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Calophyllum calaba
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Calophyllaceae
Genus:	Calophyllum
Species:	C. calaba
Binomial name
Calophyllum calaba L.

Calophyllum bracteatum is a species of flowering plant in the Calophyllaceae family. It is found in Sri Lanka where it is known as ගුරු කින (guru kina) by local people.

Trunk

Bark - young smooth, mature rough, deeply fissured, lenticellate, bright yellow-orange; Immature Bark - beefy red; clear exudate.

Uses

fruit - edible.

References

• Weaver, P. L. (1990). "Calophyllum calaba". In Burns, Russell M.; Honkala, Barbara H. (eds.). Hardwoods. Silvics of North America. Vol. 2. Washington, D.C.: United States Forest Service (USFS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) – via Southern Research Station.
• http://www.fs.fed.us/global/iitf/Calophyllumcalaba.pdf
• Crane, S; Aurore, G; Joseph, H; Mouloungui, Z; Bourgeois, P (2005). "Composition of fatty acids triacylglycerols and unsaponifiable matter in Calophyllum calaba L. oil from Guadeloupe". Phytochemistry. 66 (15): 1825–31. Bibcode:2005PChem..66.1825C. doi:10.1016/j.phytochem.2005.06.009. PMID 16045947.
• http://www.memidex.com/calophyllum-calaba

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