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Calophyllaceae FAMILY

Calophyllum calaba bracteatum

Calophyllum calaba bracteatum

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

A latex obtained from the plant is used as a fish poison in fresh water[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Tree
Growth—

Not known

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Calophyllum+calaba+bracteatum>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]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.
  2. [2]Dictionary of Economic Plants. — Uphof. J. C. Th. · Weinheim · 1959 · ISBN - ↩︎An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.