Calophyllum inophyllum L.
| Kannada Name : | - |
| Common Name : | Alexandrian laurel tree |
| Family Name : | Calophyllaceae |
| Scientific Name : | Calophyllum inophyllum |
| Species Type : | Indigenous |
| Phenology : | Evergreen |
| Conservation Status : | Least concern |
| Flowering Period : | December - January |
| Fruiting Period : | December - January |
| Origin : | Australia, Southeast Asia |
Uses
A root decoction is traditionally used to treat ulcers, boils and ophthalmia. The bark is used to treat orchitis. The latex is rubbed on the skin in the treatment of rheumatism and psoriasis.
Description
Evergreen, large trees, 7.5–30 m tall. Bark grey with longitudinal fissures, trunk relatively short and long spreading branches. Leaves simple, opposite decussate, rarely verticillate, elliptic-oblong to obovate, coriaceous, glabrous, glossy, base broadly cuneate or rounded, apex rounded or emarginate, margin undulate. Inflorescence an axillary raceme, 7-12 flowered. Flowers bisexual, rarely polygamous, white coloured, petals 4. Fruit an indehiscent drupe, ovoid-globose, pale brown when ripe, endocarp spongy with a single seed.
