Elaeocarpus chinensis Hook.F. ex Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Oxalidales > Elaeocarpaceae > Elaeocarpus

Characteristics

Trees evergreen, 3-7 m tall. Branchlets puberulent, glabrous when old. Petiole 1.5-2 cm, slender, minutely pubescent when young; leaf blade ovate-lanceolate or lanceolate, 5-8 × 2-3 cm, papery, pubescent when young, soon glabrescent, abaxially black glandular punctate, lateral veins 4-6 per side, slightly raised abaxially, veinlets inconspicuous on both surfaces, base rounded, rarely broadly cuneate, margin minutely crenate, apex acuminate. Racemes in axils of fallen leaves, 3-4 cm; peduncles puberulent. Pedicel ca. 3 mm. Flowers polygamous. Bisexual flowers: sepals 4, lanceolate, ca. 3 mm, both surfaces minutely pubescent. Petals 4, oblong, ca. 3 mm, margin nearly entire, adaxially sparsely minutely pubescent. Stamens 8 or 9, ca. 2 mm; filaments very short; anthers without hairs at apices. Ovary 2-loculed. Drupe ellipsoid, shorter than 1 cm. Fl. May-Jun, fr. Jun-Sep.
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A small evergreen tree. It grows 3-7 m tall. The branches are softly hairy. The leaf blades are oval or sword shaped and 5-8 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. They are papery and hairy when young. The flowers are in groups in the axis of fallen leaves. The fruit are fleshy 1 cm long.
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 3.0 - 7.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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It is a subtropical plant. In southern China it grows in evergreen forests between 300-900 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-12

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Uses medicinal
Edible fruits
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Distribution

Elaeocarpus chinensis world distribution map, present in China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, and Viet Nam

Conservation status

Elaeocarpus chinensis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:833794-1
WFO ID wfo-0000664130
COL ID 38XLG
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Synonyms

Elaeocarpus chinensis Friesia chinensis Elaeocarpus integripetalus