Calophyllaceae FAMILY
Calophyllum apetalum
Calophyllum apetalum
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitEvergreen Tree
Growth—
A plant of the moist to wet tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1,735 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 30 - 35°c, but can tolerate 12 - 38°c[1]. It can be killed by temperatures of 4°c or lower[1]. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 3,000 - 6,000mm, but tolerates 1,300 - 8,000mm[1]. Grows best in full sun, tolerating light shade[1]. Prefers a medium-textured soil of moderate fertility[1]. Prefers a pH in the range 5 - 6, tolerating 4.5 - 7[1].
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Calophyllum+apetalum>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Ecocrop — http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home ↩︎Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available.
- [2]Journal of the Arnold Arboretum Vol 61 — Harvard University · 1980 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org · ISBN 0004-2625 ↩︎A treatment of the Asian species of Colophyllum is just one of the articles in this publication. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
- [3]Oil Yielding Plants — Botanical Survey of India. · 2004 · http://mnes.nic.in/list/oil-plants.pdf ↩︎A PDF downloaded from the Internet. Very terse details about the applications of oil obtained from over 300 species of plants.
- [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎