Calophyllum pisiferum

Botanical Description

Calophyllum pisiferum is an evergreen shrub or tree growing from 0.1 - 30 metres tall. The bole, which is up to 60cm in diameter, is without buttresses but sometimes has knee roots present[ 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. ]. The wood is harvested from the wild for local use. The bark is sometimes gathered from the wild for local medicinal use. 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. ].