Canarium pimela
Species of tree
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Canarium pimela, also called Chinese black olive (Chinese: 乌榄), is a species of tree in the family Burseraceae.[2][4] It is found in Indo-China; in Vietnam it is called trám đen or cà na. In Thai, it's called 'Nam Liab (หนำเลี้ยบ)'. The Catalogue of Life does not record any sub-species.[4] Once boiled in salt water the fruit are edible, resembling the flavor of salted plums, and are used in Chinese cuisine as a seasoning.
| Canarium pimela | |
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| Canarium pimela: Plate from Flora de Filipinas (as C. tramdenum) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Burseraceae |
| Genus: | Canarium |
| Species: | C. pimela |
| Binomial name | |
| Canarium pimela | |
| Synonyms[2][3] | |
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