Canarium vitiense is a rainforest tree species, of the plant family Burseraceae, growing naturally in Fiji, the Solomon Islands, Samoa, Tonga, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Admiralty Islands, Louisiade Archipelago, Torres Strait Islands and in lowland north-eastern Queensland, Australia. In New Guinea, they are recorded as growing widely in rainforests up about 250 m (820 ft) altitude. In the Torres Strait Islands (Australia), likewise they are recorded as growing up about 250 m (820 ft) altitude. Full grown trees may reach up to 30–40 m (100–130 ft) tall.