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Canarium australianum
Scrub Turpentine
As recorded: Canarium australianum F.Muell.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Burseraceae
- Collected by
- Pullen, R.
- Collector number
- 6972
- Date
- May 13, 1967
- Locality
- Tovobada Hills, ca. 7 mi. NNW of Port Moresby
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Central Province, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 183 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 13, 1967, Pullen, R. also collected 6 other specimens.
Canarium australianum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 325 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-29.

2026-09-29
Dampier Peninsula WA 6725, Australia
(c) Echidna Walkabout, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-28
Ellis Beach QLD, Australia
(c) Joseph Knight, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-19
Palm Island QLD 4816, Australia
(c) Rachel Reese, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-16
Upper Stone QLD 4850, Australia
(c) EcoPete, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-14
Balding Bay Track, Florence Bay, QLD, AU
(c) Rachel Reese, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-14
Horseshoe Bay Radical Bay Track, Florence Bay, QLD, AU
(c) Rachel Reese, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Canarium australianum. BISH 32333. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956398167. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/32333.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956398167 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
