Elaeocarpus miegei is a species of flowering plant in the family Elaeocarpaceae and is native to New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, the Solomon Islands and the Tiwi Islands of the Northern Territory. It is a tall tree with lance-shaped to egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, whitish to cream-coloured flowers and bright blue, elliptical fruit.
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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. miegei
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| Binomial name | |
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Description edit
Elaeocarpus miegei is a that typically grows to a height of 35 m (115 ft). The leaves are leathery, lance-shaped to egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, or elliptic, 40–170 mm (1.6–6.7 in) long and 20–76 mm (0.79–2.99 in) wide on a petiole 10–30 mm (0.39–1.18 in) long. The flowers are arranged in racemes up to 100 mm (3.9 in) long, each flower on a pedicel up to 10 mm (0.39 in) long. The four or five sepals are 4.5–5 mm (0.18–0.20 in) long, 0.5–1 mm (0.020–0.039 in) wide and the four or five petals are whitish-cream, oblong to egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, about 5 mm (0.20 in) long and 1.5–2.5 mm (0.059–0.098 in) wide. There are between eight and fifteen stamens. Flowering occurs from January to July and the fruit is an elliptical drupe about 17 mm (0.67 in) long and 12 mm (0.47 in) wide.[2][3][4]
Taxonomy edit
Elaeocarpus miegei was first formally described in 1971 by Raymond Weibel in the journal Candollea.[5]
Distribution and habitat edit
Elaeocarpus miegei grows in rainforest supplied by spring water. It is found in New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, the Solomon Islands and the Tiwi Islands.[3][6]
Conservation status edit
Elaeocarpus miegei is listed as "critically endangered" in the Northern Territory under the Northern Territory Government Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1976.[3][6]
References edit
- ^ "Elaeocarpus miegei". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Elaeocarpus miegei". Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ a b c "Elaeocarpus miegei". Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Flora of the Darwin Region". Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Elaeocarpus miegei". APNI. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ a b Kerrigan, Raelee; Cowie, Ian. "Elaeocarpus miegei" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 20 February 2021.