Calantica cerasifolia

Calantica cerasifolia
An acquired specimen from the California Academy of Sciences
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Calantica
Species:
C. cerasifolia
Binomial name
Calantica cerasifolia
Synonyms
  • Blakwellia cerasifolia Vent.

Calantica cerasifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Salicaceae. It is the type species of its genus, Calantica.

The plant is endemic to Madagascar, where it occurs in all provinces, those being Antananarivo, Antsiranana, Fianarantsoa, Mahajanga, Toamasina and Toliara. It grows in humid to sub-humid evergreen forests and thickets, and in dry deciduous forests from sea level to 2,500 m (8,200 ft) in elevation.

The wood of Calantica cerasifolia is used in construction.