Calophyllum leleanii (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

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.

Main genus page

• Calophyllum

Authors

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