Elaeocarpaceae FAMILY

Elaeocarpus ptilanthus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Elaeocarpus ptilanthus is an evergreen tree with a dense, umbrella-shaped crown; it can grow up to 30 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole an be free of branches for 8 - 10 metres, up to 75cm in diameter, often 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. , 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 tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is traded.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralasia - New Guinea.

HabitatA canopy tree in montane forest, where it is often the dominant species; at elevations from 2,300 - 2,800 metres, sometimes descending to 1,700 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. , 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. ].