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.
Elaeocarpus acmosepalus is a species of flowering plant in the Elaeocarpaceae family. It is a tree found in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Elaeocarpus obtusus is a species of flowering plant in the Elaeocarpaceae family. It is native to Southeast Asia.
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 bojeri, locally known as a bois dentelle, descriptive of its delicate white flowers) is a species of flowering plant in the Elaeocarpaceae family. The species was once only found close to an Indian temple at Grand Bassin in Mauritius, where fewer than ten individuals were known to grow in the 1990s.
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 colnettianus is a species of flowering plant in the Elaeocarpaceae family. It is found only in New Caledonia.
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 munroi is a species of flowering plant in the Elaeocarpaceae family and is endemic to India. It was first formally described in 1838 by Robert Wight who gave it the name Monocera munroii in his book Illustrations of Indian Botany. In 1874, Maxwell T. Masters changed the name to Elaeocarpus munroi in the Hooker's Flora of British India. The specific epithet (munroi) honours the botanist, William Munro.
Elaeocarpus royenii is a species of flowering plant in the Elaeocarpaceae family. It is found only in West Papua (Indonesia).
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 simaluensis is a species of flowering plant in the Elaeocarpaceae family. It is found only in Sumatra.
Elaeocarpus venustus is a species of flowering plant in the Elaeocarpaceae family. It is found only in India. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Elaeocarpus bancroftii, commonly known as Kuranda quandong, Johnstone River almond, ebony heart, grey nut, or nut tree is a large rainforest tree in the family Elaeocarpaceae which is endemic to Queensland. It has coriaceous leaves, attractive white flowers and relatively large fruit containing an edible kernel.
As of July 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 238 conservation dependent species. 0.29% of all evaluated species are listed as conservation dependent. The IUCN also lists seven subspecies and five varieties as conservation dependent.
