Canarium asperum Benth. in Hook.f., Lond. J. Bot. 2 (1843)
Latin for 'rough'

Synonyms
Canariopsis aspera Miq., Canariopsis denticulata Bl., Canariopsis villosa Miq., Canarium agusanense Elm., Canarium apoense Elm., Canarium barnesii Merr., Canarium calophyllum Perk., Canarium clementis Merr., Canarium clementis var. perumbrinum Merr., Canarium commune (non L.) Blanco, Canarium cumingii Engl. in DC, Canarium euphlebium Merr., Canarium fulvum Laut., Canarium heterophyllum Merr., Canarium juglandiolium Perk, Canarium koordersianum Engl. ex Hochr., Canarium lagunense Merr., Canarium legitinum Miq., Canarium leytense Elm., Canarium lucidum Perk., Canarium luxurians Engl. in DC, Canarium minutiflorum Engl. in DC, Canarium molle Engl. in DC, Canarium ogat Elm., Canarium papuanum H.J. Lam, Canarium pimela (non Koen.) Blanco, Canarium polyneurum Perk., Canarium reticulatum Merr., Canarium samarense Merr., Canarium sanchezii Merr., Canarium solo Engl. ex Koord., Canarium sibuyanense Elm., Canarium stachyanthum Perk., Canarium subvelutinum Elm., Canarium tamborae Laut., Canarium thyrsoideum Perk., Canarium treubianum Engl. ex Koord., Canarium unifoliatum Merr., Canarium urdanetense Elm., Canarium valetonianum Engl. ex Hochr., Canarium villosum Benth. & Hook.f., Canarium wenzelii Merr., Canarium zollingeri Engl. in DC, Dammara nigra legitima Rumph., Pimela denticulata Bl., Pimela legitima Bl., Pimela villosa Bl.

Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 37 m tall and 80 cm dbh. Pseudo-stipules present near the leaf base, early falling off. Leaves alternate, compound, penni-veined, entire margin. Flower ca. 6 mm in diameter, yellowish, placed in axillary spikes to panicles. Fruits ca. 12 mm long fruits, greenish, fleshy drupe.

Ecology
in undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forests up to 600 m altitude. Usually on hillsides and ridges and quite often found near the coast on rocky to sandy soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.

Uses
The latex is used to make candles and torches.

Distribution
Sumatra, Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Borneo (Sabah, West- and East-Kalimantan), Philippines, Celebes, Moluccas, New Guinea, Solomon Islands.

Local names in Borneo
Kedongdong, Pulot, Put.