Elaeocarpus gaussenii
Species of flowering plant
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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.[1]
| Elaeocarpus gaussenii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Oxalidales |
| Family: | Elaeocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Elaeocarpus |
| Species: | E. gaussenii |
| Binomial name | |
| Elaeocarpus gaussenii Weibel | |
The species was described by Raymond Weibel in 1972.[2]
