Burseraceae FAMILY

Canarium rigidum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Canarium rigidum is a slender tree that can grow up to 30 metres tall, occasionally to 45 metres. The straight, cylindrical bole can be unbranched for more than half its height; it is 40 - 75cm in diameter, sometimes with buttresses up to 150cm high[ 388 Title Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q. Website http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea. , 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralasia - New Guinea.

HabitatA canopy tree in dense primary forest and the more open, secondary formations; both at low elevations and ascending to 1,000 - 1,200 metres[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ].