Calophyllum suberosum (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Calophyllum suberosum P.F. Stevens

Protologue: Austr. Journ. Bot. 22: 403 (1974).

Southern New Guinea.

The timber is possibly traded as "calophyllum" in Papua New Guinea.

• A medium-sized to fairly large tree up to 35 m tall with bole up to 60 cm in diameter, with stilt roots to 2 m tall; twigs 4- or 6-angled, terminal bud narrowly conical, 8-13 mm long.
• Leaves ovate to elliptical, 16-35 cm long, broadly rounded at base, rounded to acute at apex, with 5-8(-9) veins per 5 mm.
• Inflorescences axillary, unbranched, 3-5-flowered; flowers unknown.
• Fruit spherical to ovoid, 80-95 mm long, with very thick, compact outer layer, green.

C. suberosum grows in swampy and seasonally inundated forest below 50 m altitude.

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• Calophyllum

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