Calantica cerasifolia

Calantica cerasifolia is a tree species in the Salicaceae family, native to Madagascar. It is the type species of the genus Calantica. The species can grow up to 25 m tall with a trunk diameter of 100 cm and has pale bark. It is distinguished by its large inflorescences composed of numerous small flowers, typically 5–7.5 mm in diameter, though occasionally reaching 10 mm. The perianth is pale or yellowish green to whitish, with yellow to orange glands and a disk that is pale green or yellow turning reddish. Filaments are white, and anthers are red, brown, yellow, or black. Flowers are often scented. Leaves are variable in shape and size, often broadest at or above the middle, with cuspidate apices, convex bases, and crenate to subentire margins. Regional variations include thickened, suborbicular leaves at high altitudes in Antsiranana, small obovate leaves in Toamasina, and unusually large oblong leaves in the northeastern Masoala region. The wood is used in construction. The species is widely distributed in humid forests across Madagascar.