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 Sarawak.[1]
| Calophyllum elegans | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Calophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Calophyllum |
| Species: | C. elegans
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| Binomial name | |
| Calophyllum elegans | |
It grows on sandy clay soil at the edge of swamp forest, kerangas forest, and mixed dipterocarp forests below 580 meters elevation.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Julia, S. (2021). "Calophyllum elegans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T190796392A190796422. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ Ridl. - Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1938, page 118
External links
edit- Calophyllum elegans at Tropicos
- Specimen MNHN-P-P04633825 at Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris is from Semenggoh arboretum, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia