Calophyllum

Calophyllum (Gr., 'beautiful leaf'), an important genus of Guttiferae (q.v.). Some yield valuable timber—e.g. C. angustifolium of Penang—and are also a source of valuable resins, C. inophyllum supplying Tacamahaca (q.v.). C. Calaba of the West Indies yields oil from its seeds, and is also a serviceable timber-tree. See POON-WOOD.