Elaeocarpaceae

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Elaeocarpaceae
Crinodendron hookerianum
Crinodendron hookerianum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Elaeocarpaceae
Genera

Aceratium
Aristotelia
Crinodendron
Dubouzetia
Elaeocarpus
Peripentadenia
Platytheca
Sericolea
Sloanea
Tetratheca
Tremandra
Vallea

Elaeaocarpaceae is a family of flowering plants. The family contains 605 species of trees and shrubs in 12 genera.

The species of Elaeocarpaceae are mostly tropical and subtropical, with a few temperate-zone species. Most species are evergreen. They are found in Madagascar, Southeast Asia, Malaysia, eastern Australia, New Zealand, West Indies, and Chile.

The plants are hermaphrodite or dioecious and bear flowers clustered in inflorescences.