Calophyllum polyanthum

Calophyllum polyanthum is a species of plant belonging to the genus Calophyllum of the family Calophyllaceae, commonly called the poonspar tree, sirpoon tree, punnapine, pinnapai, punnappine, kattupunna and malampunna. This plant Growing abundance in the Western Ghats in India (Assam (Barak Valley), Kerala). It is also found in Andaman & Nicobar Island, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.[2]

Calophyllum polyanthum
Punnapine, in sabarimala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Calophyllaceae
Genus: Calophyllum
Species:
C. polyanthum
Binomial name
Calophyllum polyanthum
Synonyms[1]
  • Calophyllum elatum Bedd.
  • Calophyllum smilesianum Craib
  • Calophyllum smilesianum var. lutea Craib
  • Calophyllum williamsianum Craib
  • Calophyllum amoenum Wall. ex Choisy
  • Calophyllum angustifolium Dalz. & Gibs.
  • Calophyllum tomentosum auct. non Wight, 1839: T. Anderson, 1874,p.p.

Description

Calophyllum polyanthum is much branched tall trees, up to 45 m tall. Wood are very tough. Bark grey to brown. Outer bark is yellowish, with strong. Stems are branches and branchlets quadrangular, glabrous. Leaves are simple, opposite, decussate; petiole 0.8-2.5 cm long, narrowly margined. It bearing white flowers, fragrant, in panicles. Fruits and seeds are drupe, ellipsoid, apiculate, to 3.7 cm long, one seeded. Fruits are yellow and dark purple at maturity. Flowering and fruiting season is from June to September.[3][4]

Uses

The wood is used construction, paper pulp, and furniture making.[2] The timber is also used for making tea chests, tent poles, mathematical instruments, construction of ghat roads particularly leading to the sea coast. Seeds are used for illuminating purpose. Fruits are edible. Wood is anti-termitic.[3]

Diseases

Calophyllum species are susceptible to various insect pests, virus and fungi, affecting leaves, fruits and roots.

References
  1. "Calophyllum polyanthum Wall. ex Planch. & Triana — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
  2. "Calophyllum polyanthum - Useful Tropical Plants". tropical.theferns.info. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
  3. "Calophyllum polyanthum Wall. ex Choisy". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2019-01-14. This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) license.
  4. "Calophyllum polyanthum - CLUSIACEAE". www.biotik.org. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
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