Canarium strictum, known by common names including black dhup, Raal, Raal dhup and black dammar, is a species of tree in the family Burseraceae (the incense tree family).
[1] It is known for the medicinal and commercial use of the resin it exudates, called black dammar.
[2][3] It is found in moist deciduous to semi-evergreen forests.
It grows up to 40 meters (130 ft) tall at altitudes in the range of 750–1,400 meters (2,460–4,590 ft).
The leaves of this large canopy tree are bipinnate.