Elaeocarpus hookerianus Raoul

Species

Angiosperms > Oxalidales > Elaeocarpaceae > Elaeocarpus

Characteristics

Canopy tree up to ± 12 m. tall, trunk up to 1 m. diam., bark pale. Lvs 3-11 × 1-3 cm., lanceolate-to narrow-oblong, obtuse to acute, coriac., glab., ± sinuate, crenate to bluntly serrate; margins flat. Racemes slender; fls drooping, on pedicels ± 1 cm. long. Sepals lanceolate, ± 3 mm. long; petals ± 4-5 mm. long, greenish white, 4-7-lobed or laciniate. Stamens c. 15. Drupe purplish, ovoid, ± 8 mm. long, endocarp rugulose.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 12.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.4
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Lowland to montane forest in North, South and Stewart Islands, southwards from latitude 35°south.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

Usage

Uses dye material
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Elaeocarpus hookerianus unspecified picture

Distribution

Elaeocarpus hookerianus world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:833846-1
WFO ID wfo-0000664355
COL ID 38XSB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Cassine hookeriana Elaeocarpus hookerianus