Elaeocarpus

Elaeocarpus is a genus of tropical and subtropical evergreen trees and shrubs. The approximately 350 species are distributed from Madagascar in the west through India, Southeast Asia, Malaysia, southern China, and Japan, through Australia to New Zealand, Fiji, and Hawaii in the east. The islands of Borneo and New Guinea have the greatest concentration of species. These trees are well-known for their attractive, pearl-like fruit which are often colorful.

Many species are threatened, in particular by habitat loss.

Selected species

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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 – Kalia (Oʻahu, Kauaʻi)
Elaeocarpus biflorus
Elaeocarpus blascoi
Elaeocarpus bojeri
Elaeocarpus brigittae
Elaeocarpus calomala – anakle, binting-dalaga, bunsilak
Elaeocarpus castanaefolius
Elaeocarpus ceylanicus
Elaeocarpus colnettianus
Elaeocarpus coorangooloo: Queensland (Australia)
Elaeocarpus cordifolius
Elaeocarpus coriaceus
Elaeocarpus crassus: New Guinea
Elaeocarpus cruciatus
Elaeocarpus debruynii: New Guinea
Elaeocarpus decipiens
Elaeocarpus dentatus – Hīnau
Elaeocarpus dinagatensis
Elaeocarpus eriobotryoides
Elaeocarpus eumundi: 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: New South Wales, 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
Elaeocarpus pseudopaniculatus
Elaeocarpus recurvatus
Elaeocarpus reticosus
Elaeocarpus reticulatus – Blueberry Ash
Elaeocarpus robustus: India, Bangladesh.
Elaeocarpus royenii
Elaeocarpus rugosus
Elaeocarpus sallehiana
Elaeocarpus sedentarius
Elaeocarpus serratus: South Asia
Elaeocarpus sikkimensis: India, Bhutan
Elaeocarpus simaluensis
Elaeocarpus sphaericus
Elaeocarpus stipularis: Indo-China, Malesia
Elaeocarpus storckii Seem.: Fiji
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

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Translation

The word "Elaeocarpus" occurs as such in the following languages: English, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Tagalog.

Translation in Russian: Элеокарпус.