Elaeocarpus floribundus Bl., Bijdr. 120 1825. (syn: Elaeocarpus grossus Wall.; Elaeocarpus lobbianus Turcz.; Elaeocarpus oblongus Wall.; Elaeocarpus pseudosepicanus O. Schmidt; Elaeocarpus ramosii Knuth; Elaeocarpus rigidus Ridl.; Elaeocarpus serratus Roxb. ex Wall.);
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Assam to W. & Central Malesia: Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, East Himalaya, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO;
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Java, Laos, peninsular Malaysia (Kedah, Kelantan, Perak, Pahan, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Johor), Thailand, Vietnam, Andaman Isl., Mauritius (I), Myanmar [Burma] (Mandalay, Taninthayi), India (Darjeeling, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura), Sikkim, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Palawan, Singapore as per Catalogue of Life;
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Common name: Indian Olive • Bengali: Jalpai • Manipuri: ꯆꯣꯔꯐꯣꯟ চোরফোন Chorphon • Mizo: Zawlphai
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MS, March, 2021/01 Elaeocarpus sp. for id.
Location : Aizawl, Mizoram
Note : Fruit black when ripe, edible
I tried all species listed in the book as per comparative images at Elaeocarpus and specimens from India in GBIF as below:
But not sure without close up details. E. tectorius also to be looked into.
The following images are creating doubt for E. floribundus due to shape of petals:
https://www.flowersofindia.Indian%20Olive.html
http://tropical.theferns.info/4e754eaad1dbc.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.Elaeocarpus_floribundus_01.JPG
Let us keep it as E. floribundus for the time being.
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MS,July,2022/06 Elaeocarpus sp.(floribundus?) for confirmation/id: 10 images- 2 high res.
Location : Aizawl, Mizoram
Habitat : Wild
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MS, Oct., 2023/04 Elaeocarpus sp. ? for id: 2 images.
Location : Hmuifang, Mizoram
Please check Elaeocarpus serratus L. !
It’s close to Eleocarpus serratus as … expressed
I am not sure.
Appears more closer to images at
https://efloraofindia.com/2021/03/12/elaeocarpus-floribundus/
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References:
POWO Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1 IPNI GBIF– specimen1 and specimen 2 (High resolution specimens) Flowers of India India Biodiversity Portal Wikimedia Commons FRLHT Useful Tropical Plants Prota4U