Burseraceae
Canarium

Canarium vitiense A.Gray

First published in U.S. Expl. Exped., Phan. 1: 373 (1854)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is New Guinea to SW. Pacific. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bismarck Archipelago, Fiji, New Guinea, Queensland, Samoa, Solomon Is., Tonga, Vanuatu

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hancock, I.R. & Henderson, C.P. (1988). Flora of the Solomon Islands. Research Bulletin Dodo Creek Research Station 7: 1-203.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hancock, I.R. & Henderson, C.P. (1988). Flora of the Solomon Islands. Research Bulletin Dodo Creek Research Station 7: 1-203.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 22, 2003 Takeuchi [11330], Papua New Guinea K000183070 No
Jan 1, 1952 Harvey, W.H. [s.n.], Fiji K000651732 isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1955 Smith, A.C. [6708], Fiji Canarium smithii K000651733 isotype Yes
Smith, A.C. [6275], Fiji Canarium smithii K000651734 isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1952 Powell, T. [311], Samoa Canarium samoense K000651727 Unknown type material Yes
Powell, T. [311], Samoa Canarium samoense K000651728 Yes
Powell, T. [211], Samoa Canarium samoense K000651726 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0