Elaeocarpus Thorelii
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''Elaeocarpus thorelii'' is a tree in the family
Elaeocarpaceae Elaeaocarpaceae is a family of flowering plants. The family contains approximately 615 species of trees and shrubs in 12 genera."Elaeocarpaceae" In: Klaus Kubitzki (ed.). ''The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants'' vol. VI. Springer-Verlag: Be ...
, endemic to Cambodia, and used for its wood.


Description and habitat

The species grows 10-15m tall in dense/closed forests. It has rough bark. On the Bokor Plateau of Preah Monivong Bokor National Park, Cambodia, the plant is a rare small tree, found at about 970m elevation.


Distribution

It is endemic to Cambodia, most commonly in the provinces of Kompong Speu and Kompong Chhnang.


Vernacular names

''Elaeocarpus thorelii'' is called ''krâmâr'' in Khmer, the name is an allusion to its rough bark.


Uses

The wood of the tree is used in construction and as firewood.


History

The French botanist
Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre (23 October 1833 – 30 October 1905), also known as J. B. Louis Pierre, was a French botanist known for his Asian studies. Early life Pierre was born in Saint-André, Réunion, and studied in Paris before workin ...
, who specialised in Asian flora, described the plant in his ''Flore Forestiere de la Cochinchine'' in 1885.


References


Further reading

*Dy Phon, P. (2000). Dictionnaire des plantes utilisées au Cambodge: 1–915. chez l'auteur, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. *Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1–50919. {{Taxonbar, from=Q15319015 thorelii Endemic flora of Cambodia Plants described in 1885