Biology:Elaeocarpus thorelii
| Elaeocarpus thorelii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Oxalidales |
| Family: | Elaeocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Elaeocarpus |
| Species: | E. thorelii
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| Binomial name | |
| Elaeocarpus thorelii Pierre[1]
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Elaeocarpus thorelii is a tree in the family Elaeocarpaceae, endemic to Cambodia, and used for its wood.
Description and habitat
The species grows 10-15m tall in dense/closed forests.[2] It has rough bark. On the Bokor Plateau of Preah Monivong Bokor National Park, Cambodia, the plant is a rare small tree, found at about 970m elevation.[3]
Distribution
It is endemic to Cambodia,[1] most commonly in the provinces of Kompong Speu and Kompong Chhnang.[2]
Vernacular names
Elaeocarpus thorelii is called krâmâr in Khmer, the name is an allusion to its rough bark.[2]
Uses
The wood of the tree is used in construction and as firewood.[2]
History
The French botanist Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre, who specialised in Asian flora, described the plant in his Flore Forestiere de la Cochinchine in 1885.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Elaeocarpus thorelii Pierre". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:324414-1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Pauline Dy Phon (2000). Plants Utilised In Cambodia/Plantes utilisées au Cambodge. Phnom Penh: Imprimerie Olympic. pp. 14, 15. https://books.google.com/books?id=InD2RAAACAAJ.
- ↑ RUNDEL, Philip W.; MIDDLETON, David J. (2017). "The flora of the Bokor Plateau, southeastern Cambodia: a homage to Pauline Dy Phon". Cambodian Journal of Natural History (1): 17–37. http://rupp.edu.kh/cjnh/journal/CJNH-2017-1/Full%20Paper/CJNH%202017(1)%2017%20The%20flora%20of%20the%20Bokor%20Plateau,%20southeastern%20Cambodia%20a%20homage%20to%20Pauline.pdf. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ↑ "Elaeocarpus thorelii Pierre, Fl. Forest. Cochinch. t. 145 (1888).". The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://www.ipni.org/n/324414-1.
Further reading
- Dy Phon, P. (2000). Dictionnaire des plantes utilisées au Cambodge: 1–915. chez l'auteur, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
- Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1–50919.
Wikidata ☰ Q15319015 entry
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