Elaeocarpaceae FAMILY

Elaeocarpus bakaianus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Elaeocarpus bakaianus is an evergreen tree that can grow from 12 - 24 metres tall. The cylindrical bole can be straight or crooked; it can be free of branches for up to 15 metres; around 60cm in diameter; sometimes with buttresses 30 - 100cm long[ 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. ]. 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 growing in forests at elevations from 1,750 - 2,000 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. , 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. ].