Canarium dichotomum


Canarium dichotomum is a tree in the family Burseraceae. The specific epithet dichotomum is from the Latin meaning 'forked', referring to the branching of the inflorescences.

Description

Canarium dichotomum grows up to tall with a trunk diameter of up to. The brownish to reddish bark is smooth to scaly. The male inflorescences are dichotomously branched. The fruits are oblong and measure up to long.

Distribution and habitat

Canarium dichotomum grows naturally in Sumatra and Borneo. Its habitat is lowland forests, rarely in submontane forest, from sea-level to altitude.