Elaeocarpaceae FAMILY

Elaeocarpus womersleyi

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Elaeocarpus womersleyi is an evergreen tree with a dense crown; it can grow up to 34 metres tall. The usually straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for up to 15 metres, up to 50cm in diameter, sometimes with buttresses up to 150cm high[ 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. , 441 Title Handbooks of the Flora of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Womersley. J.S. (Editor) Publisher Melbourne University Press Year 1995 ISBN 0 522 84095 7 Description Only a part of the flora, but an excellent publication in 3 volumes. It can be downloaded from the internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for its seed, which is a popular food within its native range. It is also harvested for its wood, which is traded[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Indonesia (Moluccas) to New Guinea.

HabitatA canopy tree, usually in dense, primary forest, growing at elevations from sea level to 2,000 metres[ 441 Title Handbooks of the Flora of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Womersley. J.S. (Editor) Publisher Melbourne University Press Year 1995 ISBN 0 522 84095 7 Description Only a part of the flora, but an excellent publication in 3 volumes. It can be downloaded from the internet. ].