Elaeocarpus bancroftii

Botanical Description

Elaeocarpus bancroftii is a small to medium-sized tree that can reach a height of 30 metres. The bole can be 60cm in diameter[ 997 Title Inventory of Seeds and Plants Imported No. 36 Publication Author Publisher Government Printing Office; Washington Year 1915 ISBN Description A list of all the plant material imported by the USDA in the period July to September 1913. It often gives information on the plants ]. The tree yields an edible nut of excellent flavour, equalling that of Macadamia. It is virtually unknown in cultivation, but interest has been shown in developing it as a crop[ 324 Title Edible Nuts. Publication Non-Wood Forest Products, Handbook 5 Author Wickens G.E. Website http://www.fao.org/docrep/ Publisher FAO, Rome. Year 1995 ISBN 92-5-103748-5 Description Detailed information on 20 of the most valuable nut crops, plus more basic information on a wide range of other nut-producing plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant also has ornamental potential[ 713 Title Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest. ].