Calophyllum pisiferum Planchon
& Triana, Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot. IV 15 (1862)
Latin for 'carrying peas'.
Synonyms
Calophyllum motleyi Ridl., Calophyllum retusum var.
cambodgense Pitard, Calophyllum retusum var. cochinchinense
Pitard, Calophyllum sangkae Craib.
Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 32 m tall and 76 cm dbh. Stem with white to yellow
latex. Leaves opposite, simple, penni-veined, secondary veins placed close
together, glabrous. Flowers ca. 9 mm diameter, white-pink. Fruits ca. 6 mm
diameter, yellow-orange, fleshy drupes.
Uses
The timber is used for construction. The bark is used against diarrhoea.
Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp and swamp forests up to 100 m altitude.
Usually on alluvial sites with sandy soils. In secondary forests usually present
as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.
Distribution
Burma, Indo-China, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo (Sabah,
West-, Central-, South- and East-Kalimantan).
Local names in Borneo
Ganta.
