About Konkan Beauty Leaf Tree
Calophyllum apetalum is a species of tree endemic to the Western Ghats region of India. It is also called as the Konkan beauty leaf tree or Poon spar of Travancore.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Calophyllum apetalum
- Genus
- Calophyllum
- Family
- CLUSIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Along river banks in semi-Evergreen forests
- Flowering & fruiting
- December
- Conservation status
- VU
Local Names
- Hindi
- Bobbi
- Kannada
- ಇರೈ Irai, ಬೊಬ್ಬೆ Bobbe, ಬೊಬ್ಬಿ Bobbi
- Malayalam
- Attupunna, Cherupunna, Manja punna
- Marathi
- Bobbi, Irai, Lahan-undi
Botanical family
Clusiaceae
Mangosteen/Garcinia family
Konkan Beauty Leaf Tree belongs to the Clusiaceae family.
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