Calophyllaceae FAMILY
Calophyllum thorelii
Calophyllum thorelii
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Calophyllum thorelii is an evergreen tree growing 6 - 20 metres tall, The bole is without buttresses. The tree is harvested from the wild for its timber and ornamental flowers.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam.
HabitatLowland or colline forest at elevations of 12 - 700 metres, occasionally to 1,500 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. ]. In Cambodia it is a component of annually burned savannah vegetation; in Thailand it is found in evergreen (or bamboo) forest[ 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. ].