Calophyllum coriaceum (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

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.

Main genus page

• Calophyllum

Authors

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