This is called calaba tree in the West Indies, and an oil, fit for burning, is expressed from the seeds. From Wordnik.com. [Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture] Reference
In the wetter areas the baría (Callophylum calaba), copey (Clusia rosea), mangle rojo (Rhizophora mangle), and mangle botón (Conocarpus erecta) predominate. From Wordnik.com. [Enriquillo wetlands] Reference
Calophyllum calaba, five species of palm-trees (the palma real, or. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3] Reference
Homalium zelanicum, Calophyllum calaba, C. tomentosum, C. pulcherrimum, Syzygium spp. From Wordnik.com. [Sri Lanka montane rain forests] Reference
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