genus
Elaeocarpus
Elaeocarpus
Field notes
Elaeocarpus is a genus of nearly five hundred species of flowering plants in the family Elaeocarpaceae. The species are native to the western Indian Ocean, tropical and subtropical Asia, Australia and the Pacific. Plants in the genus are trees or shrubs with simple leaves, flowers with four or five petals, and usually blue fruit.
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Trees
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native Elaeocarpus All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
