Guttiferae Calophyllum calaba L.

| |	© W.D. Hawthorne

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Keywords in this picture :

• Foliage
• Lamina leaf blade
• Vegetative
• Venation
• Leaf parts
• Leaf
• Plant parts

Places where this species can be found :

• Annandale Falls - GRENADA
• Vendome Estate - GRENADA
• Mt. Hartman Estate - GRENADA

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

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

Specimen Number
476

Location
On nature trail near falls.

Notes
Tree 20m tall with latex. BARK: vertical fissures, almost quilted. SLASH: thick, fibrous, apricot-pink, turning brown quickly. LEAVES: new leaves red; US midrib and secs slightly raised; LS secs slightly darker green. FRUIT: green, imm. (RHS colour code: Leaf upper =147A, below=146A)

Coordinates
Latitude: 12.050000 N   Longitude: 61.430000 W   Altitude: 170