Canarium odontophyllum Miq.,
Sum. (1861)
Latin for 'toothed leaf'.
Synonyms
Canarium beccarii Engl. in DC, Canarium multifidum H.J. Lam,
Canarium palawanense Elm.
Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 36 m tall and 86 cm dbh. Pseudo-stipules with
fimbriate margin, persistent and large. Leaves alternate, compound, penni-veined,
margins toothed. Flowers ca. 10 mm in diameter, white-yellow, placed in
panicles. Fruits ca. 32 mm long, purple-black, fleshy drupe.
Ecology
In undisturbed lowland forests up to 600 m altitude. Mostly on hillsides and
ridges, but sometimes also in swamps or along rivers. Quite often found on
limestone. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant
tree.
Uses
The seeds are eaten.
Distribution
Sumatra, Borneo (Sarawak, Sabah and East-Kalimantan) and the Philippines.
Local names in Borneo
Bundui-bundui, Dabai, Dabang, Dabu, Dawai, Kambayau, Kedongdong, Kumbayan,
Kurihang, Saluan.
