Canarium australianum var. velutinum

Burseraceae Edible: Seeds, Nuts 344 iNaturalist observations

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Summary

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Canarium australianum, commonly known as scrub turpentine, is a species of tree in the family Burseraceae native to Australia and Papua New Guinea. Other common names include mango bark, carrot wood, parsnip wood, Melville Island white beech and brown cudgerie.

Description

A tropical tree in the Burseraceae family with edible seeds and nuts.

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Edible Uses

The seeds and nuts are eaten.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Australia*,

Notes

It is an unresolved name in The Plant List

Synonyms

Canarium velutinum

References (1)

Vigilante, T., et al, 2013, Island country: Aboriginal connections, values and knowledge of the Western Kimberley islands in the context of an island biological survey. Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement 81: 145-182