Calophyllum polyanthum Wall. ex Choisy (syn: Calophyllum amoenum Wall. ex Choisy; Calophyllum angustifolium Dalz. & Gibs.; Calophyllum elatum Beddome; Calophyllum smilesianum Craib; Calophyllum smilesianum var. lutea Craib; Calophyllum williamsianum Craib); Bhutan, Sikkim, Darjeeling, China (S-Yunnan), Myanmar [Burma] (Kayin, Mon,
Rakhine), Thailand, Vietnam, India (West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Karnataka,
Tamil Nadu, Kerala), Andamans (Middle Andamans, South Andamans), Bangladesh as per Catalogue of Life; India: In tropical wet evergreen forests of Western Ghats particularly in sholas and in Northeastern states in forests up to 1800 m. West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala; Thailand and South Western China as per Catalogue of Life; Tamil: Katta pinnai, Punnai, Srikonnai. Malayalam: Kattupunna, Malampunna, Pinnapai, Punna, Punnapine. Kannada: Poon, Salhonne, Surhoni as per Biotik; Habit- Tall trees, up to 35 m tall. Trunk & Bark- Outer bark yellowish, with strong boat shape fissures; inner bark fibrous; blaze reddish. Branches and Branchlets- Branchlets quadrangular, glabrous. Exudates- Latex watery turning yellowish, not profuse. Leaves- Leaves simple, opposite, decussate; petiole 0.8-2.5 cm long, planoconvex in cross section, glabrescent; lamina 5-9 x 2-4 cm, elliptic-lanceolate, apex acute to acuminate, base usually attenuate, sometimes acute, coriaceous; secondary nerves many, close, parallel, nearly right angle to midrib, terminating at thick margin. Inflorescence / Flower- Flowers white, fragrant, in panicles. Fruit and Seed- Drupe, ellipsoid, apiculate, to 3.7 cm long, 1- seeded. Common canopy trees in wet evergreen forests up to 1600 m. Indochina and Indomalaysia; in the Western Ghats- South and Central Sahyadris. (Attributions- B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry from India Biodiversity Portal)
Kindly find attached some photos of Calophyllum polyanthum Choisy for upload to EFI website Botanical name- कुवा, नागणी in Marathi : 2 posts by 2 authors. sir can I get botanical name ? - कुवा, नागणी in Marathi Please check for नागणी ... Calophyllum elatum (synonym of Calophyllum polyanthum) ... cross name index Will search and return to this post as time permits. References: Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1 GBIF (with type specimens) BSI Flora of India Flora of China India Biodiversity Portal Biotik Wikispecies Encyclopedia of Life (Specimen) Useful tropical plants |
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