13-725: Canarium odontophyllum , also referred to as the Borneo olive , is a fruit-bearing tree of the genus Canarium in the family Burseraceae . Native to Borneo , where it is locally known as dabai in Sarawak and Kalimantan , and kembayau in Sabah and Brunei . Its fruit is a prized seasonal delicacy in Sarawak, which earned the fruit a dedicated festival - Pesta Dabai - which is held annually since 2018 in Song, Sarawak . The tree grows up to
26-474: A former senior assistant Agriculture Department officer was the first to have been successful in cultivating the tree through budding back in the 2000s. He also introduced the new clones, ‘Laja’ and ‘Lulong’, in his own farm in Sri Aman, Sarawak . Canarium odontophyllum fruit is colloquially known as "Sarawak olive" and can be eaten raw or blanched, eaten with sugar, salt or soy sauce upon serving. In Sarawak,
39-462: A height of 40 to 50 meters. The fruit outer skin is glossy black colour while the flesh is yellow with an elongated seed. Being in the same genus as the Pili nut ( Canarium ovatum ) the seeds are also edible, and similar to almonds or pistachios. The tree is dioecious – the seedlings can be male, or hermaphrodite. Successful cultivation can be achieved through budding or grafting . Mr Harry Munjan,
52-631: A large number of common names in their range. These include Pacific almond, canarium nut, pili nut , Java almond, Kenari nut, galip nut, nangai, and ngali. As of January 2024, Plants of the World Online accepts 121 species. The brief species distribution information was sourced from Flora Malesiana , the Flora of China (series) , the Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants information system , and Plants of
65-520: Is a genus of about 120 species of tropical and subtropical trees , in the family Burseraceae . They grow naturally across tropical Africa , south and southeast Asia , Indochina , Malesia , Australia and western Pacific Islands ; including from southern Nigeria east to Madagascar , Mauritius , Sri Lanka and India ; from Burma , Malaysia and Thailand through the Malay Peninsula and Vietnam to south China , Taiwan and
78-548: Is a species with a nutritious fruit with a creamy taste. It is hard when raw and may be pickled or softened with hot water when prepared. Canarium album produces a fruit consumed in Vietnam, Thailand (where it is known as nam liap ( Thai : หนำเลี้ยบ ), samo chin ( Thai : สมอจีน ) or kana ( Thai : กาน้า )) and in China ( Chinese : 橄欖 ) with an appearance of a big olive. Canarium luzonicum , commonly known as elemi ,
91-459: Is a tree native to the Philippines. An oleoresin , which contains Elemicin , is harvested from it. Canarium strictum produces a resin called black dammar . Bernard Hyland#Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants information system Bernard Hyland (Bernard Patrick Matthew Hyland, born 1937), known as Bernie Hyland, is an Australian botanist. He has contributed significantly to
104-563: The Philippines ; through Borneo , Indonesia , Timor and New Guinea , through to the Solomon Islands , Vanuatu , New Caledonia , Fiji , Samoa , Tonga and Palau . Canarium species grow up to large evergreen trees of 40–50 m (130–160 ft) tall, and have alternately arranged, pinnate leaves. They are dioecious , with male and female flowers growing on separate trees. The trees and their edible nuts have
117-423: The World Online. Superb fruit-doves ( Ptilinopus superbus ) are known to be fond of the fruit of scrub turpentine ( C. australianum ), which they swallow whole. Many animals feed on the fruit of C. odontophyllum in the wild, such as the red-bellied lemur ( Eulemur rubriventer ) and the ruffed lemurs ( Varecia ) of Madagascar 's eastern tropical forests . Canarium fruit is also an important part of
130-536: The diet of the aye-aye ( Daubentonia madagascarensis ). Several species have edible nuts , known as galip nut or nangae ( C. indicum ), pili nut ( C. ovatum ), or simply canarium nut ( C. harveyi and C. indicum ). C. indicum are among the most important nut-bearing trees in eastern Indonesia and the Southwest Pacific. C. ovatum is cultivated as a food crop only in the Philippines . C. odontophyllum , known commonly as dabai or kembayau,
143-481: The fruit has become an added ingredient in sauces and fried rice recipes. Besides eaten in its original form, the fruit can be made into a paste, and can also be dried and milled into powder form for use in foods and drinks. Under commercialization, the fruit can be incorporated in pizzas, desserts, juices, and even mayonnaise. This Sapindales -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Canarium About 120, see text Canarium
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#1732772493335156-462: The genus Syzygium and allied genera. A major project he worked on for approximately 45 years is the Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants identification key and information system (RFK). He retired in 2002, continuing as a CSIRO Honorary Research Fellow and contributing to the continuing development of RFK. The most recent release is the 2020 8th edition, titled Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 . This edition achieved
169-702: The understanding of Australian plants, in particular numerous species of his home and workplace in the Wet Tropics of Queensland . His contributions include many activities; he has collected eighteen thousand specimens and has named and scientifically described hundreds of species. He has expertise in the Australian rainforests’ rich diversity of species of the plant families Lauraceae and Myrtaceae . For example, his Lauraceae 1989 major revision of seven genera of one hundred and fifteen species, and his rainforest Myrtaceae 1983 major revision of seventy species of
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