Burseraceae FAMILY

Canarium australianum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Canarium australianum is a deciduous tree with a narrow crown; it can grow 12 - 30 metres tall. The straight bole is up to 45cm in diameter[ 286 Title Flora of Australia Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The full information from the Flora of Australia - on-line. An excellent resource. , 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 , 658 Title Food Plants of Papua New Guinea Publication Author French. B.R. Publisher Author. Year 2006 ISBN Description Published on-line in PDF format, this book contains information on several hundred New Guinea food plants. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of resin and wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeNorthern Australia - Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, to New Guinea.

HabitatOpen forest, rain forest, and near the sea on sand dunes[ 286 Title Flora of Australia Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The full information from the Flora of Australia - on-line. An excellent resource. , 658 Title Food Plants of Papua New Guinea Publication Author French. B.R. Publisher Author. Year 2006 ISBN Description Published on-line in PDF format, this book contains information on several hundred New Guinea food plants. ].