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Canarium luzonicum

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Canarium luzonicum, commonly known as elemi, is a tree native to the Philippines. The oleoresin harvested from the tree is also known as elemi resin. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Used in Traditional Medicine 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Canarium luzonicum 3
Conservation Status
Near Threatened 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Plantae, Taxa
Source Canarium luzonicum (Wikidata)

In Biome

Tropical Rainforest, Biomes
Source Plants For A Future: Canarium luzonicum
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Philippines

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Canarium luzonicum (Wikipedia)
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 410221
    Canarium luzonicum, commonly known as elemi, is a tree native to the Philippines.
  • Infobox: status
    NT
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2. Plants For A Future: Canarium luzonicum
Plants For A Future
  • Medicinal Uses
    Manila elemi (the oleoresin obtained from the tree), and the essential oil distilled from the resin, have a long history of medicinal use.
  • Habitats
    Lowland rainforest ... Primary forests at low and medium elevations
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3. Canarium luzonicum (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q148430 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): near threatened.
  • Child Taxon Of: Plantae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Sapindales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12438
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12438
"cites_listing":"II/NC","eu_listing":"B/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Sapindales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Burseraceae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 99790
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 99790
"cites_listing":"II/NC","eu_listing":"B/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Sapindales","family":"Burseraceae"},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
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