Canarium

The New York Botanical Garden
Burseraceae
Canarium
Madagascar. Tamatave. Commune Ambodirina,
Réserve Intégrale Naturelle Betampona.
17i?54'30,'S, 49°ll'57itE
400-600 m.
Primary moist forest on sharply undulating terrain.
Discontinuous canopy ca. 20 m tall, high density of lianas,
low epiphyte load, herb layer of variable density. Sandy
clay soil.
57.30cm diam x 16m tall. Relative tree height: Emergent.
Trail in reserve: PPR. Relative light: High. Gradient of
slope, degrees; 28. Direction of crest, degrees: 32.
Evidence of Aye-Aye (Daubentonia) seed predation.
Use:	Resin used for caulking pirogues (canoes) and for
illumination, also burned in tromba ceremony.
N.V Ramy [Malagasy]
9 Mar 2008
S, Federman, T. Treuer, Sylvain 50
NYdb
04823212