Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Shade when young
Water
High rainfall
Mature size
20–30 m
First harvest
Flowers from year ten
Family
Calophyllaceae
Where it grows
Garden / ground
Good for
Biodiversity
Sow in
Monsoon
Care
A rainforest tree; only for the wet coastal belt.
A tall wet-evergreen tree of the southern Ghats, red-flushed in new leaf.
Growing it
A rainforest tree; only for the wet coastal belt.
What it is for
Rainforest restoration; extremely hard timber.