Canarium album
Chinese White Olive
a perennial woody member of the Canarium genus in the family Burseraceae.
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Taxonomy and growth
- Family
- Burseraceae
- Genus
- Canarium
- Life cycle
- perennial
- Woodiness
- woody
- Flower type
- hermaphrodite
Uses
Edible uses
Fruit - raw or cooked. Used like olives[2]. There are no edible uses listed for Canarium album.
Medicinal uses
Historical medicinal uses. These records describe reported uses. They do not establish safety or effectiveness. Ask a qualified health professional before using any plant medicinally.
This section contains historical Plants For A Future notes marked noncommercial.
Sialagogue[1]. It is used to stimulate the appetite and eliminate apprehension[1].
Environment
- Range
- E. Asia - China.
- Habitat
- Not known
- Light
- full sun
- Shade tolerance
- light shade
- Water
- moderate
- Soil textures
- sandy, loamy, clay
- Soil pH
- acid, neutral, alkaline
- Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
- No
- Drought
- intolerant
References
? A Barefoot Doctors Manual. Running Press ISBN 0-914294-92-X
Kunkel. G. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books 1984-00-00 ISBN 3874292169