Elaeocarpus obovatus — a medium houseplant
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Elaeocarpus obovatus

Elaeocarpus Obovatus

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Elaeocarpus obovatus, commonly known as hard quandong, blueberry ash, whitewood, grey carabeen, freckled oliveberry or gray carrobeen, is a species of flowering plant in the family Elaeocarpaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a tree with buttress roots at the base of the trunk, egg-shaped to lance-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, racemes of white flowers, and blue, oval fruit.

CHARACTERISTICS

Botanical profile.

Genus
Elaeocarpus
Family
Elaeocarpaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS

Other names.

en Blueberry-ash en Freckled oliveberry en Grey carrobean en Hard quandong en Gray Carrobeen en Grey Carabeen en Whitewood
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Elaeocarpus obovatus leaf
PLATE 01 · leaf
Elaeocarpus obovatus leaf
PLATE 02 · leaf
Elaeocarpus obovatus bark
PLATE 03 · bark
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