Elaeocarpaceae FAMILY

Elaeocarpus murukkai

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Elaeocarpus murukkai is an evergreen tree with a flat-topped crown; it can grow from 12 - 35 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for up to 15 metres; around 40cm in diameter; sometimes with buttresses[ 388 Title Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q. Website http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea. , 412 Title Illustrated Guide to the Trees of Peru Publication Author Pennington, T.D.; Reynel, C. & Daza, A. Publisher David Hunt; Sherbourne, England. Year 2004 ISBN 0 9538134 3 6 Description A very terse guide to the trees of Peru, managing to give basic guides to a large number of genera, with more detail on a few species in each genus. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is traded. It is of potential use as a pioneer species for restoring native woodland.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralasia - New Guinea.

HabitatA canopy or subcanopy tree in montane forest, often growing freely in more open, disturbed habitats; at elevations from 1,800 - 2,350 metres, perhaps to 2,750 metres[ 388 Title Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q. Website http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea. , 421 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 54 Publication Author Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 1967 ISBN Description An excellent botanical publication, available for download from the Internet. This volume contains parts of the Flora of Panama. ].