''Canarium denticulatum'' is a tree in the family

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meaning 'small teeth', referring to the leaf margin.

Description

''Canarium denticulatum'' grows up to tall with a trunk diameter of up to . The bark is smooth and grey-white. The flowers are white. The ellipsoid fruits measure up to long.

Distribution and habitat

''Canarium denticulatum'' grows naturally in the

Andaman Islands The Andaman Islands () are an archipelago, made up of 200 islands, in the northeastern Indian Ocean about southwest off the coasts of Myanmar's Ayeyarwady Region. Together with the Nicobar Islands to their south, the Andamans serve as a mari ...

Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has ...

Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...

, and western

Malesia Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms. It is a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical kingdom. It was first recognized as a distinct region ...

(Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, and the Philippines).''Canarium denticulatum'' Blume
''Plants of the World Online''. Retrieved 26 May 2023. Its habitat is lowland mixed

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forest from sea-level to elevation.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are accepted: *''Canarium denticulatum'' subsp. ''denticulatum'' – Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, and Western Malesia *''Canarium denticulatum'' subsp. ''kostermansii'' – Borneo

References

denticulatum Flora of the Andaman Islands Flora of the Borneo lowland rain forests Trees of Myanmar Trees of Malesia Plants described in 1826 Taxa named by Carl Ludwig Blume {{rosid-tree-stub