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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Canarium album is a TREE growing to 15 m (49ft 3in).
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 10. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs).
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.
UK Hardiness Map
US Hardiness Map
Synonyms
Plant Habitats
Woodland Garden Sunny Edge;
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw or cooked. Used like olives[177]. The fresh fruit is crisp, first tastes a little bitter, and then tastes fragrant, sour, and sweet; used in stir-fry dishes, preserved fruits, beverages and for making crack seeds.
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Medicinal Uses
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Antirheumatic
Sialagogue[147]. It is used to stimulate the appetite and eliminate apprehension[147]. Traditional Chinese Medicines use Olive fruit to remove heat from the lung, relieve sore throats, promote the production of body fluid and detoxicating, and is used for swollen and sore throats, excessive thirst, hematemesis, lacillary dysentery, epilepsy, puffer poisoning, and alcoholism.
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Other Uses
Ornamental: planted in China along the highways, streets and gardens.
Special Uses
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Cultivation details
The native habitat is 22°N-26°N. It is cold-sensitive and does not withstand sub-zero temperatures. An annual average temperature of 20-22° C is needed, with a rainfall of 1200-1400 mm. Flowering takes place in April to May. The fruits mature from October to December.
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Plant Propagation
Seed.
Other Names
If available other names are mentioned here
Chinese white-olive, Chinese-olive, French: Olivier chinois. German: Chinesische weiße Olive. weiße Kanarinuß. Portuguese: Azeitona-da-China. Spanish: Pisa.
Native Range
TEMPERATE ASIA: Fujian Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Yunnan Sheng,China. TROPICAL ASIA: Vietnam,
Weed Potential
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Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :
Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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Author
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