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== Synonyms == | == Synonyms == | ||
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| − | 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 | + | *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. | ||
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| + | ''C. sundaicum'' is locally common in peat swamps in the lowland and is rarely found in heath forest in Sarawak. | ||
== Selected sources == | == Selected sources == | ||
648, 779. | 648, 779. | ||
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| + | == Main genus page == | ||
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| + | *[[Calophyllum (PROSEA)|''Calophyllum'']] | ||
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| + | == Authors == | ||
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| + | R.H.M.J. Lemmens (selection of species) | ||
[[Category:Timbers (PROSEA)]] | [[Category:Timbers (PROSEA)]] | ||
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Introduction |
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
Authors
R.H.M.J. Lemmens (selection of species)
