Biology:Canarium pimela

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Short description: Species of tree

Canarium pimela
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Canarium pimela: Plate from Flora de Filipinas (as C. tramdenum)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Burseraceae
Genus: Canarium
Species:
C. pimela
Binomial name
Canarium pimela
Konig
Synonyms[1]

Canarium nigrum (Lour.) Engl. [Illegitimate]
Canarium pimeloides Govaerts [Illegitimate]
Canarium tramdenum CD Dai & Yakovlev
Lipara nigra Lour. ex Gomes Mach.
Pimela nigra Lour.

Canarium pimela[2] called Chinese black olive (Chinese: 乌榄) is a tree species in the genus Canarium and the family Burseraceae found in Indo-China; in Vietnam it is called trám đen or cà na. The Catalogue of Life does not record any sub-species.[2] Once boiled in salt water the fruit are edible, resembling the flavor of salted plums, and are used in Chinese cuisine as a seasoning.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q10441387 entry