Common Names
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Common Names in Chinese:
Fei Zhou Gan Lan
Common Names in Danish:
Afrikansk Canarium, Afrikansk Elemi
Common Names in Dutch:
Afrikaanse Elemi
Common Names in English:
African Elemi, Bush Candle Tree, Schweinfurth's Olive
Common Names in Finnish:
Afrikanelemi
Common Names in French:
élémi D´afrique, élémier D´afrique, Canari D´afrique
Common Names in German:
Afrikanische-Elemibaum, Afrikanische-Kanaribaum
Common Names in Greek:
élémi
Common Names in Italian:
Canario Africano, Elemi Africana
Common Names in Malay:
Mubafo (Kioko - Sulawesi), Mupaxi (Kioko - Sulawesi)
Common Names in Portuguese:
Elemi Africana
Common Names in Spanish:
Alemí Africana
Common Names in Swahili:
Mbafu (Tanzania), Mpafu
Common Names in Swedish:
Afrikansk Canarium
Description
Physical Description
Species Canarium schweinfurthii
A large, dieocious, deciduous tree . The leaf flush is red. Canarium has a spreading crown and cylindrical bole , without buttresses, similar to Entandrophragma trees, especially in the compound leaves clustered at the ends of loopy twigs .
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Plantae
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Plants
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
()
- Sinnott, 1935 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Vascular Plants
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
()
- Infraphylum:
Radiatopses
()
- Kenrick & Crane, 1997
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
()
- Brongniart, 1843
- Dicotyledons
- Subclass:
Rosidae
()
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Superorder:
Rutanae
()
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Order:
Burserales
()
- Baskerville, 1839
- Family:
Burseraceae
()
- Kunth, 1824
- Family:
Burseraceae
(
- Order:
Burserales
(
- Superorder:
Rutanae
(
- Subclass:
Rosidae
(
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
(
- Infraphylum:
Radiatopses
(
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
(
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
(
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
(
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
. Latest taxonomic
scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000
Place of publication
: A. L. P. P. de Candolle & A. C.
de Candolle, Monogr. phan. 4:145. 1883
Name verified on 27-Nov-2001 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 27-Nov-2001
Similar Species
Members of the genus Canarium
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 225 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
C. acutifolium · C. acutum · C. agusanenese · C. agusanense · C. ahernianum · C. album · C. altissimum · C. amboinense · C. aneityense · C. angulatum · C. angustifolium · C. antonii · C. apertum · C. apoense · C. articulatum · C. asperum · C. auriculatum · C. australasicum · C. australianum · C. australianum var. australianum · C. australianum var. glabrum · C. australianum var. velutinum · C. bacciferum · C. baileyanum · C. balansae · C. balsamiferum · C. barnesii · C. batjanense · C. bengalense (East Indian Copal) · C. bennettii · C. bersamifolium · C. boivini · C. boivinii · C. bruneum · C. buettneri · C. californicum · C. calophyllum · C. carapifolium · C. caudatum · C. celebicum · C. cestracion · C. chevalieri · C. cinereum · C. clementis · C. coccineo-bracteatum · C. colophania · C. commune · C. connarifolium · C. copaliferum · C. costulatum · C. crassifolium · C. cumingii · C. cuspidatum · C. decumanum · C. dentatus · C. denticulatum · C. dichotomum · C. edule · C. ellipsoideum · C. englerianum · C. euphlebium · C. euphyllum (Indian White Mahogany) · C. eupteron · C. euryphyllum · C. expansum · C. fissistipulum · C. flavum · C. fragile · C. fulvum · C. fusco-calycinum · C. gawadaense · C. gendinganensis · C. gibberulus · C. giganteum · C. gilvescens · C. glaucum · C. gracile · C. grandiflorum · C. grandifolium · C. harami · C. harveyi (Santa Cruz Ngali Nut) · C. hirsutum (White Dhup (India)) · C. hirtellum · C. hispidum · C. horami · C. incurvatum · C. indicum (Canarium-Nut) · C. intermedium · C. juglandifolium · C. kadondon · C. kaniense · C. kerrii · C. khiala · C. kinabaluense · C. kipella · C. kunstleri · C. laciniatum · C. lagunense · C. lamii · C. latistipulatum
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Further Reading
- Andrews, F. W. 1950–1956. The flowering plants of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. (F Sudan)
- Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature. (Ency WTimber)
- Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). London: The Museum, 1951-1992. ENG url p. 366.
- Cufodontis, G. 1953–1972. Enumeratio plantarum aethiopiae: Spermatophyta. (F EthiopCuf)
- Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960–. Flora zambesiaca. (F Zamb)
- Great Basin naturalist memoirs. [Provo, Utah]Brigham Young University, 1976-1992. ENG url p. 1258, p. 598.
- Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1990–. Flora of Ethiopia. (F Ethiop) [mentions].
- Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953–1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. (F WT Afr)
- Kunkel, G. 1984. Plants for human consumption. (L Edible Pl)
- Leenhouts, P. W. 1959. Revision of the Burseraceae of the Malaysian area in a wider sense. Xa. Canarium Stickm. Blumea 9(2):382–385.
- Robyns, W. et al., eds. 1948–63. Flore du Congo belge et du Ruanda-Urundi. (F CongoRB)
- Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948–. Flora malesiana. (F Males) [mentions].
- Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952–. Flora of tropical East Africa. (F TE Afr)
- Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2. (Dict Econ Pl)
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed November 1, 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- The Virtual Field Herbarium.
- USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (April 26, 2008)
- USDA, NRCS. 2005. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:
- Missouri Botanical Garden
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2670387
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-506415
- GRIN Nomen Number: 310568
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 506415
- U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: CASC28
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 27687
