Elaeocarpus floridanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Elaeocarpaceae
Genus: Elaeocarpus
Species:
E. floridanus
Binomial name
Elaeocarpus floridanus
Hemsl. (1896)[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Elaeocarpus rarotongensis Hemsl. (1896)
  • Elaeocarpus samoensis Lauterb. (1908)
  • Elaeocarpus tonganus Burkill (1901)

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]

Description

Elaeocarpus floridanus is an evergreen tree, growing up to 20 metres (66 ft) tall.[1]

Range and habitat

Elaeocarpus 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

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  1. 1 2 3 4 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.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Elaeocarpus floridanus Hemsl. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
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