Canarium

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Canarium

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Burseraceae
Genus:	Canarium

Species

Canarium album
Canarium bengalense
Canarium commune
Canarium decumanum
Canarium denticulatum
Canarium harveyi
Canarium indicum
Canarium luzonicum
Canarium madagascariense
Canarium manii
Canarium mehenbethene
Canarium muelleri
Canarium ovatum
Canarium paniculatum
Canarium pimela
Canarium pseudosumatranum
Canarium schweinfurthii
Canarium strictum
Canarium tramdenum
Canarium zeylanicum

Canarium is a genus of tropical trees in the family Burseraceae, native to tropical Africa and southern Asia, from southern Nigeria east to Madagascar, Mauritius, India, southern China and the Philippines. They are large evergreen trees up to 40-50 m tall, with alternate, pinnate leaves.

Uses

Several species have edible nuts, known as Canarium nut, Pili nut or Galip nut. C. indicum and C. ovatum are among the most important nut-bearing trees in India and the Philippines respectively. Other species, most importantly C. luzonicum, produce the resin elemi.