Calophyllum calaba

Calophyllum calaba
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Calophyllaceae
Genus:	Calophyllum
Species:	C. calaba
Binomial name
Calophyllum calaba L.

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. Also found in Dominical Republic.

Trunk

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

Uses

fruit - edible.

References

• Weaver, P. L. (1990). "Calophyllum calaba". In Burns, Russell M.; Honkala, Barbara H. (eds.). Hardwoods. Silvics of North America. Vol. 2. Washington, D.C.: United States Forest Service (USFS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) – via Southern Research Station.
• http://www.fs.fed.us/global/iitf/Calophyllumcalaba.pdf
• Crane, S; Aurore, G; Joseph, H; Mouloungui, Z; Bourgeois, P (2005). "Composition of fatty acids triacylglycerols and unsaponifiable matter in Calophyllum calaba L. oil from Guadeloupe". Phytochemistry. 66: 1825–31. doi:10.1016/j.phytochem.2005.06.009. PMID 16045947.
• http://www.memidex.com/calophyllum-calaba