Calophyllum polyanthum
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| Calophyllum polyanthum | |
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| Punnapine, in sabarimala | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Calophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Calophyllum |
| Species: | C. polyanthum |
| Binomial name | |
| Calophyllum polyanthum | |
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Calophyllum polyanthum is a species of flowering plant belonging to the genus Calophyllum of the family Calophyllaceae, commonly known as the poonspar tree, sirpoon tree, punnapine, pinnapai, punnappine, kattupunna and malampunna. This tree is native to the Western Ghats in India (Barak Valley and Kerala), where it grows in abundance.[3] It is also found in northeastern India (Assam), Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and southern Yunnan province of China.[2]
Calophyllum polyanthum are tall trees with many branches, growing up to 45 m tall. The wood is very tough and the bark color ranges from grey to brown. Outer bark is yellowish. Stems are branches and branchlets quadrangular, glabrous. The leaves are simple, opposite, decussate; petiole 0.8-2.5 cm long, narrowly margined. It bears white flowers, which are fragrant and in panicles. The seed is a drupe, ellipsoid, apiculate, 3.7 cm long, one-seeded. Fruits are yellow and dark purple at maturity, and the flowering/fruiting season is from June to September.[4][5]
