Calophyllum pulcherrimum Wall. ex Choisy

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Calophyllaceae > Calophyllum

Characteristics

A tall straight tree. It grows 30 m high. The stem has white to yellow latex. The leaves are sword shaped. They are opposite and simple. The leaves are whitish underneath. The flowers are 1 cm across. They are white. The fruit are about 14 mm across and green and fleshy.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 25.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Mixed dipterocarp forest at elevations up to 300 metres, occasionally to 590 metres. It is sometimes found on sandy soil; on beach; on dry land with patches of low scrub; in swamp forest.
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A tropical plant. It grows in forests up to 700 m above sea level.
Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The sour fruit are eaten.
Uses food material oil wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Calophyllum pulcherrimum world distribution map, present in Indonesia, Cambodia, Malaysia, and Singapore

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:427270-1
WFO ID wfo-0000581293
COL ID 68VHX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Calophyllum mesuifolium Calophyllum plicipes Calophyllum pulcherrimum