| Canarium madagascariense Engl. |
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| Family : BURSERACEAE |
| Protologue : Monogr. Phan. 4: 111 (1883) |
| Information on the genus : Canarium |
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Status
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| Status for MA : | accepted (endemic) |
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Homotypic |
 Canarium madagascariense Engl. subsp. madagascariense (1883) |
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| Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
| =Canarium harami Bojer (1837) |
| =*Canarium greveanum Engl. (1896) |
| =Canarium liebertianum Engl. (1899) |
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| Taxon infra-specific |
| Canarium madagascariense Engl. subsp. madagascariense (1883) |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Spreading tree ± 12-35 m; bole straight, cylindrical, 0,3-2 m Ø, often buttressed; branchlets 4-12 mm Ø, glabrous or short fulvous-tomentose, glabrescent |
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see more in the book |
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| Ecology : |
Rare in forest remnants on sandy soil in shallow river valleys; 5-300 m alt. |
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Extremely variable. |
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Seems to have been well known in coastal Tanzania, but now approaching extinction before its economic value has been assessed. Collected at least 4 times in the 20 years before 1914 but only twice since then. |
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Madagascar [subspp. madagascariense, bullatum Leenhouts, obtusifolium (Scott-Elliot) Leenhouts]. |
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| Biol./Eco : |
Tree; Subhumid; Forest; 500-999 m; distribution: Endemic to Madagascar. |
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Daly, D.C., J. Raharimampionona & S. Federman (2015). A revision of Canarium L. (Burseraceae) in Madagascar. Adansonia, sér. 3 37(2): 318 
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under chg |
| see under Catalogue de Madagascar |
| see under Flora of Mozambique |
| see under Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden |
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| Record n°177438 |
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