| Canarium pimela | |
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| Canarium pimela: Plate from Flora de Filipinas (as C. tramdenum) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Burseraceae |
| Genus: | Canarium |
| Species: | C. pimela
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| Binomial name | |
| Canarium pimela | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Canarium nigrum (Lour.) Engl. [Illegitimate] | |
Canarium pimela[2] called Chinese black olive (Chinese: 乌榄) is a tree species in the genus Canarium and the family Burseraceae found in Indo-China; in Vietnam it is called trám đen or cà na. The Catalogue of Life does not record any sub-species.[2] Once boiled in salt water the fruit are edible, resembling the flavor of salted plums, and are used in Chinese cuisine as a seasoning.
