Canarium macadamii
Leenh.
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Description
A large tree. It grows 50 m tall. The trunk can have buttresses. The leaves are compound with 2 or more leaflets. The flowering shoots are on a branched axis in the axils of leaves. The fruit are 2.6-3.5 cm long and blue or black. There is one seed. It is 1-2 cm long.
Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in Morobe Province in Papua New Guinea.
Where It Grows
Papua New Guinea, PNG,
Cultivation
A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required.
Propagation
Seed - we have no specific information for this species but seeds of this genus generally have a hard seed coat and germinate erratically. Filing away some of the seed coat to allow moisture to enter more readily, without damaging the seed, will encourage a faster and more even germination.
Other Uses
We have very little information on the wood of this species, but it is said to be a commercial hardwood known as 'galip'. The wood of most species in the genus Canarium is usually soft to moderately hard and probably not very durable in exposed positions. It is not, therefore of any great commercial value and is only used locally or not at all.
References (3)
- Blumea Vol. 8: 191 (1955) Fig. 5.
- Conn, B. & Damas, K.. Guide to trees of Papua New Guinea. http:/www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees
- Leenhouts, P. W., 1956, Flora Malesiana, Series 1, 289
