| Calophyllum acidus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Calophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Calophyllum |
| Species: | C. acidus |
| Binomial name | |
| Calophyllum acidus | |
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Calophyllum acidus is a species of flowering plant in the family Calophyllaceae. It is found only in southern central and southwestern Sri Lanka.
The Clusiaceae or GuttiferaeJuss. (1789) are a family of plants including 13 genera and ca 750 species. Several former members of Clusiacae are now placed in Calophyllaceae and Hypericaceae. They are mostly trees and shrubs, with milky sap and fruits or capsules for seeds. The family is primarily tropical. More so than many plant families, it shows large variation in plant morphology. According to the APG III, this family belongs to the order Malpighiales.
Calophyllum is a genus of tropical flowering plants in the family Calophyllaceae. They are mainly distributed in Asia, with some species in Africa, the Americas, Australasia, and the Pacific Islands.
Calophyllum inophyllum is a large evergreen plant, commonly called tamanu, oil-nut, mastwood, beach calophyllum or beautyleaf. It is native to tropical Asia and Wallacea. Due to its importance as a source of timber for the traditional shipbuilding of large outrigger ships, it has been spread in prehistoric times by the migrations of the Austronesian peoples to the islands of Oceania and Madagascar, along with other members of the genus Calophyllum. It has since been naturalized in regions in the East African coast. It is also a source of the culturally important tamanu oil.
Mesua ferrea, the Ceylon ironwood, or cobra saffron, is a species in the family Calophyllaceae. This slow-growing tree is named after the heaviness and hardness of its timber. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental due to its graceful shape, grayish-green foliage with a beautiful pink to red flush of drooping young leaves, and large, fragrant white flowers. It is native to wet, tropical parts of Sri Lanka, India, southern Nepal, Burma, Thailand, Indochina, the Philippines, Malaysia and Sumatra, where it grows in evergreen forests, especially in river valleys. In the eastern Himalayas and Western Ghats in India it grows up to altitudes of 1,500 m (4,900 ft), while in Sri Lanka up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft). It is national tree of Sri Lanka, state tree of Mizoram and state flower of Tripura.
Nepenthes mapuluensis, the Mapulu pitcher-plant, is a species of tropical pitcher plant native to East Kalimantan, Borneo. It is known only from a restricted geographical range and is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
Calophyllum bicolor is a species of flowering plant in the family Calophyllaceae. It is found in Australia and New Guinea.
Calophyllum bifurcatum is a species of flowering plant in the Calophyllaceae family. It is found only in West Papua in Indonesia.
Calophyllum brassii is a species of flowering plant in the Calophyllaceae family. It is found in West Papua (Indonesia) and Papua New Guinea.
Calophyllum euryphyllum is a species of flowering plant in the Calophyllaceae family. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Calophyllum goniocarpum is a species of flowering plant in the Calophyllaceae family. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Calophyllum neoebudicum is a species of tree in the Calophyllaceae family. It is found in American Samoa, Fiji, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu.
Calophyllum parvifolium is a species of flowering plant in the Calophyllaceae family. It is found only in Indonesia.
Calophyllum pauciflorum is a species of flowering plant in the Calophyllaceae family. It is found in West Papua (Indonesia) and Papua New Guinea.
Calophyllum persimile is a species of flowering plant in the Calophyllaceae family. It is found in West Papua (Indonesia) and Papua New Guinea.
Calophyllum sil is a species of flowering plant in the Calophyllaceae family. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea.
Calophyllum soulattri is a species of flowering plant in the Calophyllaceae family. It is found in the Northern Territory of Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is considered one of the best bintangor timber species.
Calophyllum vexans is a species of flowering plant in the Calophyllaceae family. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Hendrik (Henk) Cornelis Dirk de Wit was a Dutch systematic botanist who contributed significantly to the knowledge of the Aroid genera Cryptocoryne and Lagenandra. He grew up in the Waterland, a marshy area in the Northwest Netherlands, and had a lifelong interest in aquatic plants.
Mesua thwaitesii, is a plant species in the family Calophyllaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka, where Sinhalese people called "Diya Nā - දිය නා". The plant is highly valuable as a medicinal plant within the country.
Calophyllum austroindicum is a species of plant belonging to the genus Calophyllum of the family Calophyllaceae, commonly called the Cheru pinnai or kattupunna. This plant grows in the wet forests of the Western Ghats in India and is also found in Andaman & Nicobar Islands.