Common name
Portuguese: Azeitona do Ceilão
Portuguese: Azeitona do Ceilão
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Malvales (81)
Family: Elaeocarpaceae (1)(family description)
Genus: Elaeocarpus (1)
Epithet: serratus L. (1)
Synonyms: Elaeocarpus barnardii Burkill, Elaeocarpus cuneatus Wight
barnardii => in honor of B.H.F. Bernard (fl. 1915), British Conservator of Forests in Singapore or William George Barnard (1907-1980), South African veterinarian and plant collector
serratus => toothed
Climate: tropical
Habit: tree
Flower colour: white