Elaeocarpus thorelii
Species of flowering plant endemic to Cambodia
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Elaeocarpus thorelii is a tree in the family Elaeocarpaceae, endemic to Cambodia, and used for its wood.
| Elaeocarpus thorelii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Oxalidales |
| Family: | Elaeocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Elaeocarpus |
| Species: | E. thorelii |
| Binomial name | |
| Elaeocarpus thorelii | |
Description and habitat
The species grows 10–15 m (33–49 ft) tall in dense/closed forests.[2] 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 970 m (3,180 ft) elevation.[3]
Distribution
It is endemic to Cambodia,[1] most commonly in the provinces of Kompong Speu and Kompong Chhnang.[2]
Vernacular names
Uses
The wood of the tree is used in construction and as firewood.[2]
History
The French botanist Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre, who specialised in Asian flora, described the plant in his Flore Forestiere de la Cochinchine in 1885,[4] naming this species after Clovis Thorel.