Calophyllum apetalum Willd.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Calophyllaceae > Calophyllum

Characteristics

An evergreen tree. It grows 8-30 m tall. The trunk is 80 cm across. The young branches are angular. It has a yellow sticky sap. The leaves are simple and opposite. The cross over at the base. The leaf blade is 4-8 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. They are oval and rounded at the ends. The flowers are white and in groups in the axils of the leaves. The fruit is yellowish-brown and oval. It is 1.5 cm long and has one seed.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.8
Mature height (meter) 25.0 - 30.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 1.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Locally abundant in riverine forests at elevations up to 610 metres. Usually along streams in low elevation wet evergreen forests up to 900 metres.
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A tropical plant. It grows in forests along rivers. It grows up to 900 m above sea level. It can grow up to higher elevations.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The leaves are used as a vegetable.
Uses food material medicinal oil poison timber wood
Edible fruits leaves seeds
Therapeutic use Analgesics (bark), Anti-inflammatory agents (bark), Wound healing (bark), Gastrointestinal diseases (leaf), Analgesics (plant exudate), Anti-inflammatory agents (plant exudate), Respiratory tract infections (plant exudate), Anti-infective agents, local (seed), Antirheumatic agents (seed), Leprosy (seed), Anti-poisoning (seed), Scabies (seed), Skin diseases (seed)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants are grown from seeds.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 30 - 35
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Calophyllum apetalum unspecified picture

Distribution

Calophyllum apetalum world distribution map, present in India

Conservation status

Calophyllum apetalum threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:427097-1
WFO ID wfo-0000581027
COL ID PZDJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Calophyllum apetalum Calophyllum calaboides Calophyllum decipiens Calophyllum wightianum