Elaeocarpus austroyunnanensis Hu

Species

Angiosperms > Oxalidales > Elaeocarpaceae > Elaeocarpus

Characteristics

Trees to 30 m tall. Branchlets and young leaves puberulent at first, glabrescent. Petiole 2-5(-6) cm, pubescent at first, glabrescent, swollen at upper end; leaf blade abaxially greenish, adaxially gray-green, elliptic, 13-21 × 7-9 cm, papery, glabrous, abaxially not glandular, adaxially usually creased, lateral veins 8-10 per side, prominently raised abaxially, inconspicuous adaxially, veinlets sparse, inconspicuous on both surfaces, base broadly cuneate, unequal, margin densely serrulate, apex acute, rarely obtuse or emarginate. Racemes in axils on current and second-year branches, 10-21 cm; peduncles gray-brown puberulent. Pedicel 8-10 mm; bract caducous. Flowers bisexual. Sepals 5, lanceolate, 5-6 mm, both surfaces puberulent. Petals 5, obovate, ca. 6 mm, laciniate in upper 1/2; segments 25-30, abaxially glabrous, margin ciliate. Stamens 34-40, ca. 4 mm; anthers without appendages at apices. Disk 5-divided, each part 2-lobed, pubescent. Ovary 3-loculed, pubescent; ovules 2 per locule; style 3-4 mm, puberulent. Drupe ellipsoid, 3-3.5 × 1.5-1.8 cm, both ends acute; exocarp inconspicuous; endocarp bony, smooth. Fl. Apr-May, fr. May-Jul.
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A tree. It grows 30 m tall. Young leaves and branches are hairy. The leaves are grey-green above and green underneath. The leaves are 13-21 cm long by 7-9 cm wide. The fruit are oval and 3-4 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. They taper at both ends.
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Mature height (meter) 30.0
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in valleys in evergreen forests between 400-1,400 m above sea level. It grows in Yunnan in China.
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The fruit are eaten raw.
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Edible fruits
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Distribution

Elaeocarpus austroyunnanensis world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:323979-1
WFO ID wfo-0000664046
COL ID 6DZGT
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Synonyms

Elaeocarpus austroyunnanensis Elaeocarpus floribundoides