Details of genus: Elaeocarpus Burm. ex L. [1518]
genus_ja: ホルトノキ
genus_en:
# spp.: 489
pub_year: 1753
accepted: Accepted
Family: Elaeocarpaceae
family_ja: ホルトノキ
Infra familial classification:
Citation:| data_source | Kind of information | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kew Gardens (2017) Plants of the world online (POWO). Accessed on 08 Mar 2024 | Scientific name & others | Show this data_source |
distribution_en: W. Indian Ocean, Tropical & Subtropical Asia to Pacific
description_en: Genus of 60 species of evergreen shrubs and trees occurring in forest and thickets from E. Asia to Indonesia and Malaysia, and from Australasia and the Pacific. They are grown for their axillary racemes of small, 3- to 5-petalled, bell-shaped, fringed, usually fragrant flowers, and for their colourful berries. The mainly alternate leaves are lance-shaped to broad-ovate or oblong, leathery, and entire or toothed. In frost-prone areas, grow in a cool greenhouse; in warmer areas, grow as specimen plants or in a shrub border.
hardiness_en: Frost tender; E. cyaneus may survive short spells near 0°C (32°F).
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Root semi-ripe cuttings with bottom heat in summer (rooting may be slow).
pests_en: Prone to white-flies and red spider mites under glass.
description_ja:
comment: trop. & warm OW exc. Africa
comment_ja:
type_species:
Phylogenetic definition:
Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2024-03-08 09:45 by hkokubun@mac.com
family:
| System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Accepted | Elaeocarpaceae | ホルトノキ科 | 489 | Show | |
| PB2 | Elaeocarpaceae | ホルトノキ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Elaeocarpaceae | ホルトノキ科 | Show |