Ball Tree (species: Calophyllum inophyllum) in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
Plantae > Viridaeplantae > Streptophyta > Tracheophyta > Spermatophytina > Angiospermae > Magnoliopsida > Rosanae > Malpighiales > Calophyllaceae > Calophyllum > Calophyllum inophyllum (gallery)
Calophyllum inophyllum
Ball Tree


©Anne Hoggett: Young stems of Calophyllum inophyllum Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Distinctive leaf of Calophyllum inophyllum, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Calophyllum inophyllum at Lizard Island, underside of leaf.

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Kingdom Plantae
Division Tracheophyta
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Malpighiales
Family Calophyllaceae
Genus Calophyllum
Species Calophyllum inophyllum

Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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Distinguishing features

A multi-stemmed shrub; large, glossy, oval leaves with very fine veins running parallel to each other from the midrib to the leaf margin

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Web resources

References

  • Byrnes, N.B., S.L. Everist, S.T. Reynolds, A. Specht and R.L. Specht (1977). The vegetation of Lizard Island, North Queensland, Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, 88: 1-15. LIRS catalog number 3.