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Elaeocarpus serratus

Flowering Plants

Elaeocarpus serratus, known as the Ceylon olive, is a tropical flowering plant in the family Elaeocarpaceae. It is a medium to large tree with white flowers, and has a disjunctive native distribution across Sri Lanka and southern India, and parts of the northern Indian subcontinent including Assam and Bangladesh. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Used in Traditional Medicine 1
Scientific Name
Elaeocarpus serratus 1
Conservation Status
Least Concern 4
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Malvales, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Elaeocarpus serratus
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Found In

Bangladesh

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Brazil

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India

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Mauritius

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Sri Lanka

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Taiwan

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Sources
1. Elaeocarpus serratus (Wikipedia)
  • Wikidata Q28501 (P225 taxon name)
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 391342
    Elaeocarpus serratus, the Ceylon olive, is a tropical flowering plant in the family Elaeocarpaceae.
  • Lead
    The fruit is commonly eaten, and people also use the plant for ornamental, religious and folk-medicinal purposes.
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2. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (species profiles): Species profiles of Elaeocarpus serratus
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (species profiles)system profile
Quote, system profile
"habitat": "terrestrial"
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3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Malvales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12420
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12420
"cites_listing":"II/NC","eu_listing":"B/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Malvales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
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4. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Elaeocarpus serratus
Child Taxon Of: Malvales, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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