Calophyllum sundaicum (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Calophyllum sundaicum P.F. Stevens

Protologue: Journ. Arn. Arb. 61: 467 (1980).

Synonyms

• Calophyllum retusum auct. non Wallich ex Choisy.

Vernacular names

• Malaysia: bintangor gambut.

Distribution

Southern Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra and western Borneo (West Kalimantan, Sarawak).

Uses

The timber is probably used as bintangor.

Observations

• A medium-sized tree up to 28 m tall (perhaps sometimes very large, up to 50 m), with bole up to 65 cm in diameter, without buttresses but loop roots sometimes present; twigs 4-angled, terminal bud plump, 5-10 mm long.
• Leaves elliptical to oblong, (3-)4.5-10(-14.5) cm long, rounded to cuneate at base, usually retuse at apex, with 11-18 veins per 5 mm.
• Inflorescences usually axillary, unbranched, 7-11-flowered; flowers with 4 tepals.
• Fruit ellipsoid, 15-21 mm long, with fairly thin, compact outer layer, greenish.

C. sundaicum is locally common in peat swamps in the lowland and is rarely found in heath forest in Sarawak.

Selected sources

648, 779.

Main genus page

• Calophyllum

Authors

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