Elaeocarpaceae FAMILY
Elaeocarpus bifidus
Elaeocarpus bifidus
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Elaeocarpus bifidus is a tree growing 9 - 12 metres tall. The bole can be10 - 30cm in diameter[ 509 Title The Indiginous Trees of the Hawaiian Islands Publication Author Rock J.F. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Year 1913 ISBN Description A guide to the trees and forests of Hawaii. Rather dated, but a good work. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild as a local source of fibre.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangePacific - Hawaii.
HabitatRainforests, especially in boggy conditions and on grey loam soils, at elevations up to 1,200 metres[ 509 Title The Indiginous Trees of the Hawaiian Islands Publication Author Rock J.F. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Year 1913 ISBN Description A guide to the trees and forests of Hawaii. Rather dated, but a good work. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. Found in diverse mesic forest to wet forest and margins of bogs at elevations of 100 - 1,300 metres[ 417 Title Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database Publication Author Website http://www2.bishopmuseum.org/ethnobotanydb/index.asp Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Brief details on over 100 species of Hawaiian plants. ].