Elaeocarpus floridanus is a species of plant in the family Elaeocarpaceae. It is a tree native to the South Pacific, from the Bismarck Archipelago to the Cook and Tubuai islands of the southwestern Pacific.[2]
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Oxalidales |
Family: | Elaeocarpaceae |
Genus: | Elaeocarpus |
Species: | E. floridanus
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Binomial name | |
Elaeocarpus floridanus | |
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Description
editElaeocarpus floridanus is an evergreen tree, growing up to 20 metres (66 ft) tall.[1]
Range and habitat
editElaeocarpus floridanus ranges from the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea through the Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, Wallis and Futuna, Tonga, Niue, Samoan Islands, and Cook Islands to the Tubuai Islands of French Polynesia.[1][2]
It grows in lowland and montane rain forests.[1]
References
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Elaeocarpus floridanus.
- ^ a b c d Jimbo, T. (2021). "Elaeocarpus floridanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T175714766A197049458. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T175714766A197049458.en. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ a b c d Elaeocarpus floridanus Hemsl. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 December 2023.