Canarium littorale is a tree found in tropical Asia and is a member of the incense tree family Burseraceae. The specific epithet ' is from the Latin meaning "of the seashore", referring to its habitat.
Canarium littorale grows as a tree up to tall with a trunk diameter of up to . Its grey bark is smooth to scaly. The fruits are ellipsoid to ovoid and measure up to long.
Canarium littorale grows naturally in Indo-China, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Java and Borneo. Its habitat is forests from sea-level to altitude.