Elaeocarpus carbinensis

Elaeocarpus carbinensis
Herbarium specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Elaeocarpaceae
Genus: Elaeocarpus
Species:
E. carbinensis
Binomial name
Elaeocarpus carbinensis
J.N.Gagul & Crayn[2][3]

Elaeocarpus carbinensis is a species of tree in the family Elaeocarpaceae.[4]

Description

It can grow up to 30 metres tall, with blaze yellow, white, cream or brown coloured outer bark and simple, alternately arranged leaves. It has white and cream coloured flowers as well as ovoid/ellipsoid, dark blue or grey coloured drupaceous fruit.[5]

Habitat and distribution

The species is restricted to the Carbine Tableland west of Mossman and has been recorded on Mt Spurgeon, Mt Lewis and Mt Misery at elevations ranging from 940–1260 m.

It occurs in notophyll vine forest and mixed mesophyll vine forest on soils derived from granite or a mixture of granite and basic volcanic rocks.

References

  1. ^ "Elaeocarpus carbinensis". WildNet. Queensland Government. 2026. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Elaeocarpus carbinensis J.N.Gagul & Crane". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Elaeocarpus carbinensis J.N.Gagul & Crayn". POWO. Plants of the World Online, facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2026. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Elaeocarpus carbinensis". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  5. ^ Gagul, J. N.; Simpson, L.; Crayn, D. M. (2018). "Elaeocarpus carbinensis J.N.Gagul & Crayn (Elaeocarpaceae), a new species endemic to the Mt Carbine Tableland of northeast Queensland, Australia" (PDF). Austrobaileya. 10 (2): 247–259. Retrieved 9 February 2026.