Elaeocarpus grandiflorus Sm.

Species

Angiosperms > Oxalidales > Elaeocarpaceae > Elaeocarpus

Characteristics

An evergreen tree. It grows 12-17 m high and the trunk is 35-45 cm across. The leaves are oval and 10-13 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. The flowers are 2.5 cm long. The petals are jagged and cream coloured. The sepals are bright red. The fruit is oval. They are yellowish-green.
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Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature width (meter) 0.35 - 0.45
Mature height (meter) 17.5 - 22.5
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows along river banks below 600 m altitude. It grows in evergreen lowland forest. It is best in moist soils near streams. It needs a protected, sunny position. It is damaged by frost or drought.
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Evergreen forest, along streams on riverbanks, at 50-800 metres.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit is eaten.
Uses environmental use medicinal poison
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Diuretic (unspecified), Leg (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Abscess (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds or cuttings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Images

Elaeocarpus grandiflorus unspecified picture

Distribution

Elaeocarpus grandiflorus world distribution map, present in Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:833832-1
WFO ID wfo-0000664315
COL ID 6DZH2
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Synonyms

Monocera lanceolata Monocera grandiflora Elaeocarpus lanceolatus Elaeocarpus grandiflorus Elaeocarpus radicans Perinka grandiflora Cerea radicans