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Elaeocarpus serratus

Syn. Elaeocarpus malabaricus

IUCN Red List Least Concern (LC)

Local name

  • Ceylon Olive (English)
  • Karai (Tamil Nadu)
  • Kyaasatte (Kannada)

Tree type

Evergreen Deciduous
Family: Elaeocarpaceae
20m

Indicated uses

Medicinal Edible Ornamental Avenue Other

Flowering & fruiting

Flowering Fruiting

Key characters

Elaeocarpus serratus bark

Bark

Bark 8-10 mm thick brown, mottled with grey; blaze red.

Elaeocarpus serratus leaves

Leaves

Leaves are simple, alternate; leaf-stalk 15-40 mm, slender, velvet-hairy.

Elaeocarpus serratus flower

Flower

Bisexual, white, axillary clusters up to 8 cm long, with five hairy sepals, deeply divided petals, numerous stamens, and a woolly, three-chambered ovary.

Elaeocarpus serratus fruit / seeds

Fruit / Seeds

Fruit a drupe, subspherical, green, style persistent; stone tubercle; seed one.

Elaeocarpus serratus

Did you know?

Its fallen sweet-sour fruits provide an important food source for the elusive Brown Palm Civet, a nocturnal mammal endemic to the Western Ghats.

Distribution

World map showing distribution

W. & S. India, Sri Lanka, Assam to Bangladesh, Caroline Is., Mauritius, Sumatera