Canarium paniculatum
(Lam.) Benth. ex Engl.
Burseraceae
Common Name:
A tree in Curepipe, Mauritius - its age is unknown, but it is known to predate 1502
Photograph by: Abu Shawka
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General Information
Canarium paniculatum is an evergreen tree growing from 15 - 25 metres tall[
534- Title
- Flora of Mauritius
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- http://iels.intnet.mu/flora_mau.htm
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- Not a true flora, but a developing site that gives information on the different habitats on the island and the plants that inhabit them.
]. The bole can be up to 200cm in diameter[
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- Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
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- http://www.prota.org
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- An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
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The tree is harvested from the wild for its timber and resin, which are used locally.
The tree is classified as 'Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2011)[
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
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- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
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Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
Africa - Mauritius.
Habitat
Evergreen rainforests at an elevation of 600 - 700 metres[
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- Flora of Mauritius
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- http://iels.intnet.mu/flora_mau.htm
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- Not a true flora, but a developing site that gives information on the different habitats on the island and the plants that inhabit them.
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Properties
| Conservation Status | Endangered |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Tree |
| Height | 20.00 m |
| Self-fertile | No |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
A plant of the wet tropics, it grows in areas with a mean annual rainfall of about 3,750 mm[
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- Flora of Mauritius
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- http://iels.intnet.mu/flora_mau.htm
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- Not a true flora, but a developing site that gives information on the different habitats on the island and the plants that inhabit them.
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The plant grows in the wild in soils that tend to be poor in nutrients and rocky[
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- Flora of Mauritius
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- http://iels.intnet.mu/flora_mau.htm
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- Not a true flora, but a developing site that gives information on the different habitats on the island and the plants that inhabit them.
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A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required[
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- Flora Malesiana Series 1
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- Various
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- http://www.archive.org
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- Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
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- 0
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- A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
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Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
A leaf poultice and the resin are applied to body parts affected by rheumatism; the leaf poultice is also applied on ulcerations[
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- Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
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- An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
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Extracts of the stem, wood and bark have shown antibacterial activity[
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- Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
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- http://www.prota.org
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- An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
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Other Uses
A light-coloured resin is obtained from the stem[
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- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
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- Uphof. J. C. Th.
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- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
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- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
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- Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.prota.org
- Publisher
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- Description
- An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
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A source of 'colophan' wood[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
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- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
]. The wood is used in construction[
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- Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
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- http://www.prota.org
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- Year
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- ISBN
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- Description
- An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
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Propagation
Seed - we have no specific information for this species but seeds of this genus generally have a hard seed coat and germinate erratically. Filing away some of the seed coat to allow moisture to enter more readily, without damaging the seed, will encourage a faster and more even germination[
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- Food Plants of Papua New Guinea
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- French. B.R.
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- Author.
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- 2006
- ISBN
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- Description
- Published on-line in PDF format, this book contains information on several hundred New Guinea food plants.
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
