Canarium zeylanicum
| Canarium zeylanicum | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Burseraceae |
| Genus: | Canarium |
| Species: | C. zeylanicum |
| Binomial name | |
| Canarium zeylanicum (Retz.) Blume, 1850 | |
| Synonyms | |
Canarium zeylanicum is a species of flowering plant in the frankincense family, Burseraceae, that is endemic to Sri Lanka.[2]
Leaves
pinnate, rachis woody, brown; leaflets paired with terminal, broadly oblong-oval, subcordate base, shortly acuminate apex, margins entire.
Trunk
Bark - smooth, pale, thin; W- white, soft, light; resinous and aromatic; young branchlets fulvous pubescent.
Flowers
pale greenish yellow, on short pedicels; I- narrow, terminal, rufous-tomentose panicles.
Fruits
brownish, ovoid, faintly trigonous, drupe.
Site
rain forest canopy.
Uses
Wood - light construction; Bark - medicinal; resin- incense; seeds- edible.
Culture
Known as කැකුන (kekuna) in Sinhala.
References
- ↑ World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Canarium zeylanicum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 August 2007.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Canarium zeylanicum (Retz.) Blume". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2001-11-27. Retrieved 2009-12-28.