Calophyllum soulattri
Calophyllaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Calophyllum soulattri

Calophyllum soulattri

Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

The latex in the plant has been used to poison dogs[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Tree
Growth—

The tree prefers well-drained habitats but is sometimes found in the wild in swamp forest, where it develops small knee roots[2].

Propagation

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

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]World Agroforesty Centre — http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ ↩︎An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc.
  2. [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. [3]Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea — Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q. · http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/ ↩︎An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea.
  4. [4]IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — http://www.iucnredlist.org/ ↩︎A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
  5. [5]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.
  6. [6]A Manual of Indian Timbers. — Gamble. J. S. · Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh · 1972 · ISBN - ↩︎First written in the 19th century, but still a classic, giving a lot of information on the uses and habitats of Indian trees. Not for the casual reader.