Calophyllum
Calophyllum (family Guttiferae) A genus of tropical timber trees, in which the bark surface is usually fissured, releasing coloured, sticky latex. The fruit is a drupe, the stone often opening by a plug. There are 187 species, occurring mainly in Malesia, with a few in Africa, Madagascar, and the New World.
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