall, bole straight, up to 60 cm in diameter, with short buttresses up to 1.5 m high, bark surface minutely longitudinally fissured, greenish with yellowish spots, inner bark exuding a little reddish or black resin | + | *A medium-sized tree up to 32 m tall, bole straight, up to 60 cm in diameter, with short buttresses up to 1.5 m high, bark surface minutely longitudinally fissured, greenish with yellowish spots, inner bark exuding a little reddish or black resin. |
| + | *Stipules caducous or persistent, subulate to linear; leaves with 7-11(-17) leaflets, leaflets acuminate at apex with a blunt to acute acumen, margin entire, glabrous or sometimes densely appressed hairy below, with 9-18 pairs of secondary veins. | ||
| + | *Inflorescence terminal, sometimes with additional axillary ones, paniculate. | ||
| + | *Flowers 6-9(-12) mm long, stamens 6. | ||
| + | *Fruit narrowly oblong and acute at both ends, trigonous in cross-section, 27-40 mm × 10-20 mm, glabrous. | ||
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| + | ''C. dichotomum'' is found in primary or sometimes secondary forest in well-drained locations, up to 1000 m altitude. The density of the sapwood is 370-630 kg/m<sup>3</sup>at 15% moisture content. | ||
== Selected sources == | == Selected sources == | ||
77, 99, 162, 342, 366, 474. | 77, 99, 162, 342, 366, 474. | ||
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| + | == Authors == | ||
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| + | M.S.M. Sosef (selection of species) | ||
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| + | *[[Canarium (PROSEA Timbers)|''Canarium'']] | ||
[[Category:Timbers (PROSEA)]] | [[Category:Timbers (PROSEA)]] | ||
[[Category:PROSEA]] | [[Category:PROSEA]] | ||
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Introduction |
Canarium dichotomum (Blume) Miq.
- Protologue: Fl. Ind. Bat. 1, 2: 648 (1859).
Synonyms
- Canarium dichotomum var. lucidula Engl. (1883),
- Canarium endertii H.J. Lam (1932).
Vernacular names
- Indonesia: tuala-tuala (eastern central Sumatra), damar lang(Palembang, Sumatra), bangkukuk (south-eastern Kalimantan)
- Malaysia: kedondong, ketio bukit (Sarawak), balajan (Sabah).
Distribution
Sumatra and Borneo.
Uses
The wood is reputed to be used as kedondong.
Observations
- A medium-sized tree up to 32 m tall, bole straight, up to 60 cm in diameter, with short buttresses up to 1.5 m high, bark surface minutely longitudinally fissured, greenish with yellowish spots, inner bark exuding a little reddish or black resin.
- Stipules caducous or persistent, subulate to linear; leaves with 7-11(-17) leaflets, leaflets acuminate at apex with a blunt to acute acumen, margin entire, glabrous or sometimes densely appressed hairy below, with 9-18 pairs of secondary veins.
- Inflorescence terminal, sometimes with additional axillary ones, paniculate.
- Flowers 6-9(-12) mm long, stamens 6.
- Fruit narrowly oblong and acute at both ends, trigonous in cross-section, 27-40 mm × 10-20 mm, glabrous.
C. dichotomum is found in primary or sometimes secondary forest in well-drained locations, up to 1000 m altitude. The density of the sapwood is 370-630 kg/m3at 15% moisture content.
Selected sources
77, 99, 162, 342, 366, 474.
Authors
M.S.M. Sosef (selection of species)
