Elaeocarpaceae FAMILY
Elaeocarpus culminicola
Elaeocarpus culminicola
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Elaeocarpus culminicola is an evergreen shrub or a tree that can grow up to 25 metres tall. Bole cylindrical (up to c. 25 cm diam.); straight; buttresses buttresses absent; spines spines absent; aerial roots aerial roots absent;[ 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 from the wild for its wood, which is traded.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAustralasia - New Guinea.
HabitatAn understorey tree in forests, sometimes associated with disturbed areas, river beds, savanah or monsoon forests; found at elevations from sea level to 2,750 metres, but mainly around 1,000 - 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. , 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. ].