Calophyllum havilandii (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Calophyllum havilandii P.F. Stevens

Protologue: Journ. Arn. Arb. 61: 450 (1980).

Synonyms

• Calophyllum rhizophorum auct. non Boerl. & Koord.

Distribution

North-western Borneo (Sarawak, Sabah, Brunei).

Uses

The timber is used as bintangor. Locally it is used for planks.

Observations

• A medium-sized tree up to 27 m tall, bole without buttresses; twigs 4-angled, terminal bud conical, 2-4 mm long.
• Leaves obovate to suboblong, 5.5-14.5 cm long, broadly rounded to cuneate at base, slightly retuse at apex, with 4-7 veins per 5 mm.
• Inflorescences axillary, unbranched, 5-9-flowered; flowers with 4 tepals.
• Fruit ellipsoid, c. 20 mm long, with fairly thin outer layer, compact except for air spaces under the skin.

C. havilandii usually grows in peat swamps at low altitudes.

Selected sources

648.

Main genus page

• Calophyllum

Authors

R.H.M.J. Lemmens (selection of species)