Canarium indicum L.

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University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA
BURSERACEAE
Canarium indicum L.
Det. By:
Field Char: Large canopy tree, buttressed; outer
bark pale brown, not fissured; inner bark pink;
wood very dense, stramineous; leaves dry &
brittle, dull green on both sides; drupes
ovoid, epicarp dull green*
Notes: The cooked seeds are edible. Several bird
species (wainwanga) also seek the fruit as a
food source.
Locality: East Sepik Province, Waskuk Hills,
along the foot track between Garuka and
Ambunti, in Glei Clan territory*
Habitat: Alluvial forest.
30 m., 4°irS X 142°44’E
Local Names: "salaman"
W. Takeuchi & J. Regalado 10263, July 4, 1995
This is a voucher specimen for
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening
NCI Sample Number(s); GFCZ1913-P, 0FCZ1914-Q
0FCZ19I5-R, 0FCZ1916-S, 0FCZ19I7-T
GFCZ1918-U, 0FCZ1919-V.
Collected under the sponsorship of; U.S. National Cancer
Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago, Arnold
Arboretum (Harvard University), Field Museum of
Natural History and Papua New Guinea National Herbarium, Lae.
Please notify Field Museum Herbarium of any new
determination of this collection, specifying that
it is a University of Illinois at Chicago voucher.
04968330