Canarium strictum
| Canarium strictum | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Burseraceae |
| Genus: | Canarium |
| Species: | C. strictum |
| Binomial name | |
| Canarium strictum Roxb. | |
Canarium strictum is a species of the order Sapindales in the family Burseraceae[1] known for its medicinal and commercial use of the resin it exudates, “Dammar” or “Sambrani”[2][3][4]
Habit and Habitat
It is found in moist deciduous to semi-evergreen forests. It grows up to 40 meters tall at altitudes ranging from about 750 to 1400 meters.The leaves of this large canopy tree are bipinnate.[5]
References
- ↑ Varghese, Anita; Ticktin, Tamara. "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).
- ↑ "Canarium strictum (Dammar)". RESET,Iboga, Shamanic tools, Arts & Info.
- ↑ Meena, Desha; Binaibabu, Nagarajan; Doss, Jesubalan (Jul–Sep 2012). "Future Prospects For The Critically Endangered Medicinally Important Species, Canarium Strictum Roxb. A Review" (PDF). International Journal of Conservation Science (IJCS) 3 (3): 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.
- ↑ "Genus: Burseraceae (Copal family)".
Further reading
- Karthikeyan, V., and Samuel S. Gnanamanickam. "Seedling mortality in two vulnerable tree species in the sacred groves of Western Ghats, South India." Current Science 88.3 (2005): 350.
- Mohan, V. R., et al. "Ethnomedicinal Plants of the Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu, India." Ethnobotanical leaflets 12 (2008): 79-95.
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