Calophyllum brasiliense Cambess.

Island, Bahamas
Willard Sherman Turrell Herbarium (MU)
Species	Calophyllum brasiliensè	Au: Camb.
Family	Clusiaceae / Guttiferae
Common Name None known for island.
Description Tree with opposite leaves. Plant exudes white sap when cut.
Flowers are male and were already dried up when specimen was
collected.
Location/Habitat Midway between Old Bight and Greenwood, along a trail that runs east of
the Old Farm Rd. Trail runs to the Atlantic coast. Found in back in a tall
dry evergreen forest area that has big banana holes and cultivated bananas
and papayas (pawpaws).
Latitude	24°13’ 58” N	Longitude 75°20’ 49” W
Uses/Comments This was the only place I saw this plant on the island. Not previously
listed as occurring on Cat Island (Correll & Correll, 1982).
Collector(s)
Collection No
Laurel R. Richey
00-787 . Duplicates
Date June 4, 2000
Plants Dried Using a Kerosene Heater
Vouchers for Laurel Richey's PhD Dissertation
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