Canarium pimela

Canarium pimela
	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
Binomial name
	Canarium pimela; Konig
Synonyms[1]
	Canarium nigrum (Lour.) Engl. [Illegitimate]; Canarium pimeloides Govaerts [Illegitimate] ; Canarium tramdenum CD Dai & Yakovlev; Lipara nigra Lour. ex Gomes Mach.; Pimela nigra Lour.;

Canarium pimela[2] called Chinese black olive (Chinese: 乌榄) is a tree species in the genus Canarium and the family Burseraceae found in Indo-China; in Vietnam it is called trám đen or cà na. The Catalogue of Life does not record any sub-species.[2] 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

The Plant List (retrieved 14 December 2017)
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

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[1] The Plant List (retrieved 14 December 2017)

[COL-2] 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.