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Canarium luzonicum
Also called Manila Elemi Tree, Elemi Canary Tree
Canarium luzonicum is a large evergreen tree from the Philippines, grown mainly for its aromatic resin (elemi) and edible nuts. It is a tall forest tree rather than a garden or houseplant, so it suits warm, wet tropical climates.
Canarium luzonicum, commonly known as elemi, is a tree native to the Philippines. The oleoresin harvested from it is also known as elemi resin.
Elemi resin is a pale yellow substance, of honey-like consistency. Aromatic elemi oil is steam distilled from the resin. It is a fragrant resin with a sharp pine and lemon-like scent. One of the resin components is called amyrin.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Canarium luzonicum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
