Elaeocarpus floridanus
Elaeocarpus floridanus is a species of plant in the family Elaeocarpaceae. It is a tree native to the South Pacific, from the Bismarck Archipelago to the Cook and Tubuai islands of the southwestern Pacific.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Oxalidales |
| Family: | Elaeocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Elaeocarpus |
| Species: | E. floridanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Elaeocarpus floridanus | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Elaeocarpus rarotongensis Hemsl. (1896) | |
Description
Elaeocarpus floridanus is an evergreen tree, growing up to 20 metres (66 ft) tall.[1]
Range and habitat
Elaeocarpus floridanus ranges from the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea through the Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, Niue, and Cook Islands to the Tubuai Islands of French Polynesia.[1][2]
It grows in lowland and montane rain forests.[1]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Elaeocarpus floridanus.
- Jimbo, T. 2021. Elaeocarpus floridanus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T175714766A197049458. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T175714766A197049458.en. Accessed 29 May 2023.
- Elaeocarpus floridanus Hemsl. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
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