Calophyllaceae FAMILY
Calophyllum leleanii
Calophyllum leleanii
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Calophyllum leleanii is an evergreen tree growing 8 - 25 metres tall. The unbuttressed bole is up to 54cm 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 local use as a dye and timber.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Indonesia to the Solomon Islands in the Pacific.
HabitatLocally common in primary slope and ridge forest; on Santa Isabel on soil derived from ultramafic rock; at elevations from 45 - 914 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. ].