Calophyllum inophyllum

Calophyllum inophyllum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Calophyllaceae
Genus: Calophyllum
Species:
C. inophyllum
Binomial name
Calophyllum inophyllum
Synonyms
List
    • Balsamaria inophyllum Lour.
    • Calophyllum apetalum Blanco
    • Calophyllum bintagor Roxb.
    • Calophyllum blumei Wight
    • Calophyllum ovatifolium Noronha
    • Calophyllum wakamatsui Kaneh.

Calophyllum inophyllum is a large evergreen plant, commonly called tamanu, oil-nut, mastwood, beach calophyllum or beautyleaf. It is native to tropical Asia and Wallacea. 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 in the East African coast. It is also a source of the culturally important tamanu oil.

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