Calophyllum inophyllum

Introduction

Family: Guttiferae
Malay name: Penaga Laut
Other Names: Mastwood, Alexandrian Laurel, Indian Laurel, Beauty Leaf, Laurelwood, Maria Grande Kamani, Poonay-Oil.

Information

These woody plants can grow to a height that can reach up to 40 feet. The stem is gray on the outside but pink on the inside. Green leaves of this plant with the size of 3-5 inches long. The fruit is yellow-brown seeds are enveloped by the shell.

Local use

Oil lamps

Poisoned

Toxic Part: Seeds

Active Ingredients: Inophylum AE, Calophylloide and Calophynic acid.
Other Ingredients: l, 2,3,4,4 a-heksahidro 0.7-1.6-dimethyl-4-(l-metilletil) naphthalene, cubebene, selinene, calerene, farnesene, scadinene, bourbonene, zingiberene, copaene, murelene, sesquiphellandrene, octadecanal, heksadecane, farnesol.

Effects of Poisoning

Symptoms of plant poisoning is a persistent vomiting and diarrhea. Rubber plants are capable of causing inflammation of the eyes and skin.