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Calophyllum bicolor (PROSEA)

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<big>''[[Calophyllum bicolor]]'' P.F. Stevens</big>
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:Protologue: Journ. Arn. Arb. 61: 536 (1980).
== Synonyms ==
*''Calophyllum'' ''caudatum'' auct. non Kanehira & Hatusima.
== Distribution ==
== Observations ==
*A medium-sized tree up to 30 m tall with bole up to 50 cm in diameter, without buttresses; twigs slightly 4-angled or rounded, terminal bud plump, 4-7 mm long; leaves .*Leaves ovate to elliptical, (2-)4-8(-13) cm long, rounded, truncate or cuneate at base, acute or acuminate at apex, with 4-9 veins per 5 mm; inflorescences .*Inflorescences axillary, unbranched, 3-5-flowered; flowers with 4 tepals; fruit .*Fruit ovoid to ellipsoid, 7-11 mm long, with thin outer layer having large air spaces, deep blue to black.  ''C.'' ''bicolor'' occurs in seasonally inundated or well-drained rain forest, often together with ''Melaleuca'' spp. and ''Acacia'' spp., sometimes in secondary forest, up to 100(-250) m altitude.
== Selected sources ==
648.
 
== Main genus page ==
 
*[[Calophyllum (PROSEA)|''Calophyllum'']]
 
== Authors ==
 
R.H.M.J. Lemmens (selection of species)
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