Elaeocarpus thorelii is a tree in the family Elaeocarpaceae, endemic to Cambodia, and used for its wood.
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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 | |
Description and habitat
editThe 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
editIt is endemic to Cambodia,[1] most commonly in the provinces of Kompong Speu and Kompong Chhnang.[2]
Vernacular names
editElaeocarpus thorelii is called krâmâr in Khmer, the name is an allusion to its rough bark.[2]
Uses
editThe wood of the tree is used in construction and as firewood.[2]
History
editThe French botanist Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre, who specialised in Asian flora, described the plant in his Flore Forestiere de la Cochinchine in 1885,[4] naming this species after Clovis Thorel.
References
edit- ^ a b "Elaeocarpus thorelii Pierre". Plants of the World Online (POWO). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d Pauline Dy Phon (2000). Plants Utilised In Cambodia/Plantes utilisées au Cambodge. Phnom Penh: Imprimerie Olympic. pp. 14, 15.
- ^ RUNDEL, Philip W.; MIDDLETON, David J. (2017). "The flora of the Bokor Plateau, southeastern Cambodia: a homage to Pauline Dy Phon" (PDF). Cambodian Journal of Natural History (1): 17–37. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Elaeocarpus thorelii Pierre, Fl. Forest. Cochinch. t. 145 (1888)". International Plant Name Index (IPNI). The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
Further reading
edit- 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.