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Burseraceae

Mesecheues

Canarium hirsutum Willd.

Family
Burseraceae
Genus
Canarium

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Mesecheues: Canarium hirsutum at Mount Masarang, North Sulawesi
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Common names

By language (3)
Chinese
硬毛橄榄
English
Mesecheues
Swahili
Nakala ya kisayansi iliyochapishwa mnamo Agosti 22, 2014

Synonyms

  • Boswellia hirsuta (Willd.) Spreng.
  • Canariopsis altissima (Blume) Miq.
  • Canariopsis hirsuta Miq.
  • Canariopsis hispida (Blume) Miq.
  • Canarium ahernianum Merr.
  • Canarium altissimum Blume
  • Canarium bersamifolium G.Perkins
  • Canarium costulatum Elmer
  • Canarium ellipsoideum Merr.
  • Canarium emarginatum Engl. ex Koord.
  • Canarium greshoffii Koord.
  • Canarium hirsutum f. minor Hochr.
  • Canarium hirsutum f. scabrum (Blume) Leenh.
  • Canarium hirsutum subsp. multicostulatum Leenh.
  • Canarium hirsutum var. beccarii Leenh.
  • Canarium hirsutum var. leeuwenii Leenh.
  • Canarium hirsutum var. majus Hassk.
  • Canarium hirsutum var. scabrum Blume
  • Canarium hirsutum var. tomentellum Engl.
  • Canarium hispidum Blume
  • Canarium leeuwenii H.J.Lam
  • Canarium longiflorescens Elmer ex Merr.
  • Canarium multijugum H.J.Lam
  • Canarium multipinnatum Llanos
  • Canarium nervosum Elmer
  • Canarium oxygonum Quisumb. & Merr.
  • Canarium palawense Lauterb.
  • Canarium racemosum Merr.
  • Canarium radlkoferi G.Perkins
  • Canarium riedelianum Engl.
  • Canarium robustum Merr.
  • Canarium subcordatum Ridl.
  • Canarium warburgianum G.Perkins
  • Pimela altissima (Blume) Blume
  • Pimela hirsuta Blume
  • Pimela hispida (Blume) Blume

Characteristics

Growth habit
Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Pacific Basin: native

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.