Tamil name: புன்னை மரம்
English name: Tamanu tree
Scientific name: Calophyllum inophyllum
Family: Calophyllaceae
Calophyllum inophyllum, also known as tamanu tree or penaga laut, is a tree glossy oval shaped leaves, sweet-scented white and rou8nd green fruits. It provide shade and has many local uses as a source of dye, oil, timber and medicine. Calophyllum inophyllum is a medium-sized tree up to 25 m tall, sometimes as large as 35 m, with sticky latex either clear or opaque and white, cream or yellow; bole usually twisted or leaning, up to 150 cm in diameter, without buttresses. Application of boiled calophylum seeds powder controls pain caused by arthritis & Rheumatoid arthritis. The fatty acid methyl ester of Calophyllum inophyllum seed oil meets the major biodiesel requirements .so it also used in the manufacture of biodiesel. It has lot of medicinal properties.