CANARIUM

(from Canari, its vernacular name in the Malay language). O RD. Burse raceæ. A rather large genus of stove trees. Flowers small, in axillary panicles; petals usually three, valvate, or slightly imbricate in the bud. Drupe ovoid or ellipsoid, often three-angled. Leaves large, impari-pinnate. For culture, see Bos well i a.