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Java almond

Canarium vulgare

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About Java almond

Java almond (Canarium vulgare) is a post-contact introduced tree documented on Kauaʻi through historical forestry planting records. The reviewed records do not establish present survival. Native to islands from the eastern Java Sea through the Lesser Sunda Islands, Sulawesi and Maluku. PROSEA records locally gregarious populations in primary forest on limestone from lowland sites to about 1,200 m elevation. These native-range habitats do not imply current survival or a particular habitat on Kauaʻi.

Kauaʻi evidence

Taxonomic identity, tree form, diagnostic morphology and island occurrence use the linked reviewed sources. Historical planting, cultivation, naturalization and invasive status are separate. Generated imagery is not occurrence evidence. The 1918–1959 Kauaʻi reforestation working register records 2 plants under Canarium vulgare across 1 entries dated 1943. These are recorded planting quantities, not counts of surviving trees, and they do not by themselves establish current persistence, naturalization, or ecological impact. Source: Kauaʻi Reforestation Plantings 1918–1959 working register (user-supplied; reconciled 6 October 2026).

Names and classification

Scientific name: Canarium vulgare
Common names: Java almond · kenari nut
Other names: Canarium vulgare · Java almond · kenari nut
Record type: Species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence: Recorded on Kauaʻi
Origin: Introduced
Conservation status: Not yet assessed
Evidence date: 2026-10-06
Evidence limits: Current extent is unassessed; public locality is island level only.

Habitat and ecology

Habitats: Not yet assessed
Food and resource needs: Not yet assessed
Reproduction: Not yet assessed
Shelter: Not yet assessed
Growth form: Large evergreen tropical tree

Threats and conservation

Monitoring: Not yet assessed
Data gaps: Current population extent and trajectory · Additional species-specific ecological and conservation sources

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal timing: Not yet assessed
Seasonal description: Java almond (Canarium vulgare) is a post-contact introduced tree documented on Kauaʻi through historical forestry planting records. The reviewed records do not establish present survival. Native to islands from the eastern Java Sea through the Lesser Sunda Islands, Sulawesi and Maluku. PROSEA records locally gregarious populations in primary forest on limestone from lowland sites to about 1,200 m elevation. These native-range habitats do not imply current survival or a particular habitat on Kauaʻi.

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