Common name
English: Alexandrian Laurel , Ballnut
German: Rosenholz
Mandarin: 红厚壳 (hong hou ke)
Portuguese: Calófilo, Tamanu
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2612)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2512)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2124)
Order: Malpighiales (111)
Family: Calophyllaceae (1)(family description)
Genus: Calophyllum (1)
Epithet: inophyllum L. (1)
Synonyms: Calophyllum bingator Roxb., Calophyllum blumei Wight
blumei => in honor of Karl Ludwig Blume (1796-1862), German born Dutch botanist who travelled and worked in Java
inophyllum => ino is fiber; phyllum is leaves
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: tree
Flower colour: white