Calophyllum leleanii (PROSEA)
 |
Introduction |
Calophyllum leleanii P.F. Stevens
- Protologue: Journ. Arn. Arb. 61: 587 (1980).
Synonyms
Calophyllum solomonense auct. non A.C. Smith.
Distribution
Papua New Guinea (New Britain) and the Solomon Islands; probably also in Sulawesi.
Uses
The timber is traded as "calophyllum" in Papua New Guinea; it is also used for making spears.
Observations
A medium-sized tree up to 25 m tall with bole up to 55 cm in diameter, without buttresses; twigs slightly 2-, 4- or 6-angled, terminal bud usually narrowly conical, 8-20 mm long; leaves elliptical, ovate or suboblong, (5.5-)10-28 cm long, cuneate at base, obtuse to shortly acuminate at apex, with 5-10 veins per 5 mm; inflorescences axillary, often branched, 5-11-flowered; flowers with 4, 7 or 8 tepals; fruit subspherical, 18-35 mm long, with fairly thick, compact outer layer, greenish. C. leleanii is locally common in primary forest on slopes and ridges up to 900 m altitude.
Selected sources
648.
