Belongs within: Oxalidales.
Contains: Tetratheca, Sloanea section Anoniodes, Echinocarpus, Sericolea, Aceratium, Elaeocarpus section Coilopetalum, Elaeocarpus section Monocera.
The Elaeocarpaceae are a group of shrubs and trees found in tropical and subtropical regions around the world except in Africa (Harden 1990). Members of the tribe Elaeocarpeae have flowers with stamens inserted between the disc and ovary, and anthers opening transversely like two lips. Sloaneeae have stamens scattered over the surface of the cushion-like disc, and anthers open through two lateral pores (Schlechter 1916).
Characters (Harden 1990): Trees or shrubs. Leaves mostly alternate or sometimes opposite, simple or 1-foliolate, commonly clustered at the end of branches; margins usually regularly toothed, sometimes entire or almost so; stipules small, frequently shed early. Inflorescence axillary, a raceme, panicle or dichasial cyme, or flowers solitary. Flowers actinomorphic, usually bisexual. Sepals mostly 4 or 5, distinct or fused at base, often valvate. Petals 4 or 5, free or rarely united, often deeply divided or petals absent. Stamens numerous, usually free, borne on a more or less enlarged disc or receptacle; anther 2-locular, usually much longer than the filament, dehiscing by apical pores, or apical or subapical slits; connective often elongated. Carpels 2–many, united, ovary superior. Fruit a capsule, drupe or berry.
<==Elaeocarpaceae [Elaeocarpineae]
|--Aristotelia L’Hér. 1786A61 [AristotelieaeS16]
| | i. s.: A. maquiD03
| |--+--A. australasicaLC95
| | `--A. peduncularisLC95
| `--+--A. chilensisLC95
| `--+--A. × colensoi Hook. f. 1864 [A. fruticosa × A. serrata; incl. A. × fruserrata Allan 1927]A61
| |--A. fruticosa Hooker 1852LC95, A61 (see below for synonymy)
| `--A. serrata (Forster & Forster) Oliver 1921LC95, A61 (see below for synonymy)
|--SloaneeaeS16
| |--SloaneaH90
| | | i. s.: S. australisH90
| | | S. jamaicensisS16
| | | S. javanicaA78
| | | S. sigumA78
| | | S. woolsiiWP99
| | |--S. sect. AnoniodesC81
| | |--S. sect. Antholoma (Labill.) Sm. 1944 [=Antholoma Labill. 1800; incl. S. (Pachycarpaea Sm. 1944)]C81
| | | |--S. aberrans (Brandis) Sm. 1944 (see below for synonymy)C81
| | | |--S. anacantha Sm. 1944C81
| | | |--S. forbesii Muell. 1892 [=Echinocarpus forbesii (Muell.) Schlechter 1916]C81
| | | |--S. gymnocarpa Sm. 1944C81
| | | |--S. insularis Sm. 1944C81
| | | |--S. lamii Sm. 1944 [incl. Antholoma papuana Schm. 1924 non Echinocarpus papuanus Schlechter 1916]C81
| | | |--‘Antholoma’ montanumS16
| | | |--S. streimannii Coode 1978C81
| | | `--S. tieghemii (Muell.) Sm. 1944 (see below for synonymy)C81
| | `--S. sect. Cnidocarpaea Sm. 1944C81
| | `--S. paradisearum Muell. 1877 (see below for synonymy)C81
| `--EchinocarpusS16
`--ElaeocarpeaeS16
|--SericoleaS16
|--AceratiumS16
`--Elaeocarpus Linnaeus 1753A61
| i. s.: E. amabilis Kan. & Hat. 1942 (n. d.)C81
| E. bakaianus Coode 1978C81
| E. bancroftiiC81
| E. bauerlenii [incl. E. longifolius (preoc.)]MB08
| E. bifidusS16
| E. bilongvinas Coode 1980C81
| E. braceanusDD73
| E. cassinoidesC81
| E. coorangoolooSO93
| E. costatusP82
| E. crenulatus Kruth 1940 [incl. E. myrtoides Sm. 1944]C81
| E. cyaneusR70
| E. dallmannensis Kan. & Hat. 1942 (n. d.)C81
| E. decipiensMH98
| E. dentatus (Forster & Forster) Vahl 1794A61 (see below for synonymy)
| |--E. d. var. dentatusA61
| `--E. d. var. obovatus Cheesem. 1907A61
| E. divaricativenus Kan. & Hat. 1942 (n. d.)C81
| E. elliffiiWP99
| E. eumundiiH90
| E. ferruginiflorusWO95b
| E. firmus Knuth 1940 (n. d.)C81
| E. foveolatusWO95b
| E. fulgens Sm. 1944 (n. d.)C81
| E. fuscoides Knuth 1940C81
| E. ganitrusS16
| E. grandisNC91
| E. hebecarpus Kan. & Hat. 1942 (n. d.)C81
| E. holopetalusH90
| E. hookerianus Raoul 1846A61
| E. japonicusS16
| E. kirtoniiH90
| E. lancaefoliusD07
| E. largiflorensWB-P93
| E. luteolusC81
| E. muelleri Ettingshausen 1886F71
| E. murukkai Coode 1978C81
| E. novomecklenburgensis Knuth 1940 (n. d.)C81
| E. obovatus non E. dentatus var. obovatus Cheesem. 1907H90
| E. photiniifoliusS16
| E. reticulatusW01
| E. schlechteri Knuth 1941 (n. d.)C81
| E. schoddei Weibel 1971C81
| E. sericopetalusWO95a
| E. serratus L. 1753C81
| E. sikkimensisD07
| E. stipularilsCK06
| E. tectoriusDD73
| E. trichophyllus Sm. 1944 [incl. E. erianthus Sm. 1944, E. eximius Sm. 1944]C81
| E. vaccinioidesS16
| E. williamsianusH90
|--E. (sect. Blepharoceras) blepharoceras Schlechter 1916 [incl. E. tafaensis Sm. 1944]C81
|--E. sect. ChascanthusS16
| |--E. homalioides Schlechter 1916C81
| |--E. leucanthus Sm. 1944C81
| |--E. millarii Weibel 1971C81
| |--E. multisectus Schlechter 1916 [incl. E. salomonensis Knuth 1941, E. solomonensis Sm. 1944]C81
| |--E. oromiensis Weibel 1971C81
| |--E. prafiensis Weibel 1971C81
| `--E. pullenii Weibel 1971C81
|--E. sect. CoilopetalumC81
|--E. sect. DactylosphaeraS16
| |--E. dolichodactylus Schlechter 1916 (see below for synonymy)C81
| |--E. heptadactyloides Weibel 1971C81
| |--E. heptadactylus Schlechter 1916 (n. d.)S16
| |--E. marafunganus Coode 1978C81
| |--E. myrmecophilus Sm. 1944C81
| |--E. pachydactylus Schlechter 1916 (n. d.)S16
| `--E. pentadactylus Schlechter 1916 (n. d.)S16
|--E. sect. FissipetalumS16
| |--E. arfakensis Schlechter 1916 (see below for synonymy)C81
| |--E. arnhemicus Muell. 1875 (see below for synonymy)C81
| |--E. cheirophorus Schlechter 1916 (n. d.)S16, C81
| |--E. dasycarpus Sm. 1944C81
| |--E. densiflorus Knuth 1941 [incl. E. archboldianus Sm. 1944, E. decorus Sm. 1944]C81
| |--E. orohensis Schlechter 1916C81
| |--E. polydactylus Schlechter 1916 (see below for synonymy)C81
| |--E. roseo-albus Schlechter 1916 (n. d.)S16, C81
| `--E. sericoloides Sm. 1944C81
|--E. sect. GanitrusC81
| |--E. angustifolius Bl. 1825 (see below for synonymy)C81
| | |--E. a. var. angustifoliusS16
| | `--E. ‘novo-guineensis’ var. latifolius Warbg. 1905S16
| |--E. buderi Coode 1978C81
| |--E. dolichostylus Schlechter 1961C81
| | |--E. d. ssp. dolichostylus [incl. E. chloranthus Sm. 1944, E. ulapensis Knuth 1941]C81
| | `--E. d. ssp. collinus Coode 1978C81
| `--E. ptilanthus Schlechter 1916 (see below for synonymy)C81
|--E. (sect. Lobopetalum) bilobatus Schlechter 1916S16 [incl. E. bilobatus var. acutatus Schlechter 1916C81]
|--E. sect. MonoceraC81
|--E. (sect. OreocarpusS16
| |--E. culminicola Warbg. 1893 (see below for synonymy)C81
| `--E. sterrophyllus Schlechter 1916 (n. d.)S16, C81
|--E. sect. PapuanthusC81
| |--E. amplifolius Schlechter 1916 [incl. E. amygdaliferus Schlechter 1916]C81
| |--E. badius Coode 1978C81
| |--E. finisterrae Schlechter 1916C81
| |--E. nouhuysii Kooders 1909C81
| |--E. piestocarpus Schlechter 1916 [incl. E. lamekotensis Knuth 1940]C81
| |--E. schlechteranus Sm. 1944 (see below for synonymy)C81
| `--E. undulatus Warbg. 1891 [incl. E. comatus White & Francis 1927, E. nephelephilus Schlechter 1916]C81
`--E. sect. Ptilanthus Schlechter 1916S16
|--E. altisectus Schlechter 1916S16, C81 [incl. E. breviracemosus Knuth 1940C81, E. trifidus Sm. 1944C81]
|--E. cuneifolius Schlechter 1916 (n. d.)S16, C81
|--E. kaniensis Schlechter 1916S16, C81 [incl. E. glabriusculus Knuth 1916C81]
`--E. terminalioides Schlechter 1916 (n. d.)S16, C81
Elaeocarpaceae incertae sedis:
CrinodendronMC94
PeripentadeniaMC94
Sloaneaecarpum eocenicum Râsky 1962CBH93
DubouzetiaMC94
|--D. dentata Sm. 1944C81
|--D. elegansC81
|--D. galorei Coode 1978C81
|--D. kairoi Cookde 1978C81
`--D. novoguineensis Sm. 1944C81
TetrathecaBS05
Nomen nudum: Aristotelia papuana v. Müller 1881S16
Aristotelia fruticosa Hooker 1852LC95, A61 [incl. Myrsine brachyclada Colenso 1839A61, A. fruticosa var. erecta Hooker 1852A61, A. erecta Buchanan 1871A61, A. fruticosa var. microphylla Hooker 1852A61, A. fruticosa var. prostrata Hooker 1852A61, A. fruticosa var. ridigula Simpson & Thomson 1947A61, A. fruticosa var. suberecta Hooker 1852A61]
Aristotelia serrata (Forster & Forster) Oliver 1921LC95, A61 [=Dicera serrata Forster & Forster 1776A61; incl. Friesia racemosa Cunn. 1840A61, Aristotelia racemosa Hook. f. 1852A61]
Elaeocarpus angustifolius Bl. 1825 [incl. E. fauroensis Hemsl. 1896, E. muelleranus Schltr 1916, E. novoguineensis Warbg. 1905, E. parkinsonii Warbg. 1891, Ganitrus sphaerica Gaertn. 1791 (nom. illeg.), E. sphaericus (Gaertn.) Sch. in Engl. & Prantl 1890]C81
Elaeocarpus arfakensis Schlechter 1916 [incl. E. koebrensis Gibbs 1917, E. alpestris Sm. 1944, E. pulleanus Schm. 1924]C81
Elaeocarpus arnhemicus Muell. 1875 [incl. E. brassii Knuth 1940, E. papuanus Knuth 1941, E. peekelii Knuth 1940, E. reedyi Muell. 1888]C81
Elaeocarpus culminicola Warbg. 1893 [incl. E. boridiensis Knuth 1940, E. gjellerupii Pulle 1912, E. patens Knuth 1940, E. populneoides Knuth 1940, E. populneus Schlechter 1916, E. rugulosus Knuth 1940, E. sogorensis Bak. f. 1923, E. viscosus Warbg. 1894]C81
Elaeocarpus dentatus (Forster & Forster) Vahl 1794A61 [=Dicera dentata Forster & Forster 1776A61, Eriostemon dentatusC06; incl. Elaeocarpus cunninghamii Raoul 1846A61, El. hinau Cunn. 1840A61]
Elaeocarpus dolichodactylus Schlechter 1916 [incl. E. cephalodactylus Schlechter 1916, E. lamii Schm. 1942, E. stenodactylus Schlechter 1916]C81
Elaeocarpus polydactylus Schltr 1916 [incl. E. albiflorus Knuth 1941, E. azaleifolius Knuth 1940, E. florulentus Ridley 1916, E. leptopus Sm. 1944, E. mundulus Sm. 1944, E. nubigenus Schlechter 1916, E. polydactylus var. podocarpoides Schlechter 1916, E. raphiolepidiifolius Kan. & Hat. 1942, E. savannarum Sm. 1944]C81
Elaeocarpus ptilanthus Schlechter 1916 [incl. E. acutifidus Sm. 1944, E. aemulus Sm. 1944, E. multiscissus Knuth 1941]C81
Elaeocarpus schlechteranus Sm. 1944 [incl. E. leiophyllus Sm. 1944, E. megacarpus Schlechter 1916 non Elmer 1915]C81
Sloanea aberrans (Brandis) Sm. 1944 [=Elaeocarpus aberrans Brandis 1899; incl. S. coriacea Ridley 1916, Echinocarpus papuanus Schlechter 1916, S. papuana (Schlechter) Sm. 1944]C81
Sloanea paradisearum Muell. 1877 [incl. Echinocarpus brassii Schm. 1929, Sloanea brassi (Schm.) Sm. 1944, S. myriandra Sm. 1944]C81
Sloanea tieghemii (Muell.) Sm. 1944 [=Antholoma tieghemii Muell. 1892; incl. S. archboldiana Sm. 1944, Echinocarpus arfakensis Kan. & Hat. 1942, S. arfakensis (Kan. & Hat.) Merr. 1951, S. perbella Sm. 1944, S. versteeghii Sm. 1944]C81
*Type species of generic name indicated
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