Scientific Name :
Calophyllum inophyllum L.
Synonym :
Balsamaria inophyllum Lour.
Calophyllum blumei Wight
Common Name : Beauty Leaf, Sultan champa, Punnaga.
Plant Family : Calophyllaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : December to January
Flower Colour : White
Description : Height: Upto 25 m
Stem: Grey, bark cracks appear rectangular
Leaves: Elliptical, wavy margins, emarginate
Flowers: Calyx 4 hairy, petals 4, polyadelphous, monocarpellary, gynophore, mushroom shaped stigma
Inflorescence: Racemose
Fruits: Drupe
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : VT
Distribution Range : Kenya to Mozambique, W. Indian Ocean, Tropical & Subtropical Asia to Pacific.
Uses : Root decoction is used in treating bolis, ulcers, opthalmia
Mature fruit is burned and used as mosquito repellent
