Elaeocarpus bancroftii

Elaeocarpus bancroftii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Elaeocarpaceae
Genus: Elaeocarpus
Species: E. bancroftii
Binomial name
Elaeocarpus bancroftii
F.Muell. & F.M.Bailey.[1]

Elaeocarpus bancroftii is a species of plant native to Queensland in Australia. Common names include Kuranda quandong, ebony heart, grey nut, nut tree, nutwood and Johnstone River almond.[2]

The species was first formally described by botanists Ferdinand von Mueller and Frederick Manson Bailey in 1886, based on plant material collected on the Johnstone River.[3]

References

  1. "Taxon: Elaeocarpus bancroftii F. Muell. & F. M. Bailey". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
  2. "Australian plant common name database". Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
  3. "Elaeocarpus bancroftii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 30 July 2011.


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