Pili nut

Trees of Canarium ovatum are attractive symmetrically shaped evergreens, averaging 20 m tall with resinous wood and resistance to strong wind. C. ovatum is dioecious, with flowers borne on cymose inflorescence at the leaf axils of young shoots. As in papaya and rambutan, functional hermaphrodites exist in pili. Pollination is by insects. Flowering of pili is frequent and fruits ripen through a prolonged period of time. The ovary contains three locules, each with two ovules, most of the time only one ovule develops .

The Pili nut (Canarium ovatum), one of 600 species in the family Burseraceae, is native to the Philippines and is abundant and wild in the Bicol Region particularly in Sorsogon, and in parts of Visayas and Mindanao. Trees of Canarium ovatum are attractive symmetrically shaped evergreens, averaging 20 m tall with resinous wood and resistance to strong wind. C. ovatum is dioecious, with flowers borne on cymose inflorescence at the leaf axils of young shoots. More

Where can I get a stable and cheap supply of pili nut? Can you please give me contact info. More

Pili nut has the potential to become a major nut crop. Improvement of nd knowledge in efficient vegetative propagation, ecological and cultural requirements of pili as a commercial crop, and the mechanization for commercial processing are needed. Botany - Taxonomy Synonyms: Canarium pachyphyllum Perkins, Canarium melioides Elmer. More

Intersted in ordering Pili nuts in shell. Please email soon with information. Dec 25, 2005 | 9:27 am 3. Marketman, says: I don’t sell nuts nor know of anyone who does so in bulk. Dec 25, 2005 | 8:38 pm 4. c.t. More