Elaeocarpus prunifolius (Müll.Berol.) Wall. ex Mast.

 
  • Family : ELAEOCARPACEAE
    (Olivnut Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : RUDRAKSHA FAMILY (रुद्राक्ष फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Elaeocarpaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Elaeocarpus robertsonii Gamble; Monocera prunifolia Müll.Berol.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Elaeocarpus prunifolius (Müll.Berol.) Wall. ex Mast.
  • Habit : Trees
  • Habitat : Moist forests
  • Key identification features : Trees up to 20 m high with lax crown, branchlets glabrous; Leaves oblong-Ianceolate, glabrous, swollen at apex; Flowers in crowded racemes, 5-10 cm across, whitish; Drupes oblong-ovoid, pyrenes abscurely angled, rugose.
  • Flower, Fruit : February- January
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Subansiri, Tirap
    • Assam : Assam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • P.K . Hajra ., D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri (1996). Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh , Vol (1), Pg : 266
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Elaeocarpus prunifolius. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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