Calophyllum inophyllum

Linnaeus

Sp. Pl. 1: 513. 1753.

Common names: Mastwood
IllustratedIntroduced
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 6. Treatment on page 65.

Trees usually with relatively short trunks and spreading branches, 7–25 (–35) m. Leaves: petiole broadened and flattened toward blade, 10–25 mm; blade bright green, elliptic-oblong to obovate, 8–20 × 4.5–12 cm, base cuneate to rounded, finally decurrent, margins ± undulate, apex rounded to retuse, lateral-veins prominent on both surfaces. Inflorescences in distal axils, 3–12-flowered. Flowers 2 cm diam.; sepals reflexed, outer pair orbiculate, 7–8 mm, inner pair obovate, ± petaloid, 10 mm; petals 4, white, obovate, 9–12 mm; ovary globose. Drupes green, globose to obovoid, 2.5–5 × 2–4 cm; stone subspheric, smooth. 2n = 32.


Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Wetlands, especially coastal
Elevation: 0–20 m

Distribution

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Introduced; Fla., s Asia (India), s Asia (Sri Lanka), e Africa, Indian Ocean Islands (Madagascar), Pacific Islands

Discussion

Calophyllum inophyllum occurs in southern Florida; it is widely planted and possibly naturalized. The smaller-flowered C. antillana Jacquin has also been recorded as seminaturalized on the keys.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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... more about "Calophyllum inophyllum"
rounded;retuse +
Norman K. B. Robson +
Linnaeus +
decurrent;cuneate;rounded +
alternating +, parallel +  and close +
bright green +
8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> (20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br />) +
more prominent +
elliptic-oblong;obovate +
coriaceous +
4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br /> (12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br />) +
deciduous +
Mastwood +
Fla. +, s Asia (India) +, s Asia (Sri Lanka) +, e Africa +, Indian Ocean Islands (Madagascar) +  and Pacific Islands +
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
globose;obovoid +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
0–20 m +
1/3+ times seed +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (?) +
spherical +
Wetlands, especially coastal +
multicellular +  and unicellular +
petiolate +  and simple +
decussate +  and opposite +
undulate +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
globose +
fleshy +  and firm +
deciduous +
obovate +
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
flattened +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
Flowering summer. +
not arillate +
deciduous +
distinct +
Illustrated +  and Introduced +
angled +  and flattened +
expanded +
subspheric +
slender +
Calophyllum inophyllum +
Calophyllum +
species +
2,500 cm25,000 mm <br />25 m <br /> (3,500 cm35,000 mm <br />35 m <br />) +
dioecious +  and polygamous +