Calophyllaceae FAMILY
Calophyllum ardens
Calophyllum ardens
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Calophyllum ardens is an evergreen tree growing from 15 - 30 metres tall. The unbuttressed bole 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 bark is gathered from the wild and used locally as a tinder.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Borneo in Indonesia.
HabitatLow-elevation peat swamps; rare in alan forest (Shorea albida Gonostylus-Stemonurus association), more common in Shorea albida -dominated forest, locally abundant in Shorea albida-Litsea Parastemon association[ 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. ].