Elaeocarpus firdausii (Elaeocarpaceae), a new species from tropical mountain forests of Sulawesi

Authors: Brambach, Fabian DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.62.7548 Published: Jan. 1, 2016 Source: PhytoKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Elaeocarpus · Topics: Plant Diversity and Evolution, Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions, Phytochemistry and Biological Activities

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Based on ongoing ecological research in mountain forests of Sulawesi, a new species, Elaeocarpus firdausii Brambach, Coode, Biagioni & Culmsee, sp. nov. is described and illustrated from mossy forests at > 2000 m and information provided on the species’ distribution, ecology and pollen morphology. Elaeocarpus firdausii is similar to E. luteolignum Coode but differs from the latter in having glabrous terminal buds, leaves with black gland dots, 4-merous, larger flowers, and more numerous stamens.

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