Calophyllum elegans
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Calophyllum elegans | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Calophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Calophyllum |
| Species: | C. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Calophyllum elegans | |
Calophyllum elegans is a species of tropical flowering plants in the family Calophyllaceae. It grows as a 9.1 m (30 feet) tall tree. It is an endangered species native to Borneo, where it is confined to western Sarawak.[1]
It grows on sandy clay soil at the edge of swamp forest, kerangas forest, and mixed dipterocarp forests below 580 meters elevation.[1]