Elaeocarpus is a genus of nearly five hundred species of flowering plants in the family Elaeocarpaceae native to the Western Indian Ocean, Tropical and Subtropical Asia, and the Pacific. Plants in the genus Elaeocarpus are trees or shrubs with simple leaves, flowers with four or five petals usually, and usually blue fruit.
Lacewood is a common name for the wood produced from a number of different trees, with mostly a striking appearance of their "lace-wood“, which gets its name from the lace like pattern: These include:
Dalbergia bojeri is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Madagascar. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Elaeocarpus blascoi is a species of flowering plant in the Elaeocarpaceae family. It is found only in India. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Elaeocarpus brigittae is a species of flowering plant in the Elaeocarpaceae family. It is found only in Sumatra.
Elaeocarpus ceylanicus is a species of flowering plant in the Elaeocarpaceae family. It is found only in Sri Lanka.
Elaeocarpus cordifolius is a species of tree in the plant family Elaeocarpaceae.
Elaeocarpus coriaceus is a species of flowering plant in the Elaeocarpaceae family. It is found only in Sri Lanka.
Elaeocarpus cruciatus is a species of flowering plant in the Elaeocarpaceae family. It is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Elaeocarpus gaussenii is a critically endangered species of flowering plant in the Elaeocarpaceae family. It is found only in the Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Elaeocarpus glandulifer is a species of flowering plant in the Elaeocarpaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka, mainly in South-western areas.
Elaeocarpus nanus is a species of flowering plant in the Elaeocarpaceae family. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Elaeocarpus prunifolius is a species of flowering plant in the Elaeocarpaceae family. It is found in Bangladesh and India. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Elaeocarpus recurvatus is a species of flowering plant in the Elaeocarpaceae family. It is found only in India. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Elaeocarpus rugosus is a species of flowering plant in the Elaeocarpaceae family. It a tree is found in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Elaeocarpus venustus is a species of flowering plant in the Elaeocarpaceae family. It is found only in India. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The golden palm weaver is a species of bird in the weaver family, Ploceidae. It is found in eastern Africa.
Eugenia bojeri is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to Mauritius.
Ficus bojeri is a species of plant in the family Moraceae. It is endemic to Seychelles. It is a fairly small ficus, or fig, tree with small branches and oval-shaped leaves. It is greyish-brown in color. The fruit hangs from the trunk of the tree on centimeter long twigs.
The World's 100 most threatened species is a compilation of the most threatened animals, plants, and fungi in the world. It was the result of a collaboration between over 8,000 scientists from the International Union for Conservation of Nature Species Survival Commission, along with the Zoological Society of London. The report was published by the Zoological Society of London in 2012 as the book, Priceless or Worthless?
