Elaeocarpaceae FAMILY

Elaeocarpus sepikanus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Elaeocarpus sepikanus is an evergreen tree that can grow from 18 - 20 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be around 25cm in diameter; often with small buttresses and also stilt roots[ 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 sometimes harvested for its wood, which is traded.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralasia - New Guinea.

HabitatUsually in primary forest, sometimes by rivers or in damp places, or on slopes and ridges; at elevations up to 800 metres, occasionally to 1,200 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. ].