Tamanu, Punnaga, or "Kalos Tree" - Calophyllum inophyllum
Calophyllum inophyllum - tamanu, mastwood, beach calophyllum, beautyleaf or Sinhala. Also called Alexandrian laurel, balltree, beach touriga, Borneo-mahogany, Indian doomba oiltree, Indian-laurel, laurelwood, red poon, satin touriga, and tacamahac-tree.
s a native species it is found in Aruba,Cambodia, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, India, Indonesia,Japan, Kiribati, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands,Myanmar, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, Papua New Guinea,Philippines, Reunion, Samoa, Solomon Is1ands, Sri Lanka,Taiwan, Province of China, Thailand, Tonga, Vanuatu andVietnam. As an exotic, C. inophyllum occrtrs in Djibouti, Eritrea,Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Somalia, T anzania, Uganda and Unite dStates of America (Allen, undated)
There was global interest in C. inophyllum after its leaves were reported to possess anti-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) properties. Endowed with prenylated xanthones, pyranocoumarins and friedelane triterpenoids, C. inophyllum possesses anti-HIV and anticancer properties. Other pharmacological properties include anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anti-dyslipidemic and wound healing activities.
Read Mores a native species it is found in Aruba,Cambodia, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, India, Indonesia,Japan, Kiribati, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands,Myanmar, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, Papua New Guinea,Philippines, Reunion, Samoa, Solomon Is1ands, Sri Lanka,Taiwan, Province of China, Thailand, Tonga, Vanuatu andVietnam. As an exotic, C. inophyllum occrtrs in Djibouti, Eritrea,Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Somalia, T anzania, Uganda and Unite dStates of America (Allen, undated)
There was global interest in C. inophyllum after its leaves were reported to possess anti-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) properties. Endowed with prenylated xanthones, pyranocoumarins and friedelane triterpenoids, C. inophyllum possesses anti-HIV and anticancer properties. Other pharmacological properties include anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anti-dyslipidemic and wound healing activities.
