Calophyllum calaba L.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Calophyllaceae > Calophyllum

Characteristics

An evergreen tree. It grows 40 m tall. The trunk can be 1.5 m across. The leaves are narrowly oval and wedge shaped at the base. The flowers are in groups in the axils of leaves. The fruit are bright orange.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 37.5
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in the dry forest zone. It grows from sea level to 620 m above sea level. It is resistant to fire. It can sprout from stumps. It grows in areas with a rainfall between 1,500-2,000 mm per year. It grows in areas with an average temperate of 25°C.
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Dry or intermediate zone forest, often near the coast and sometimes on sand dunes, at elevations from near sea level to 620 metres.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten raw. The fruit are pleasant and acid.
Uses material medicinal poison wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Astringent (unspecified), Cicatrizant (unspecified), Digestive (unspecified), Flu (unspecified), Pectoral (unspecified), Skin (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Vulnerary (unspecified), Hernia (unspecified), Leucorrhea (unspecified), Skin diseases (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Calophyllum calaba unspecified picture

Distribution

Calophyllum calaba world distribution map, present in Brazil, India, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:427119-1
WFO ID wfo-0000581073
COL ID 5WVJ4
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 779750
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Calophyllum burmanni Calophyllum calaba Calophyllum retusum Calophyllum burmanni var. parvifolium

Lower taxons

Calophyllum calaba var. australianum Calophyllum calaba var. bracteatum Calophyllum calaba var. cuneatum Calophyllum calaba var. worthingtonii