Elaeocarpus polydactylus Schltr.

Species

Angiosperms > Oxalidales > Elaeocarpaceae > Elaeocarpus

Characteristics

A tree or shrub up to 13 m tall. The leaves are 3-6 cm wide and 6-11 cm long and leathery. Flowers are few and are 5-11 cm long. Fruit are 1.5 cm x 1 cm. They are green when unripe and blue when ripe.
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 20.0
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in regrowth forest at 1850-2550 m above sea level. It mainly occurs in the Western and Eastern Highlands Provinces of Papua New Guinea.
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A canopy or subcanopy tree in forests, sometimes in disturbed habitats, at elevations from 1,900-3,500 metres.
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Usage

The kernels inside the seeds are eaten.
Uses animal food environmental use food fuel invertebrate food material medicinal wood
Edible nuts seeds
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Cultivation

Trees grow wild from seed.
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Distribution

Elaeocarpus polydactylus world distribution map, present in Papua New Guinea

Conservation status

Elaeocarpus polydactylus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:324331-1
WFO ID wfo-0000664643
COL ID 38Y22
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Synonyms

Elaeocarpus polydactylus