Canarium tonkinense
Engl.
Burseraceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A tree. It grows 15 m tall. The leaves have 5 pairs of leaflets. They are 13-20 cm long by 6-8 cm wide. The flowering stalks are 20-30 cm long and located near the axils of leaves. The fruit is narrowly oval and 32 mm long by 20 mm wide.
Edible Uses
The fruits are crushed with chilli and eaten raw.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are crushed with chilli and eaten raw.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in Yunnan in China. It grows between 100-200 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, Indochina, SE Asia, Vietnam,
Notes
Canarium tonkinense Engl. is a synonym of Canarium album (Lour.) DC.; and Canarium tonkinense Guill. is a synonym of Canarium parvum Leenh.;
Also Known As
Tram chim
References (3)
- Ghorbani, A., et al, 2012, A comparison of the wild food plant use knowledge of ethnic minorities in Naban River Watershed Nature Reserve, Yunnan, SW China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine; 8:17
- Van Sam, H. et al, 2008, Uses and Conservation of Plant Species in a National Park. A case study of Ben En, Vietnam. Economic Botany 62:574-593
- www.efloras.org Flora of China Volume 11
