Elaeocarpaceae FAMILY
Elaeocarpus polydactylus
Elaeocarpus polydactylus
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Elaeocarpus polydactylus is an evergreen tree with a usually rather open crown; it usually grows from 8 - 30 metres tall, but is sometimes as small as 3 metres. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for 6 - 10 metres and up to 30cm in diameter[ 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 commercially from the wild for its wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAustralasia - New Guinea.
HabitatA canopy or subcanopy tree in forests, sometimes in disturbed habitats, at elevations from 1,900 - 3,500 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. ].