Canarium pimela
| Canarium pimela | |
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| Canarium pimela: Plate from Flora de Filipinas (as C. tramdenum) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Burseraceae |
| Genus: | Canarium |
| Species: | C. pimela
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| Binomial name | |
| Canarium pimela | |
| Synonyms[2][3] | |
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Canarium pimela, also called Chinese black olive (Chinese: 乌榄), is a species of tree species in the family Burseraceae.[2][4] It is found in Indo-China; in Vietnam it is called trám đen or cà na. The Catalogue of Life does not record any sub-species.[4] 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
- ^ de Kok, R. (2024). "Canarium pimela". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T218991246A218992896. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T218991246A218992896.en. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
- ^ a b "Canarium pimela K.D.Koenig". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
- ^ The Plant List (retrieved 14 December 2017)
- ^ a b Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2011). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
External links
- Data related to Canarium pimela at Wikispecies