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Calophyllum inophyllum

Tamanu

Polynesian Mahogany

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Polynesian Mahogany, Pacific Mahogany, Beach Mahogany, Beauty Leaf, Alexandrian Laurel, Kamani

TRADITIONAL NAMES: Tamanu (RR MG AT MK MT AK PL TS TW MH RK), Wetau (PK NS); Other Polynesian - Dilo (FIJ), Fetau (SAM, TON), Ati (TAH), Tamanu (Socities)

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE e.Africa - Malesia - Tuamotus; n. to Taiwan

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; S.Group - common; N.Group - uncommon; Land

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: ; Locally endangeredMedicine, Material (Wood)

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present Makatea: Present
RR	MG	AT	MK	MT	AK	PL	TK	MN
++	++	+++	++	+++	++	++?	+	?++L

Northern Group: Present
TN	MH	RK	PK	NS	SW
+++	P	P	++	P	+

Key to Symbols

blank	no data
-	absent	L	localised
X	extinct 'naturally'	W	widespread
XQi	quarantine intercepted	R	recent
XQe	eradicated	?	query preceding category
P	present	T?	taxonomic query
S	seasonal	nn	present, said to have no name
O	occasional	?1	present, name not investigated
++++	very common	?2	presence not verified, no name recorded
+++	common	N/A	absent, name not expected
++	uncommon
+	rare
Cook Islands islands: RR =Rarotonga, MG = Mangaia, AT =‘Ātiu, MK=Ma‘uke, MT=Miti‘āro, AK=Aitutaki, PL=Palmerston, PN=Penrhyn, MN=Manuae, TK=Takūtea, TN=Tongareva (TS=Tongaleva Spoken, TW=Tongareva Written, they say "el" but write "r"), MH=Manihiki, RK=Rakahanga, PK=Pukapuka, NS=Nassau, SW=Suwarrow. After a Polynesian name: ^=orthography query. Countries and other: FIJ=Fiji, WT=Wallis & Futuna, SAM=Samoa, TON=Tonga, NIU=Niue, CK=Cook Islands, CKM=Cook Islands Māori, FP=French Polynesia, AUS=Australs, SOC=Societies, TAH=Tahiti, TUA=Tuamotus, MQS=Marquesas, MNG=Mangareva, PIT=Pitcain group, EAS=Easter Island, HAW=Hawai‘i, NZ=New Zealand, NZM=New Zealand Māori

Pests & Hosts

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Relationship	Pests
Herbivorous pest	Leptynoptera sulfurea,

Scientific Taxonomy

Calophyllum inophyllum Linnaeus
TAXONOMY: PLANTAE; ANTHOPHYTA (=Angiospermae); MAGNOLIOPSIDA (=Dicotyledones); DILLENIIDAE; Theales; CLUSIACEAE

More Information

SIGNIFICANCE NOTES -
BIODIVERSITY: Locally endangered. Comment: NBSAP - Mangaia (2= of 4 wild)
POSITIVE SIGNIFICANCE: Medicine, Material (Wood). Comments: MATERIAL: Good timber, orange coloured, lasting, hard though with a close, twisting grain making it difficult to work.

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Pukapuka: fieldspecimen, 2/2004, common on Wale behind villages and some in reserves, ID GMcC.

References:
p.542 Wagner et al.- Flowering Plants of Hawaii
p.585 Neal - In Gardens of Hawaii
p.520 Tropica
p.2/336 A.C.Smith - Flora Vitiensis Nova
p.273 I Cheeseman - Flora of Rarotonga
p.75 Wilder - Flora of Rarotonga
p.399c Whistler - Ethnobotany of the Cook Islands

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02, zupM05a

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org.
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