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(Last Modified On 10/17/2013)
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(Last Modified On 10/17/2013)
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Species
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Calophyllum inophyllum L.
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PlaceOfPublication
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Sp. P1. 513. 1753.
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Note
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TYPE: East Indies, Herb. Linn. (LINN 676.1, not seen; MO, microfiche).
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Description
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Tree 4-10 m tall; trunk usually irregular; sap yellow. Leaves opposite, ellip- tical or obovate, 12-17 cm long, 6-9 cm wide, apically rounded or slightly retuse, basally rounded or obtuse, the costa prominent, stiff chartaceous, evanescent near the apex, subplane above, sharply elevated beneath, the lateral venation evident, ribs (veins and ducts) 18-20 per cm, the ducts not evident on the surface, the margins sometimes drying minutely revolute; petioles 1.5-2 cm long, drying dark brown, rounded concave above. Inflorescences axillary, racemes to ca. 13 cm long, flowers 1-4 at a node; the rachis minutely puberulent near the base; otherwise glabrous; pedicels 2-4 cm long, 1-4 at a node; bracts wanting; brac- teoles minute. Flowers showy, white, ca. 2 cm across, fragrant, perfect; sepals ca. 4, the outer pair coriaceous, rotund, the interior pair petaloid; petals 3-6, obovate, stamens numerous (200-350), the filaments basally connate, the anthers oblong linear, 1-2 mm long; ovary glabrous, the style 6-8 mm long, much ex- ceeding the ovary, the stigma peltate. Fruit subglobose, ca. 2.5 cm across, often apiculate, drying wrinkled and often glaucous brown, the locule occupying half the interior or less, the remainder packed with corky endocarp; seed ellipsoidal, ca. 2 cm long.
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Habit
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Tree
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Note
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This species is native to the tropical area between Africa and Australia, where it occurs mainly along sea coasts. It is widely cultivated elsewhere as a street tree and lawn ornamental.
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Common
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Santa Maria
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Specimen
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CANAL ZONE: Near Gorgas Hospital, Ancon, Blum 2209; Croat 4508 (both MO, SCZ). Ft. Clay- ton, Loftin 23 Nov. 1962 (SCZ). Anc6n, Maxon 6771 (US); Mori 6899; Nee 11420 (both MO). Balboa, Sharp 4 Nov. 1962 (SCZ); Standley 30868 (MO, US). Anc6n, Tyson & Blum 3455 (SCZ). Fort Sherman, Tyson & Nee 7309 (MO). Anc6n, Zetek 11 (US). PANAMA: Universidad de Panama, Medina 45 (DUKE, MO)-. VERAGUAS: Divisa, Carrasquilla 149 (DUKE, MO); Lao 309 (both DUKE, MO).
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