Elaeocarpus bojeri
Elaeocarpus bojeri, locally known as a bois dentelle ('lace wood' in French), descriptive of its delicate white flowers)[2] is a species of flowering plant in the Elaeocarpaceae family.[1] The species was once only found close to an Indian temple at Grand Bassin in Mauritius, where fewer than ten individuals were known to grow in the 1990s.[1][2]
| Elaeocarpus bojeri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Oxalidales |
| Family: | Elaeocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Elaeocarpus |
| Species: | E. bojeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Elaeocarpus bojeri R.E. Vaughan | |
Conservation
Elaeocarpus bojeri seed pods, in the gardens of Monvert Nature Park
It is not threatened because of being exploited itself, rather because its environment is being overrun by more commercially attractive alien species such as Psidium cattleyanum and Litsea monopetala.
See also
References
- Page, W. (1998). "Elaeocarpus bojeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T30553A9562599. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30553A9562599.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- Atlas Obscura: The Last Two Bois Dentelle Trees Visited 21 May 2016.
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