
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]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]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]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]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]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]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.