Canarium amboinense - Kenari

Canarium amboinense Hochr. (1904)
 
Synonym
Canarium indicum L (1759)
Canarium mehenbethene Gaertner (1791)
Canarium zephyrinum Duchesne (1836)
Canarium moluccanum Blume (1850)
Canarium commune L
 
 
Varieties
Canarium indicum var. indicum
Canarium indicum var. platycerioideum Leenh
 
 
Vernacular names
Indonesia : kenari ambon (Sudanese), kenari ternate (northernSulawesi, kanari bagea (Moluccas), jal (Ambon)
Panua New Guinea : red canarium. Galip(Pidgin), lawele (New Britain), hinuei (New Ireland)
 
 
Distribution
Indonesia (Sulawesi, Moluccas, Irian Jaya), Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and surrounding islands. It is often cultivated, especially in Melanesia and sometimes elsewhere.
 
 
Uses
In Melanesia the seeds are highly esteemed as a food. Oil from the seeds is used as a substitute for coconut oil.
The wood is used  especially for light construction, mouldings, interior finish, and as a firewood.