Calophyllaceae FAMILY
Calophyllum obliquinervium
Calophyllum obliquinervium
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Calophyllum obliquinervium is an evergreen tree growing from 4 - 20 metres tall with occasional specimens to 30 metres. The unbuttressed bole is up to 64cm in diameter[ 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 tree is harvested from the wild for its timber, which is used locally.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Indonesia, Philippines.
HabitatFound in a variety of habitats, although favouring poorer (acid) soils; by the seashore; in swamps; in primary forest with nibong (Oncosperma Blume); in secondary forest; in mixed dipterocarp forests on hillsides; at elevations up to 180 metres[ 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. ].