Calophyllum calaba

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Calophyllum bracteatum is a species of flowering plant in the Calophyllaceae family. It is found in Sri Lanka where it is known as ගුරු කින (guru kina) by local people.

Trunk

Bark - young smooth, mature rough, deeply fissured, lenticellate, bright yellow-orange; Immature Bark - beefy red; clear exudate.

Uses

fruit - edible.

References

  • {{Silvics |volume=2 |genus=Calophyllum |species=calaba |first=P. L. |last=Weaver}}
  • http://www.fs.fed.us/global/iitf/Calophyllumcalaba.pdf
  • {{cite journal | pmid=16045947 | doi=10.1016/j.phytochem.2005.06.009 | volume=66 | title=Composition of fatty acids triacylglycerols and unsaponifiable matter in Calophyllum calaba L. oil from Guadeloupe | year=2005 | journal=Phytochemistry | pages=1825–31 | last1 = Crane | first1 = S | last2 = Aurore | first2 = G | last3 = Joseph | first3 = H | last4 = Mouloungui | first4 = Z | last5 = Bourgeois | first5 = P| issue=15 | bibcode=2005PChem..66.1825C }}
  • http://www.memidex.com/calophyllum-calaba

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Category:Endemic flora of Sri Lanka

calaba

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