Canarium strictum
| Canarium strictum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Burseraceae |
| Genus: | Canarium |
| Species: | C. strictum
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| Binomial name | |
| Canarium strictum | |
Canarium strictum, known by common names including black dhup, Raal, Raal dhup and black dammar, is a species of tree in the family Burseraceae (the incense tree family).[1] It is known for the medicinal and commercial use of the resin it exudates, called black dammar.[2][3]
Habit and habitat
It is found in moist deciduous to semi-evergreen forests. It grows up to 40 meters (130 ft) tall at altitudes in the range of 750–1,400 meters (2,460–4,590 ft). The leaves of this large canopy tree are bipinnate.
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fruits
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leaf flush
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tree
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resin harvesting
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sapling
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flowering
References
- ^ Varghese, Anita; Ticktin, Tamara (2008). "Regional Variation in Non-Timber Forest Product Harvest Strategies, Trade, and Ecological Impacts: the Case of Black Dammar (Canarium strictum Roxb.) Use and Conservation in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, India". Ecology and Society. 13 (2). doi:10.5751/ES-02555-130211. hdl:10535/2945.
- ^ Meena, Desha; Binaibabu, Nagarajan; Doss, Jesubalan (Jul–Sep 2012). "Future Prospects For The Critically Endangered Medicinally Important Species, Canarium Strictum Roxb. It is commonly found in Karnataka because it was found a lot in this area in the older centuries. A Review" (PDF). International Journal of Conservation Science. 3 (3). IJCS: 231–237.
- ^ ND, Namsa; Tag, Hui; Mandal, M.; Kalita, P.; Das, A.K.; et al. (Sep 7, 2009). "An ethnobotanical study of traditional anti-inflammatory plants used by the Lohit community of Arunachal Pradesh, India". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 125 (2): 234–245. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2009.07.004. PMID 19607898.
Further reading
- Tambat, B.; Rajanikanth, G.; Ravikanth, G.; Shaanker, R.; Ganeshaiah, K.; Kushalappa, C. (2005). "Seedling mortality in two vulnerable tree species in the sacred groves of Western Ghats, South India". Current Science. 88 (3): 350–2. JSTOR 24110195.
- Mohana VR, Rajeshb A, Athiperumalsamia T, Suthac S (2008). "Ethnomedicinal Plants of the Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu, India" (PDF). Ethnobotanical Leaflets. 12: 79–95.