Calophyllum walkeri
Calophyllum walkeri | |
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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
References
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Calophyllum walkeri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.