Calophyllum pauciflorum

Botanical Description

Calophyllum pauciflorum is an evergreen tree growing from 8 - 36 metres tall. The bole, which is not buttressed but is fluted at the base, is up to 48cm 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. ]. A major timber species, the wood is harvested from the wild and exported in quantity[ 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. ]. The wood is used locally as a fuel. 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. ].