Calophyllum walkeri

Calophyllum walkeri
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Calophyllaceae
Genus: Calophyllum
Species: C. walkeri
Binomial name
Calophyllum walkeri
Wight

Calophyllum walkeri is a species of flowering plant in the Calophyllaceae family. It is found only in Sri Lanka. It is Reddish brown with dark streaks and is a strong, durable wood. It is used for beams, rafters, posts & door frames. It weighs about 46 lbs per cubic foot. It can be found in hill country in Sri Lanka. The leaves and bark have fragments. It is known as කින ( Kina ) in Sinhala.

Leaves

obovate to rotund, lateral veins parallel but hardly visible, midrib prominent; young flush bright red.

Trunk

Bark - fissured, cracked, yellowish; Immature Bark - brownish to light red.

Flowers

pinkish white; Inflorescence - axillary racemes.

Fruits

pale yellow with brown spots, erect, globose, smooth drupe.

Ecology

montane forest canopy

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