Elaeocarpaceae FAMILY
Elaeocarpus dolichostylus
Elaeocarpus dolichostylus
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Elaeocarpus dolichostylus is an evergreen tree, usually growing 13 - 25 metres tall, with exceptional trees to 40 metres. The straight, cylindrical can be free of branches for 10 - 16 metres, up to 60cm in diameter, sometimes with buttresses up to 3 metres high, and often with stilt roots[ 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. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is traded.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAustralasia - New Guinea
HabitatA canopy or subcanopy tree in dense primary forest, less often in more open secondary formations, and often in swampy sites; at elevations up to 750 metres (up to 2,050 metres for subspecies collinus)[ 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. ].