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Guttiferae Calophyllum calaba L.

Guttiferae Calophyllum calaba
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Species information

Interest
kalos, beautiful and phyllon, leaf. The leaves were once used as a diuretic in Grenada, but it is said in Dominica to be posionous (Politi, 1996). Famouslt hard wood. Very long lasting hut construction.

Specimen information

Collection Date
25/06/2001

Collector
W.D. Hawthorne, S.Cable & D. Jules

Specimen Number
655

Location
Grenadan Dove Nature Reserve.

Notes
Treelet 4 m tall. FLOWERS: white with yellow anthers. FRUIT: green, imm.

Coordinates
Latitude: 12.030000 N   Longitude: 61.450000 W   Altitude: 10