Calophyllaceae FAMILY
Calophyllum ferrugineum
Calophyllum ferrugineum
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Calophyllum ferrugineum is an evergreen tree growing from 5 - 30 metres tall. The unbuttressed bole is up to 48cm 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 medicine and timber.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia.
HabitatLowland or colline mixed dipterocarp forest, in Johore sometimes in seasonally inundated forest; at elevations up to 425 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. ].