Elaeocarpus holopetalus
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Elaeocarpus holopetalus is a small rainforest tree of eastern Australia
. It grows from near the Snowy River
(37° S) to Chaelundi National Park
(29° S) in northern New South Wales
. It grows at high altitude in gullies.
Often seen with the Southern Sassafras. Such as at Errinundra National Park
, South East Forest National Park
, Blue Mountains National Park
and Barrington Tops National Park
. It is also associated with the Antarctic Beech
at Barrington Tops National Park
and other northerly sites such as New England National Park
.
Common names include Black Olive Berry, Mountain Blue-berry and Mountain Quandong.
The trunk is straight with dark grey or brown outer bark. Relatively smooth with some fissures and wrinkles.
Leaves are particularly serrated, 3 to 7 cm long. Mid to dark green above, paler below. Leaves show prominent venation, particularly on the underside. Another identifying feature of this and other Elaeocarpus
trees is the senescent red leaves.
White flowers appear on paired racemes in November and December. The fruit is a black or (immature) maroon coloured drupe
, 9 mm long, maturing from March to October. Like many Australian Elaeocarpus
trees, germination is slow and difficult. However, cuttings prove more successful.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It grows from near the Snowy River
Snowy River
The Snowy River is a major river in south-eastern Australia. It originates on the slopes of Mount Kosciuszko, Australia's highest mainland peak, draining the eastern slopes of the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales, before flowing through the Snowy River National Park in Victoria and emptying into...
(37° S) to Chaelundi National Park
Chaelundi National Park
Chaelundi is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, 455 km north of Sydney and north-west of Dorrigo.-Location:The park is located in Northern NSW, Australia, near the towns of Dorrigo and Grafton, approximately 600km by road north of Sydney....
(29° S) in northern New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
. It grows at high altitude in gullies.
Often seen with the Southern Sassafras. Such as at Errinundra National Park
Errinundra National Park
Errinundra is a national park in Victoria, Australia, 352 km east of Melbourne. Errinundra National Park is centred on the Errinundra Plateau, a southwards extension of the Monaro Tablelands of New South Wales...
, South East Forest National Park
South East Forest National Park
South East Forest is a national park in New South Wales , 378 km southwest of Sydney. It features high quality old growth eucalyptus forest and remnant patches of temperate rainforest....
, Blue Mountains National Park
Blue Mountains National Park
The Blue Mountains National Park is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, 81 km west of Sydney, and located in the Blue Mountains region of the Great Dividing Range. The park covers 268,987 hectares. The boundary of the park is quite irregular as it is broken up by roads, urban areas...
and Barrington Tops National Park
Barrington Tops National Park
Barrington Tops is a National Park in the Hunter Valley, approximately north of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. The nearest towns are Scone, Singleton, Dungog, Gloucester and East Gresford....
. It is also associated with the Antarctic Beech
Nothofagus moorei
Nothofagus moorei, is an important Gondwana relict of the rainforests of the southern hemisphere. It occurs in wet, fire free areas at high altitude in eastern Australia....
at Barrington Tops National Park
Barrington Tops National Park
Barrington Tops is a National Park in the Hunter Valley, approximately north of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. The nearest towns are Scone, Singleton, Dungog, Gloucester and East Gresford....
and other northerly sites such as New England National Park
New England National Park
New England National Park is situated on the Northern Tablelands in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia, 560 km north of Sydney. It is about 10 km south of Waterfall Way, just 85 km east of Armidale and 65 km west of Coffs Harbour...
.
Common names include Black Olive Berry, Mountain Blue-berry and Mountain Quandong.
Description
Usually a large bush or a small tree. However rare specimens are most impressive; being 2 metres wide at the base, and 25 metres tall.The trunk is straight with dark grey or brown outer bark. Relatively smooth with some fissures and wrinkles.
Leaves are particularly serrated, 3 to 7 cm long. Mid to dark green above, paler below. Leaves show prominent venation, particularly on the underside. Another identifying feature of this and other Elaeocarpus
Elaeocarpus
Elaeocarpus is a genus of tropical and subtropical evergreen trees and shrubs. The approximately 350 species are distributed from Madagascar in the west through India, Southeast Asia, Malaysia, southern China, and Japan, through Australia to New Zealand, Fiji, and Hawaii in the east. The islands of...
trees is the senescent red leaves.
White flowers appear on paired racemes in November and December. The fruit is a black or (immature) maroon coloured drupe
Drupe
In botany, a drupe is a fruit in which an outer fleshy part surrounds a shell of hardened endocarp with a seed inside. These fruits develop from a single carpel, and mostly from flowers with superior ovaries...
, 9 mm long, maturing from March to October. Like many Australian Elaeocarpus
Elaeocarpus
Elaeocarpus is a genus of tropical and subtropical evergreen trees and shrubs. The approximately 350 species are distributed from Madagascar in the west through India, Southeast Asia, Malaysia, southern China, and Japan, through Australia to New Zealand, Fiji, and Hawaii in the east. The islands of...
trees, germination is slow and difficult. However, cuttings prove more successful.