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ACCESSION NO: KFRIw 11

  • Scientific Name: Calophyllum polyanthum  Wall. ex Choisy
  • Synonym: Calophyllum elatum Bedd.
  • Family: Clusiaceae (Guttifereae)
  • Trade Name: Poon
  • Common Name: Kattupunna, Punnapa
  • പൊതുവായ പേരുകള്‍: പൂൺസ്പാർ മരം, സിർപൂൺ മരം, പുന്നപ്പൈൻ, പിന്നപ്പൈ, പുന്നപ്പൈൻ, കാട്ടുപുന്ന
  • Native: Indian Subcontinent to China (South Yunnan) and Indo-China
  • Specimen from: Chandanthode (Sholayar)
  • State & Region: Kerala, India
  • Date of Collection: Thursday, February 22, 1979
  • Collected by: K. M. Bhat & K. V. Bhat
  • General Characteristics: Trees, up to 45 m tall; trunk 1.5 m girth. Wood reddish-brown, leaves simple, opposite. Flowers white.
  • Wood Anatomy: Growth rings Indistinct. Vessels Diffuse-porousLarge to medium, few, mostly solitary, arranged in radial or oblique chains; often filled with deposits and tyloses.Rays Very fine, closely spaced .
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