Calophyllum papuanum

Botanical Description

Calophyllum papuanum is an evergreen tree that can be as small as 5 metres, but is more commonly from 16 - 40 metres tall. The crown is conical at first, but becoming irregular and spreading with age. The straight bole, which sometimes has spurs or buttresses up to 3 metres tall, is unbranched for up to 20 metres and up to 92cm in diameter[ 388 Title Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q. Website http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea. , 532 Title Journal of the Arnold Arboretum Vol 61 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University Year 1980 ISBN 0004-2625 Description A treatment of the Asian species of Colophyllum is just one of the articles in this publication. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. A major source of timber, the tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is exported in quantity and also used locally. The tree is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2011)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].