Calophyllaceae FAMILY
Calophyllum dryobalanoides
Calophyllum dryobalanoides
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Katung is an evergreen tree growing 8 - 30 metres tall. The bole is believed to be without buttresses and is up to 45cm 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 utilized locally for its timber.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - eastern Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam.
HabitatEvergreen colline forests at elevations of 200 - 1,000 metres[ 443 Title Biotik, Laos Publication Author Website http://biotik.org/species_list_laos.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Information on more than 100 species of Laotian trees. , 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. ].