Alexdranian Laurel
Calophyllum inophyllum
Also known as Common Poon, Dilo oil tree
About Alexdranian Laurel
Calophyllum inophyllum is a large evergreen plant, commonly called tamanu, oil-nut, mastwood, beach calophyllum or beautyleaf. It is native to the Old World Tropics, from Africa through Asia to Australia and Polynesia. Due to its importance as a source of timber for the traditional shipbuilding of large outrigger ships, it has been spread in prehistoric times by the migrations of the Austronesian peoples to the islands of Oceania and Madagascar, along with other members of the genus Calophyllum. It has since been naturalized in regions of the East African coast. It is also a source of the culturally important tamanu oil.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Calophyllum inophyllum
- Genus
- Calophyllum
- Family
- CLUSIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Plains, especially towards the coast and cultivated in gardens
- Native to
- Mozambique, Tropical Asia
- Distribution
- Paleotropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-November
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Local Names
- Hindi
- सुलतान चम्पा Sultan Champa, सुरपुन Surpun, punnaga
- Bengali
- পুন্নাগ Punnaga
- Tamil
- நமேரு Nameru, புன்னை Punnai, புருடம் Purutam
- Telugu
- నామేరు Naameru, పొన్న Ponna, పున్నాగ Punnaga
- Kannada
- ಹೊನ್ನೆ Honne, ಹೂಹೊನ್ನೆ Huhonne, ನಮೇರು ಮರ Nameru Mara
- Malayalam
- പുന്ന Punna
- Marathi
- पुन्नाग Punnaga, उंडी Undi
Clusiaceae
Mangosteen/Garcinia family
Alexdranian Laurel belongs to the Clusiaceae family.
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