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Calophyllaceae FAMILY

Calophyllum teysmannii

Calophyllum teysmannii

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Calophyllum teysmannii is an evergreen tree growing from 3 - 40 metres tall[ 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 bole, which is very often with spurs or small buttresses up to 70cm tall, is up to 95cm 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 wood is harvested from the wild for local usage.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia.
HabitatPeat swamps, secondary forest on mangroves, flat-lying mixed dipterocarp forest, kerangas vegetation, and ridges in lower montane rain forest at elevations up to 1,220 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. ].