Calophyllum coriaceum (PROSEA)
 |
Introduction |
Calophyllum coriaceum Symington ex M.R. Henderson & Wyatt-Smith
- Protologue: Gard. Bull. Sing. 15: 323 (1956).
Vernacular names
- Malaysia: bintangor gunong daun besar (Peninsular).
Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia (Selangor, Pahang).
Uses
The timber is used as bintangor.
Observations
A medium-sized tree up to 30 m tall with bole up to 60 cm in diameter, without buttresses; twigs 4-angled, terminal bud plump, 10-18(-27) mm long; leaves very stiffly leathery, elliptical to oblong, 8-18.5 cm long, rounded to slightly cuneate at base, obtuse to shallowly retuse at apex, with 5-12 veins per 5 mm; inflorescences terminal and axillary, branched, with many flowers; flowers with 8 tepals; fruit ellipsoid, 30-45 mm long, with thick outer layer, compact but with air spaces under skin, green. C. coriaceum is sometimes confused with C. wallichianum . It grows in montane rain forest at 1200-1450 m altitude and is locally common.
Selected sources
1, 648, 779.
