Elaeocarpus kambi
Gibbs
Kambi
Elaeocarpaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A tree. It grows 26-30 m tall. The crown is round and spreading. The trunk is 60 cm across. The flowers have green and white sepals and white petals.
Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Distribution
A tropical plant. In Fiji it grows in dense forest between 800-970 m altitude.
Where It Grows
Fiji*, Pacific,
Notes
There are about 360 Elaeocarpus species mostly in the tropics.
References (2)
- Walter, A. & Sam C., 2002, Fruits of Oceania. ACIAR Monograph No. 85. Canberra. p 279
- Smith, A.C., 1981, Flora Vitiensis Nova: A New flora of Fiji, Hawai Botanical Gardens, USA Vol 2 p 362
