Canarium

FLORA OF NEW GUINEA
Botanical Collections of the Division
of Botany.Department of Forests, Lae.
D. FRODIN, NGF 26610,	11/4/66
Locality : Marklo Is. near southern ènd
of island, Gasmata, New Britain* alt.50**
Lat.	6 10 S	Long. 148 57 E
Habitat:	Garden	and	coconut	area.
Annot. Open-grown tree; buttresses
up to 8 ft. by 3 ft., concave; height
45 ft., bole 12 ft., d.b.h. 16 inches.
Bark light grey to grey-brown, some-
what scaly (the scales very large);
not fissured, lenticular. Blaze light
orange brown. Wood cream. Odour
similar to the general odour of a
motor garage. Exudate cream coloured,
not rapidly flowing. Leaves dark green,
above; light green below. Fruit green;
Fam. black or purple black when ripe;
smooth.
Name:	Burseraceae
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Dupl. sent to:	L. Bri. Canb. A.K.
Bog. Sing. Syd. UH. FNII. U£J.—Bio-h.
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