Calophyllum elegans

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Calophyllum elegans
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Calophyllaceae
Genus: Calophyllum
Species:
C. elegans
Binomial name
Calophyllum elegans
Ridl. 1938 [2]

Calophyllum elegans is a species of tropical flowering plants in the family Calophyllaceae. It grows as a 9.1 m (30 feet) tall tree. It is an endangered species native to Borneo, where it is confined to Sarawak. [1]

It grows on sandy clay soil at the edge of swamp forest, kerangas forest, and mixed dipterocarp forests below 580 meters elevation. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Julia, S. (2021). "Calophyllum elegans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T190796392A190796422. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T190796392A190796422.en .
  2. Ridl. - Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1938, page 118