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Elaeocarpus venustus is a rare, Critically Endangered medium-sized tree from the Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India, found only in montane freshwater swamp forests at 1,200 to 1,300 m. It is not a commonly cultivated houseplant, so growing guidance below is general and reflects its wet swamp habitat.
Elaeocarpus venustus is a species of flowering plant in the Elaeocarpaceae family. It is found only in the Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. It is Critically Endangered, and threatened by habitat loss.
Elaeocarpus venustus is known only from Chimunji, Muthukuzhivayal, Upper Kodayar, and nearby areas of Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, which is part of Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve. It has an estimated area of occupancy (AOO) of 24 km2, and an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 59.8 km2.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Elaeocarpus venustus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
