Calophyllum macrocarpum Hook.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Calophyllaceae > Calophyllum

Characteristics

A tree. It can grows 30-60 m high. The trunk is 75 cm across. It can have small buttresses. The stems have white to yellow latex. The leaves are opposite and simple. They are narrowly oval to sword shaped. The flowers are 25 mm across. They are white. The fruit are 7-14 cm long and green and fleshy.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) 0.75
Mature height (meter) 30.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Mixed dipterocarp forest, often by streams; also colline forest on ridges; poor lowland forest on acid, sandy soils; and forest on periodically inundated ground; at elevations up to 792 metres.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows on alluvial soils and along rivers. It grows in seasonal swamp forest. It grows up to 800 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses material wood
Edible fruits saps
Therapeutic use -
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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

It can be grown from seeds.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Calophyllum macrocarpum world distribution map, present in India, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:427215-1
WFO ID wfo-0000581221
COL ID PZJB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Calophyllum horstii Calophyllum macrocarpum Calysaccion horstii