
Elaeocarpus blepharoceras
Elaeocarpus blepharoceras
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Elaeocarpus blepharoceras is an evergreen tree with massive upper branches and an irregular crown; it can grow up to 35 metres tall. The straight bole is cylindrical (though slightly fluted at the base), free of branches for 10 - 25 metres, up to 90cm in diameter with buttresses up to 150cm high[ 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[ 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. ].