Burseraceae
Canarium
Canarium indicum

Canarium indicum var. indicum

This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Maluku to Vanuatu. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bismarck Archipelago, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Santa Cruz Is., Solomon Is., Vanuatu

Introduced into:

Caroline Is., Fiji, Jawa, Marianas, Marshall Is., Society Is., Sulawesi, Trinidad-Tobago

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1979). A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 15: 41-295.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Buwalda, P. (Dr) [5609] K002223827 Yes
J.H.L. [950] K002224874 Yes
Whitmore, T.C. [BSIP5242] Solomon Islands K004790397 Yes
Waterhouse, J.H.L. [243-B] Solomon Islands K004790373 Yes
Waterhouse, J.H.L. [243-B] Solomon Islands K004790372 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002223829 Yes
Teona, R. [BSIP6337] Solomon Islands K004790402 Yes
Gideon, O. [LAE57249] K002224861 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002222874 Yes
Womersley, J.S. [3428] K002224893 Yes
Waterhouse, J.H.L. [882] K002224872 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002224867 Yes
Waterhouse, J.H.L. [950] K002224873 Yes
W.W. Beer's collectors [BSIP6738] Solomon Islands K004790396 Yes
Waterhouse, J.H.L. [762-B] Solomon Islands K004790368 Yes
Henty, E.E.; Lelean, Y. [NGF49493] K002224860 Yes
Kerenga, K. [LAE74256] Papua New Guinea K002224887 Yes
Maenu'u, L. [BSIP6442] Solomon Islands K004790401 Yes
s.coll. [[33]] Indonesia K002224864 No
Schodde, R.; Craven, L. [3936] Papua New Guinea K004790404 Yes
Waterhouse, J.H.L. [951] K002224857 Yes
Cowmeadow, A.W. [BSIP3682] Solomon Islands K004790400 Yes
Schodde, R.; Craven, L.A. [4619] K002224865 Yes
Womersley, J.S.; Kazakof, M. [NGF7089] Papua New Guinea K002224876 Yes
Waterhouse, J.H.L. [724-B] Solomon Islands K004790369 Yes
Mair, K. [NGF1819] K002224870 Yes
Hochreutiner, B.P.G. [s.n.] K002223828 No
Gideon, O. [LAE76027] K002224877 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002222873 Yes
[Beguin] [1003] Indonesia K002223832 Yes
Mirmanto, E.; Ruskandi, A. [[ERI28]] Indonesia K002223825 Yes
Rabaul [VB3] Papua New Guinea K002224891 Yes
Foreman, D.; Vinas, N.A. [LAE60148] Papua New Guinea K002224896 Yes
Buwalda, P. (Dr) [5609] Indonesia K002223826 Yes
Robinson, C.B. [380] K002223833 Yes
Docters van Leeuwen [11280] K002224889 Yes
Barker, W.R.; Vinas, N.A. [LAE66690] Papua New Guinea K002224895 Yes
Waterhouse, J.H.L. [964] K002224859 Yes
Waterhouse, J.H.L. [882] K002224875 Yes
Whitmore, T.C. [BSIP2599] Solomon Islands K004790399 Yes
Waterhouse, J.H.L. [964] K002224858 Yes
Waterhouse, J.H.L. [534A-B] Solomon Islands K004790371 Yes
Kerenga, K. [LAE74239] Papua New Guinea K002224878 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia K002223830 Yes
Frodin, D. [NGF26610] K002224862 Yes
Whitmore, T.C. [BSIP761] Solomon Islands K004790398 Yes
Rabaul [VB2] Papua New Guinea K002224892 Yes
Womersley, J.S. [3428] K002224894 Yes
Docters. v. Leeuwen [11280] K002224888 Yes
Schram, F. [BW2735] K002224868 Yes
Coode, M.; Cropley, T.; Katik, P. [NGF29711] K002224866 Yes
N. Burn-Murdoch's collectors [BSIP7143] Solomon Islands K004790403 Yes
Rabaul [VB1] Papua New Guinea K002224890 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia K002223824 Yes
Waterhouse, J.H.L. [724-B] Solomon Islands K004790370 Yes
Mair, K. [1819] K002224869 Yes
[Beguin] [1003] Indonesia K002223831 Yes
Waterhouse, J.H.L. [951] K002224863 Yes
Panambunan, H. [1bb32448] Canarium mehenbethene K002224033 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Canarium mehenbethene K002224035 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Canarium mehenbethene K002224034 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8493] Canarium commune K001125690 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lindeman, J.C. [4486] Suriname Canarium commune K002220395 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8493] Canarium commune K001125688 Unknown Type Material Yes
Africa Canarium commune K:SPC-65437.000 No
Worthington, T.B. [4572] Sri Lanka Canarium commune K002220390 Yes
Worthington, T.B. [4264] Sri Lanka Canarium commune K002220391 Yes
Jack, J.G. [4790] Cuba Canarium commune K002220394 Yes
Cuatrecasas, J.; Willard, L. [26008] Colombia Canarium commune K002220393 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8493] Canarium commune K001125693 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [137] Singapore Canarium commune K002220392 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8493] Canarium commune K001125694 Unknown Type Material Yes
Worthington, T.B.; [C. Syoret] [144] Sri Lanka Canarium commune K002220388 Yes
T.; P. [258] Malaysia Canarium commune K002222984 Yes
Worthington, T.B. [4216] Sri Lanka Canarium commune K002220389 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8493] Malaysia Canarium commune K001125691 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jack, W. [Cat. no. 8493] Malaysia Canarium commune K001125692 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8493] Canarium commune K001125689 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • EBC Common Names

    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 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 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0