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General Information

Calophyllum ardens is an evergreen tree growing from 15 - 30 metres tall. The unbuttressed bole is up to 45cm in diameter[].
The bark is gathered from the wild and used locally as a tinder.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Southeast Asia - Borneo in Indonesia.

Habitat

Low-elevation peat swamps; rare in alan forest (Shorea albida Gonostylus-Stemonurus association), more common in Shorea albida -dominated forest, locally abundant in Shorea albida-Litsea Parastemon association[].

Properties

Other Uses Rating
Habit	Evergreen Tree
Height	25.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The bark is used as a tinder[]. The yellow exudate of the tree is richly secreted into the outer bark, imparting
to it its colour, and the flakes infused with dry sap ignite easily, burning with a smoky yellow flame. Hence its use in fire lighting[].

Propagation

Seed -

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