Clusiaceae_Calophyllum Lanigerum_Bintangor

 

Clusiaceae_Calophyllum lanigerum_Bintangor


Clusiaceae
Calophyllum lanigerum var. austrocariaceum
Bintangor


Tree up to 21m tall and 30cm diameter. Picture

Habitat: Occasionally in peat swamp forest and kerangas forest from lowland to 950m above sea level.

Distribution: Found only in Sarawak, in Kuching and Sibu Divisions.

Note: One of the bintangor trees found to contain Calanoide A which inhibits the proliferation of HIV virus.

 

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