Brazil beauty leaf
Calophyllum brasiliense

Family: Clusiaceae

What it is like

An evergreen tree. It grows 20-50 m tall. The trunk can be 1.8 m across. The crown is dense and rounded. The leaves are opposite. They are 6-13 cm long by 3-6 cm wide. They are oval and leathery. They are shiny green above and more pale underneath. The flowers are 10-13 mm across with 4 white sepals and 4 white petals. The flowers are in groups. The fruit is round and fleshy and up to 3 cm across.

There are about 187-200 Calophyllum species. They are evergreen trees of the tropics.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Amazon, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guianas, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, North America, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, South America, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, USA, Venezuela, West Indies

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Aceite, Buri, Cachicama, Calambuca, Capure, Cedro, Cojon, Guanandi

Synonyms

Calophyllum antillanum Britton; Calophyllum brasiliense auct. non Cambess.; Calophyllum brasiliense var. antillanum (Britton) Standl.; Calophyllum calaba Jacq. non L.; Calophyllum ellipticum Rusby; Calophyllum jacquinii Fawc. & Rendle; Calophyllum lucidum Benth.; Calophyllum mariae Cambess.; Calophyllum mariae Triana & Planch.; Calophyllum piaroanum An.Castillo & Gil;