- Elaeocarpus
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image_caption =Blue Marble Tree ("Elaeocarpus angustifolius ") leaf and fruits. This plant is often known by its obsolete name "E. grandis".
regnum =Plant ae
divisio =Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
subclassis =Rosidae
unranked_ordo =Eurosids I
ordo =Oxalidales
familia =Elaeocarpaceae
genus = "Elaeocarpus"
genus_authority = L.
subdivision_ranks =Species
subdivision =Some 350, see text"Elaeocarpus" is a
genus of tropical and subtropicalevergreen trees and shrubs. The approximately 350 species are distributed fromMadagascar in the west throughIndia ,Southeast Asia ,Malaysia , southernChina , andJapan , throughAustralia toNew Zealand ,Fiji , andHawaii in the east. The islands ofBorneo andNew Guinea have the greatest concentration of species.These trees are well-known at least on a local scale for their attractive, pearl-like fruit which are often colorful. "Elaeocarpus ganitrus", the
Rudraksha Tree , produces fruit known as "rudraksha" which are traditionally considered sacred inHinduism .Several species, mainly from
India , are threatened due todeforestation .elected species
* "
Elaeocarpus aberrans "
* "Elaeocarpus acmosepalus "
* "Elaeocarpus acrantherus "
* "Elaeocarpus acuminatus ": India. Endangered.
* "Elaeocarpus acutifidus "
* "Elaeocarpus amboinensis "
* "Elaeocarpus amoenus ":Sri Lanka
* "Elaeocarpus amplifolius "
* "Elaeocarpus angustifolius " –Blue Marble Tree , Blue Fig, Blue Quandong
* "Elaeocarpus apiculatus "
* "Elaeocarpus bifidus "
* "Elaeocarpus biflorus "
* "Elaeocarpus blascoi "
* "Elaeocarpus bojeri "
*"Elaeocarpus brigittae "
* "Elaeocarpus calomala "
* "Elaeocarpus castanaefolius "
* "Elaeocarpus ceylanicus "
* "Elaeocarpus colnettianus "
* "Elaeocarpus coorangooloo ": Queensland (Australia)
* "Elaeocarpus cordifolius "
* "Elaeocarpus coriaceus ": Sri Lanka
* "Elaeocarpus crassus ":New Guinea
* "Elaeocarpus cruciatus "
* "Elaeocarpus debruynii ": New Guinea
* "Elaeocarpus decipiens "
* "Elaeocarpus dinagatensis "
* "Elaeocarpus eriobotryoides "
* "Elaeocarpus eumundii ": Australia
* "Elaeocarpus fraseri "
* "Elaeocarpus floribundus "
* "Elaeocarpus ganitrus " –Rudraksha Tree
* "Elaeocarpus gaussenii "
* "Elaeocarpus gigantifolius "
* "Elaeocarpus glabrescens "
* "Elaeocarpus glandulifer "
* "Elaeocarpus graeffii "
* "Elaeocarpus grandiflorus ":India ,Indo-China ,Malesia
* "Elaeocarpus hainanensis ":Hainan
* "Elaeocarpus hartleyi ": New Guinea
* "Elaeocarpus hedyosmus ": Sri Lanka
* "Elaeocarpus holopetalus ":NSW , Victoria (Australia )
* "Elaeocarpus homalioides "
* "Elaeocarpus hookerianus " –Pokaka .New Zealand .
* "Elaeocarpus inopinatus "
* "Elaeocarpus integrifolius "
* "Elaeocarpus japonicus ": tree up to 15m; Japan, Taiwan, China
* "Elaeocarpus johnsonii "
* "Elaeocarpus joga " Merr. –Yoga Tree
* "Elaeocarpus kaalensis "
* "Elaeocarpus kirtonii ":Australia
* "Elaeocarpus lanceifolius ": South Asia
* "Elaeocarpus mastersii "
* "Elaeocarpus miegei ": New Guinea,Bismarck Archipelago ,Solomon Islands ,Aru Islands and Melville Island.
* "Elaeocarpus miriensis "
* "Elaeocarpus miratii "
* "Elaeocarpus montanus ": Sri Lanka
* "Elaeocarpus moratii "
* "Elaeocarpus munronii "
* "Elaeocarpus nanus "
* "Elaeocarpus neobritannicus ": New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago
* "Elaeocarpus oblongus "
* "Elaeocarpus obovatus ":Australia
* "Elaeocarpus obtusus "
* "Elaeocarpus petiolatus "
* "Elaeocarpus photiniaefolius ".Ogasawara Islands .
* "Elaeocarpus prunifolius ":India ,Bangladesh . Endangered.
* "Elaeocarpus pseudopaniculatus "
* "Elaeocarpus recurvatus ". India. Endangered.
* "Elaeocarpus reticosus "
* "Elaeocarpus reticulatus " –Blueberry Ash
* "Elaeocarpus robustus ": India, Bangladesh.
* "Elaeocarpus royenii "
* "Elaeocarpus rugosus "
* "Elaeocarpus sallehiana "
* "Elaeocarpus serratus ": South Asia
* "Elaeocarpus sikkimensis ":India ,Bhutan
* "Elaeocarpus simaluensis "
* "Elaeocarpus sphaericus "
* "Elaeocarpus stipularis ":Indo-China ,Malesia
* "Elaeocarpus subvillosus "
* "Elaeocarpus sylvestris ": tree up to 15m; Japan, Taiwan, China, Indochina.
* "Elaeocarpus symingtonii "
* "Elaeocarpus taprobanicus ": Sri Lanka.
* "Elaeocarpus timikensis ": New Guinea.
* "Elaeocarpus tuberculatus "
* "Elaeocarpus variabilis ": Southern India.
* "Elaeocarpus valetonii "
* "Elaeocarpus venosus "
* "Elaeocarpus venustus "
* "Elaeocarpus verruculosus "
* "Elaeocarpus verticellatus "
* "Elaeocarpus viscosus "
* "Elaeocarpus whartonensis "
* "Elaeocarpus xanthodactylus "
* "Elaeocarpus zambalensis "References
*Coode, M J E (
2001 ). "Elaeocarpus in New Guinea - new taxa in the Debruynii subgroup of the Monocera group. Contributions to the Flora of Mt Jaya, V". "Kew Bulletin", Kew, United Kingdom.
*"Red Data Book of Indian Plants".Botanical Survey of India .
*Zmarzty, Sue (2001 ). "Revision of Elaeocarpus (Elaeocarpaceae) section Elaeocarpus in southern India and Sri Lanka" "Kew Bulletin", Kew, United Kingdom.
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