DOCSLIB.ORG

The Jungle Times

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
The Jungle Times The Jungle Times Independent newsletter of: Est. 2008 Issue: 98 Inside this issue: Page 4 Page 2: Visitors Page 3: Arrivals Page 4: Goodbyes Page 5: Kent Field Course Page 7: OSU Field Course Page 8: Clouded Leopard Page 7 Workshop Page 9: PhD update Page 10: Poaching in Sarawak Page 12: Borneo Jungle Diaries Page 13: Word-search! Page 14: Conservation Corner Page 14 Page 15: Photos of the month June 2017 Page 2 Visitors Renee Myers is the Executive Director of Forest Park Conservancy, Portland, Oregon. Renee has worked in the environmental conservation field for the past 15 years. Her background includes extensive experience in watershed management, working on large scale forest, stream, and river restoration initiatives. Renee was invited by U.S. Ambassador to Malaysia Joseph Y. Yun and his wife Dr. Melanie Billings-Yun. Accompanied by Shanon Phang of the US Embassy, Renee’s aim was to share and explore ideas and inspiration ranging from environmental protection and conservation, to economic and social innovations and impacts. She is also working with Dr. Benoit Goossens on a new recycling, composting and waste management scheme in the school at Batu Puteh. We wish her all the best in her further work. June 2017 Page 3 Arrivals Coline Monchanin, from France, arrived on the June 6th. She graduated last October with a Masters degree from the French Engineering School of Agronomy in Toulouse. Her previous volunteering experience includes a marine conservation programme in Koh Tao, Thailand. Volunteering at DG for 2 months, she is currently assisting with all the projects, working hard to expand her skill set in preparation for a potential conservation PhD. Eleanor Rankin, from the University of Kent, arrived on the 9th of this month, after participating in the Tropical Field Ecology Course run by the University of Kent, held at Danau Girang. Eleanor is a 2nd year Wildlife Conservation student and is here as a general volunteer for 6 weeks. She will also be undertaking her own project, investigating the potential variation in biodiversity between palm oil plantations of differing ages. Working with Kasia, our very own Masters student, Ellie will carry out a detailed habitat assessment of a range of palm oil plantations. We at DG wish her the best of luck with her project, and hope she enjoys her time here. June 2017 Page 4 Goodbyes This month we said goodbye to two of our PTYs. Toby Stock and Francis Roy have completed a year at Danau Girang, assisting with PhD projects, field courses and student projects. They also successfully undertook their own research projects, with Toby investigating growth of monitor lizards in palm oil and forest and Frankie using advanced camera trapping methods to establish Malay civet density in a number of lots within the Lower Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary. Both brought a hardworking but fun work ethic to Danau Girang, making daily life enjoyable. All at DG will miss these two great lads, and wish them the best with their travels around Asia and their final year of undergraduate. All the best, boys! June 2017 Page 5 University of Kent Field Course From the 8th – 18th of June, Danau Girang welcomed a group of 19 students from the University of Kent, led by Prof. Zoe Davies, Dr. Matt Struebig and Simon Mitchell. This intensive field course focused on a wide variety of conservation and ecological learning activities, including lectures and a number of practicals. The lectures, based mainly on conservation and tropical ecosystem biology were extremely informative and well received by all, including many DGFC students! The field course undertook a number of practical projects; ➢ Investigation into termite abundance in both oil palm plantation and forest using a number of different feeding substrates. ➢ Point count surveys for birds in both plantation and forest, led by Simon Mitchell. ➢ Botanic plots to measure the relative carbon stocks. June 2017 Page 6 On top of this, students also had the opportunity to take on their own projects, over the course of three days. Projects ranged from the activity patterns of long-tailed macaques, to the effect of litter depth on the abundance of Diplopoda, and were presented at the end of the field course. A particular highlight of the field course was the bat sampling, supervised by Dr. Matt Struebig, an expert in South-East Asian Chiropterans. Harp nets used in different areas of the forest around Danau Girang collected a wide variety of these unique creatures. Sampling, which included sexing, measuring and weighing, was fascinating to watch. Danau Girang researchers (especially the PTYs!) thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to see some of the forests more secretive creatures, and thank Matt for his detailed explanations. We would also thank all from Kent University for another pleasant field course, and look forward to welcoming a new group next year! Pictures: Two common woolly bats, handled by Dr. Matt Struebig. June 2017 Page 7 Oregon State University Field Course While only with us for a short time, the students and staff of Oregon State University packed a lot into their trip. Despite the extensive flooding around Danau Girang, the group was still able to see a lot of our bird and primate species during their river surveys. They also had great success with butterfly surveys along DG’s main path even able to capture 5 elusive Forest Nymphs and the uncommon birdwings! Oregon State University, as always, were a pleasure to have here. They were enthusiastic no matter the activity and never failing to ask insightful questions. June 2017 Page 8 Clouded Leopard Workshop The Sunda clouded leopard was the topic of a very successful workshop held on the 12-14th of this month. Organised by the DGFC team, the event saw a number of experts come together to give this iconic species a chance of survival in Sabah. The result of this conference will be a 10-year action plan, likely to be implemented in early 2018. An increase of enforcement activities surrounding hunting and poaching is likely to be seen. The leopards are especially vulnerable to these illegal activities, but are also affected by the domestic cats and dogs brought in by the hunters. Local education programmes, especially for rural schools, will also be introduced, to further drive home the importance of the need to conserve these rare animals, the largest wild cats in Borneo. June 2017 Page 9 PhD Update: Civets Long-time PhD student Meaghan Evans has had continued trapping success despite the extensive forest flooding recently. Working with Dr Sergio, our resident vet, Meg has been able to collar an additional two civets. A male Malay civet by the name of Montel and a common palm civet called Raya increase her total number of collared animals to a great total of seven. Now with only one spare collar left, Meg continues to take sample civets in the forests of the sanctuary. She aims to have sampled at least 100 individuals before her fieldwork concludes. With a sample size this large, Meg will hopefully be able to make conclusions on the impacts habitat fragmentation has on the health of these intriguing small carnivores and how they are surviving in the restricted space available to them. We wish Meg continued success with her project. June 2017 Page 10 Poaching in Sarawak Poaching Recently an alarming number of illegal hunting incidences have been found openly displayed on Facebook from protected forest areas in Sarawak. Unfortunately these pictures are all to stark a reminder that poaching is still one of the main threats to some of Borneo's rarest species. Iconic animals such as the sun bear, clouded leopard and pangolin are all hunted for their meat and for the sale of their body parts that are believed to have medicinal properties. It is now easier than ever for poachers to advertise on the social media to reach a larger clientele base . Under state law it is legal for natives to hunt, but only for non-endangered species, and only for consumption, not profit. Since the posting of these photos Sarawak Wildlife Protection agency has been looking into the sources and working with Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to apprehend the culprits. Sabah is currently classed a soft target for poaching meaning that is easy for hunters to get away with these crimes . June 2017 Page 11 These criminals must be persecuted to prove that there are consequences to their actions, and dissuade others from thinking poaching is worth it. At the same time however efforts must be made to educate the rural communities on the long term effects of unchecked poaching has on the biodiversity of the rainforest. Helping the local communities understand the effects of the actions on the environment will also help to reduce the danger to endangered species . June 2017 Page 12 Borneo Jungle Diaries Update June saw the premiere of Borneo Jungle Diaries, with the first episode shown on June 5th. This episode introduced Danau Girang Field Centre, and its director, Dr. Benoit Goossens. It told the story of Benoit establishing DG and his fight to protect the wildlife in Sabah. Beautiful shots of the elephants feeding on the river bank ended the episode perfectly. On June 12th, Episode 2 was released, highlighting the life and work of PhD student Elisa Panjang on the highly endangered Sunda pangolin. It also showed the fitting of a GPS tag and successful release of the world’s first tagged Sunda pangolin! Episode 3 was released on June 19th and was all about the arthropods found here at Danau Girang, and the work of PTY Jack Devlin as he tries to study these weird and wonderful creatures.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Extreme Ecological Specialization in a Rainforest Mammal, the Bornean
    bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.08.03.233999; this version posted August 3, 2020. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder, who has granted bioRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity. It is made available under aCC-BY 4.0 International license. 1 2 3 4 Extreme ecological specialization in a rainforest mammal, 5 the Bornean tufted ground squirrel, Rheithrosciurus macrotis 6 7 8 Andrew J. Marshall1*, Erik Meijaard2, and Mark Leighton3 9 10 1Department of Anthropology, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Program in the 11 Environment, and School for Environment and Sustainability, 101 West Hall, 1085 S. University 12 Ave, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109 USA. 13 2Borneo Futures, Block C, Unit C8, Second Floor, Lot 51461, Kg Kota Batu, Mukim Kota Batu, 14 BA 2711, Brunei Darussalam. 15 3Harvard University, 11 Divinity Ave, Cambridge, MA, 02138, U.S.A. 16 17 * Corresponding author 18 E-mail: [email protected] (AJM) 1 bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.08.03.233999; this version posted August 3, 2020. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder, who has granted bioRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity. It is made available under aCC-BY 4.0 International license. 19 Abstract 20 The endemic Bornean tufted ground squirrel, Rheithrosciurus macrotis, has attracted great 21 interest among biologists and the public recently. Nevertheless, we lack information on the most 22 basic aspects of its biology.
    [Show full text]
  • WIAD CONSERVATION a Handbook of Traditional Knowledge and Biodiversity
    WIAD CONSERVATION A Handbook of Traditional Knowledge and Biodiversity WIAD CONSERVATION A Handbook of Traditional Knowledge and Biodiversity Table of Contents Acknowledgements ...................................................................................................................... 2 Ohu Map ...................................................................................................................................... 3 History of WIAD Conservation ...................................................................................................... 4 WIAD Legends .............................................................................................................................. 7 The Story of Julug and Tabalib ............................................................................................................... 7 Mou the Snake of A’at ........................................................................................................................... 8 The Place of Thunder ........................................................................................................................... 10 The Stone Mirror ................................................................................................................................. 11 The Weather Bird ................................................................................................................................ 12 The Story of Jelamanu Waterfall .........................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Origins and Assembly of Malesian Rainforests
    ES50CH06_Kooyman ARjats.cls October 21, 2019 11:31 Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics Origins and Assembly of Malesian Rainforests Robert M. Kooyman,1,2 Robert J. Morley,3,4 Darren M. Crayn,5 Elizabeth M. Joyce,5 Maurizio Rossetto,2 J.W. Ferry Slik,6 Joeri S. Strijk,7,8,9 Ta o S u , 9,10 Jia-Yee S. Yap,2,11 and Peter Wilf12 1Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia; email: [email protected] 2National Herbarium of New South Wales, Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia 3Palynova UK, Littleport, Cambridgeshire CB6 1PY, United Kingdom 4Earth Sciences Department, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX, United Kingdom 5Australian Tropical Herbarium and Centre for Tropical Environmental Sustainability Science, James Cook University, Smithfield, Queensland 4878, Australia 6Environmental and Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Gadong BE1410, Brunei Darussalam 7State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Forestry, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi 530005, China 8Alliance for Conservation Tree Genomics, Pha Tad Ke Botanical Garden, 06000 Luang Prabang, Lao PDR 9Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla 666303, China 10Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yezin, Nay Pyi Taw 05282, Myanmar Access provided by 118.208.177.216 on 11/06/19. For personal use only. 11Queensland Alliance of Agriculture and Food Innovation, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia 12Department of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Annu.
    [Show full text]
  • The Journal of Archaeology for Asia and the Pacific
    Volume 58 Number 2 2019 for Asia and the Pacific The Journal of Archaeology ASIAN PERSPECTIVES Volume 58 . Number 2 . 2019 ASIAN PERSPECTIVES The Journal of Archaeology for Asia and the Pacific Volume 58 2019 Number 2 Editors8 Note 219 articles A Bioarchaeological Study of Trauma at Late Iron Age to Protohistoric Non Ban Jak, Northeast Thailand 220 Lucille T. PEDERSEN, Kate M. DOMETT, Nigel J. CHANG, Siân E. HALCROW, Hallie R. BUCKLEY, Charles F. W. HIGHAM, Dougald J. W. O’REILLY, and Louise SHEWAN Austronesian Expansions and the Role of Mainland New Guinea: A New Perspective 250 Glenn R. SUMMERHAYES Ritual, Landscapes of Exchange, and the Domestication of Canarium: A Seram Case Study 261 Roy ELLEN Conflict and Identity: The Ritual of Wall Construction in Early China 287 YANG Qian Last-Millennium Settlement on Yadua Island, Fiji: Insights into Conflict and Climate Change 316 Piérick C. M. MARTIN, Patrick D. NUNN, Niko TOKAINAVATU, Frank THOMAS, Javier LEON, and Neil TINDALE Household Ethnoarchaeology and Social Action in a Megalith-Building Society in West Sumba, Indonesia 331 Ron L. ADAMS On Craft Production and the Settlement Pattern of the Jinsha Site Cluster on the Chengdu Plain 366 Kuei-chen LIN book reviews World Heritage Craze in China: Universal Discourse, National Culture, and Local Memory 401 Reviewed by Magnus FISKESJÖ Archaeology and Buddhism in South Asia 404 Reviewed by Lars FOGELIN Yungang: Art, History, Archaeology, Liturgy 406 Reviewed by Denise Patry LEIDY Khao Sam Kaeo: An Early Port-City between the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea 409 Reviewed by Michèle H.
    [Show full text]
  • Introduction Laevistrombus Canarium (Linnaeus 1758)
    Journal of Sustainability Science and Management e-ISSN: 2672-7226 Volume 14 Number 1, February 2019 : 1-10 © Penerbit UMT EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE ON FOOD CONSUMPTION OF JUVENILES DOG CONCH, Laevistrombus canarium (LINNAEUS, 1758) IN LABORATORY CONDITION WAN NURUL HUSNA WAN HASSAN1*, NURUL AMIN SM2, MAZLAN ABD GHAFFAR1,3,4 AND ZAIDI CHE COB1,3 1School of Environmental and Natural Resources Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia. 2Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. 3Marine Ecosystem Research Centre, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia. 4Institute of Marine Biotechnology, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia *Corresponding author: [email protected] Abstract: The dog conch, Laevistrombus canarium (Linnaeus, 1758) is one of the economically important marine molluscs that have high market value, particularly in the Southeast Asian region. This study investigates food consumption and assimilation by the juvenile conch at different temperature regimes (22, 26, 30 and 34°C). Live samples of the juvenile conch were collected on several occasions between December 2013 to May 2105 at Merambong shoal, Johor Straits, Malaysia. They were acclimatized for one week in stocking aquaria with well-aerated seawater at 30 PSU, 26°C and fed with commercial marine sinking pellets. Prior to experimentation, the gastric emptying levels of the samples were standardized by allowing them to feed until satiation, followed by 24 hrs starvation. All treatments were carried out in ten replicates of similar sized aquarium (20 x 15 x 15 cm) containing 4L of aerated seawater. The conch food consumption rate was significantly different (p<0.05) between different temperature regimes.
    [Show full text]
  • Camera Trapping of Wildlife in the Newly Established Baleh National Park, Sarawak
    Journal of Sustainability Science and Management eISSN: 2672-7226 Volume 14 Number 4, August 2019: 38-51 © Penerbit UMT CAMERA TRAPPING OF WILDLIFE IN THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED BALEH NATIONAL PARK, SARAWAK JAYASILAN MOHD-AZLAN*1, MELYNDA CHEOK KA YI1, BELINDA LIP2 AND JASON HON2 1Faculty of Resource Science and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia. 2World Wildlife Fund for Nature, 7th Floor, Bangunan Binamas, Lot 138, Section 54, Jalan Padungan, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. *Corresponding author: [email protected] Abstract: The persistence of biodiversity in the Bornean rainforest depends on its ability to adapt to anthropogenic exploitation. The remaining forests in Sarawak are fragmented and isolated and their ability to support large sized mammals is of great concern. In view of this, camera trapping survey was conducted in the recently gazetted Baleh National Park to record the richness, activity pattern and distribution of medium-to-large sized mammals. A total of 15 infrared camera traps were set within the park. We identified at least 27 species of mammals, 12 birds and two reptiles. From the total mammalian species detected, four were listed as “totally protected” and 15 as “protected” under the Sarawak Wild Life Protection Ordinance 1998. Additionally, under the IUCN 2018 Red List criteria, one species was identified as “critically endangered” (Manis javanica), one as “endangered” (Catopuma badia), seven as “vulnerable” and four as “near threatened”. This study had identified the occurrence and distribution of some rare, endangered and threatened species. The presence of these species can be used to identify core conservation sites within Baleh National Park.
    [Show full text]
  • Canarium Schweinfurthii Burseraceae Engl
    Canarium schweinfurthii Engl. Burseraceae white mahogany, African canarium LOCAL NAMES English (purple canary tree,incense tree,gum resin tree,bush candle tree,African elemi); French (elemier d’Afrique,elemi de Moahum,elemi d’ouganda); Luganda (muwafu); Swahili (mpafu,mbani); Trade name (white mahogany,African canarium) BOTANIC DESCRIPTION Canarium schweinfurthii is a large forest tree with its crown reaching to the upper canopy of the forest, with a long clean, straight and cylindrical bole exceeding 50 m. Diameter above the heavy root swellings can be up to 4.5 m. Bark thick, on young tree fairly smooth, becoming increasingly scaly and fissured with age. The slash is reddish or light brown with turpentine like odour, exuding a heavy, sticky oleoresin that colours to sulphur yellow and becomes solid. Leaves are pinnate, clustered at the end of the branches, and may be 15- 65 cm long, with 8-12 pairs of leaflets, mostly opposite, oblong, cordate at base, 5-20 cm long and 3-6 cm broad, with 12-24 main lateral nerves on each side of the mid-rib, prominent and pubescent beneath. The lower leaflets are bigger than the upper ones. The lower part of the petiole is winged on the upper side. The creamy white unisexual flowers about 1 cm long grow in inflorescences that stand in the axils of the leaves and may be up to 28 cm long. The fruit is a small drupe, bluish-purple, glabrous, 3-4 cm long and 1-2 cm thick. The calyx is persistent and remains attached to the fruit. The fruit contains a hard spindle-shaped, trigonous stone that eventually splits releasing 3 seeds.
    [Show full text]
  • Perennial Edible Fruits of the Tropics: an and Taxonomists Throughout the World Who Have Left Inventory
    United States Department of Agriculture Perennial Edible Fruits Agricultural Research Service of the Tropics Agriculture Handbook No. 642 An Inventory t Abstract Acknowledgments Martin, Franklin W., Carl W. Cannpbell, Ruth M. Puberté. We owe first thanks to the botanists, horticulturists 1987 Perennial Edible Fruits of the Tropics: An and taxonomists throughout the world who have left Inventory. U.S. Department of Agriculture, written records of the fruits they encountered. Agriculture Handbook No. 642, 252 p., illus. Second, we thank Richard A. Hamilton, who read and The edible fruits of the Tropics are nnany in number, criticized the major part of the manuscript. His help varied in form, and irregular in distribution. They can be was invaluable. categorized as major or minor. Only about 300 Tropical fruits can be considered great. These are outstanding We also thank the many individuals who read, criti- in one or more of the following: Size, beauty, flavor, and cized, or contributed to various parts of the book. In nutritional value. In contrast are the more than 3,000 alphabetical order, they are Susan Abraham (Indian fruits that can be considered minor, limited severely by fruits), Herbert Barrett (citrus fruits), Jose Calzada one or more defects, such as very small size, poor taste Benza (fruits of Peru), Clarkson (South African fruits), or appeal, limited adaptability, or limited distribution. William 0. Cooper (citrus fruits), Derek Cormack The major fruits are not all well known. Some excellent (arrangements for review in Africa), Milton de Albu- fruits which rival the commercialized greatest are still querque (Brazilian fruits), Enriquito D.
    [Show full text]
  • Canarium L. : a Phytochemical and Pharmacological Review
    R.Mogana et al. / Journal of Pharmacy Research 2011,4(8),2482-2489 Review Article Available online through ISSN: 0974-6943 http://jprsolutions.info Canarium L. : A Phytochemical and Pharmacological Review R.Mogana1* and C.Wiart2 1School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, University of Nottingham(Malaysia Campus), Jln Broga, Semenyih, 43500, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia 2School of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Science, University of Nottingham(Malaysia Campus), Jln Broga, Semenyih, 43500, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia Received on: 17-05-2011; Revised on: 12-06-2011; Accepted on:16-07-2011 ABSTRACT The genus Canarium L. consists of 75 species of aromatic trees which are found in the rainforests of tropical Asia, Africa and the Pacific. The medicinal uses, botany, chemical constituents and pharmacological activities are now reviewed. Various compounds are tabulated according to their classes their structures are given. Traditionally Canarium L. species have been used to treat a broad array of illnesses. Pharmacological actions for Canarium L. as discussed in this review include antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective and antitumor activity. Keywords: Canarium L., Burseraceae, antibacterial, antioxidant, pharmacology, secondary metabolites INTRODUCTION Canarium L. belongs to the family of Burseraceae Kunth. in the order Sapindales the bark of Canarium luzonicum Miq. or Canarium commune L. which has Juss. ex Bercht. & J. Pearl. This family consists of 18 genera and about 700 been used in the form of an ointment as a stomach stimulant and as an expec- species of tropical trees[1]. The word Canarium L. derives from the Malay torant [8]. The barks of Canarium indicum L. has been used for chest pains name ‘kanari’[2].
    [Show full text]
  • Canarium Ovatum Engl
    Canarium ovatum Engl. Burseraceae pili, Kedongdong LOCAL NAMES English (pilinut,Philippine nut,canarium melioides); Filipino (pili- pilauai,pili,pilaui,liputi,basiad,anangi); Trade name (pili,Kedongdong) BOTANIC DESCRIPTION Canarium ovatum is an attractive, symmetrically shaped evergreen tree, up to 20 m tall and 50 cm in diameter. Stipules persistent, deltoid to lingulate, 5-20 x 3-10 mm. Leaves 2-4-jugate, imparipinnate, spirally arranged, about 40 cm long; Roadside tree (Rafael T. Cadiz) leaflets ovate to elliptic, 4-24 x 2-12 cm, stiff, coriaceous, entire, base oblique, rounded to subcordate, apex abruptly acuminate, 8-12 pairs of nerves. Inflorescence axillary, close together at the ends of branches, narrowly thyrsoid, 3-12 cm long, few flowers; flowers trimerous, unisexual, subsessile, pubescent, up to 12 mm long, calyx cupular, 7 mm long in male, 8-9 mm in female flowers; petals 2 x 1 cm; stamens 6, slightly adnate to the disk and sterile in female flowers; pistil absent in male flowers, 7 mm long in female. Canarium ovatum Flower (Rafael T. Cadiz) Fruit drupaceous, ovoid to ellipsoid, 3.5-6.25 x 2-2.75 cm, acute, triangular in cross-section; exocarp thin, glabrous, shiny, turning from light green to purplish-black; mesocarp fibrous, fleshy, thick and greenish-yellow in colour; endocarp (shell) elongated, stony, trigonous, pointed at base, blunt or obtuse at apex, tawny to dirty brown, sterile cells strongly reduced. Seed with 1 brown papery seed coat. Much of the kernel weight is made up of the cotyledons, which are about 4.1-16.6% of the whole fruit.
    [Show full text]
  • Production of Pickled Chinese Olive (Canarium Album) Fruit
    N. P. Minh et al /J. Pharm. Sci. & Res. Vol. 11(5), 2019, 1698-1702 Production of Pickled Chinese Olive (Canarium Album) Fruit N. P. Minh1,*, P. X. Mai2, K. S. Du3, T. M. Thang4, V. H. Dao5, H. P. Quyen6 1Faculty of Food Technology - Biotech, Dong A University, Da Nang City, Vietnam 2Can Tho University, Can Tho City, Vietnam 3Tien Giang University, Tien Giang Province, Vietnam 4Can Tho University, Can Tho City, Vietnam 5Soc Trang Community College, Soc Trang Province, Vietnam 6An Giang University, An Giang Province, Vietnam Abstract. Chinese olive (Canarium album L.), a plant in the Burseraceae family, is widely cultivated in Vietnam. The fresh fruit has the organoleptic characteristics of strong bitter and astringent tastes, and then tastes fragrant, sour and sweet after being chewed for a longer time. An attempt explored a lactic fermentation from Canarium album by focusing on the effect of different parameters such as blanching time and temperature as pre-treatment, salt concentration, fermentation time to total phenolic compounds, total flavonoids, total triterpenoids, trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity of pickled Canarium album. Experimental results revealed that blanching raw Canarium album in water heated at 95oC in 10 seconds, 6% salt in 12 days of fermentation was appropriated to get a pleasant pickled Canarium album quality. Canarium album pickles are considered as one of the health supplements. Keywords: Canarium album, lactic fermentation, salt, blanching, total phenolic compounds, total flavonoids, total triterpenoids, trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity 1. INTRODUCTION restricts the growth of spoilage flora and pathogenic Canarium L. belongs to the family of Burseraceae Kunth.
    [Show full text]
  • Regional Variation in Non-Timber Forest Product Harvest Strategies
    Copyright © 2008 by the author(s). Published here under license by the Resilience Alliance. Varghese, A., and T. Ticktin. 2008. Regional variation in non-timber forest product harvest strategies, trade, and ecological impacts: the case of black dammar (Canarium strictum roxb.) use and conservation in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, India. Ecology and Society 13(2): 11. [online] URL: http://www.ecologyand society.org/vol13/iss2/art11/ Research Regional Variation in Non-Timber Forest Product Harvest Strategies, Trade, and Ecological Impacts: the Case of Black Dammar (Canarium strictum Roxb.) Use and Conservation in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, India Anita Varghese 1 and Tamara Ticktin 2,3 ABSTRACT. Millions of people worldwide depend on the harvest of non-timber forest products (NTFP) for their livelihoods, and the importance of understanding the complex relationships between NTFP harvest and conservation is increasingly recognized. This study employs a cross-disciplinary, regional approach to identify some of the links between patterns of harvest, trade, and conservation of one of South India’s most heavily harvested resins, Canarium strictum Roxb. (Burseraceae), or black dammar. We focus on indigenous communities in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR) and ask: How is C. strictum tapped and is there variation across communities? How is C. strictum resin sold and bought, and what trade routes are involved? What are the impacts of tapping on C. strictum trees and population structure? We carried out interviews and focus-group discussions with harvesters in eight villages in three different regions, and with buyers and traders inside and outside of the NBR. We also established twenty-two 20 x 20 m plots to document population structure.
    [Show full text]