Elaeocarpus sylvestris Poir.

Species

Angiosperms > Oxalidales > Elaeocarpaceae > Elaeocarpus

Characteristics

Trees to 15 m tall. Branchlets slender, sparsely pale pilose. Petiole 1-1.5 cm, sparsely pubescent at first, glabrescent; leaf blade black-brown when dry, obovate or oblanceolate, 4-12 × 2-7 cm, papery, both surfaces glabrous, lateral veins usually 4 or 5 per side, prominent abaxially, inconspicuous adaxially, veinlets sparse, conspicuous adaxially, base narrowly cuneate, decurrent, margin crenate or sinuately crenate, apex obtuse or shortly acuminate. Racemes in axils of fallen and current leaves, 4-6 cm; peduncles slender, glabrous, rarely gray-white pubescent. Pedicel 3-5 mm, slender, usually glabrous. Flowers bisexual. Sepals 5, lanceolate, ca. 4 mm, both surfaces sparsely pubescent. Petals 5, obovate, laciniate in upper 1/2; segments 10-12, abaxially pubescent at base. Stamens 15, ca. 3 mm; anthers not awned at apices, puberulent. Disk 5-lobed, globose, completely separate, white pubescent. Ovary pubescent, 2-or 3-loculed; style ca. 2 mm, pubescent in lower 1/2. Drupe ellipsoid, 1-1.2 × ca. 0.7 cm; endocarp thinly bony, with 3 ventral sutures. Fl. Apr-May, fr. May-Aug.
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A tree. It grows up to 15 m tall. The leaves are oval and 4-12 cm long by 2-7 cm wide. The fruit is oval and 1-1.2 cm long by 0.7 cm wide. It is black.
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Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 15.0
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Root diameter (meter) 0.3
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AprMayJun
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OctNovDec
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in evergreen forests between 300 and 2000 m altitude in southern China. In Sichuan and Yunnan.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-12

Usage

The ripe fruit are eaten raw.
Uses medicinal
Edible fruits
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Cultivation

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Images

Elaeocarpus sylvestris unspecified picture

Distribution

Elaeocarpus sylvestris world distribution map, present in China, Myanmar, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Taiwan, Province of China, and Viet Nam

Conservation status

Elaeocarpus sylvestris threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:833975-1
WFO ID wfo-0000664817
COL ID 38Y64
BDTFX ID -
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Elaeocarpus henryi Elaeocarpus omeiensis Elaeocarpus lanyuensis Elaeocarpus sylvestris Adenodus sylvestris Elaeocarpus ellipticus Elaeocarpus ellipticus Elaeocarpus japonicus Elaeocarpus kwangtungensis Elaeocarpus sylvestris var. ellipticus