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A native Australian shrub or small tree of monsoon forests and rainforest edges, usually found along streams. It is grown mainly as an ornamental or for its olive-like black fruit, and is hardy in warm frost-free climates.
Elaeodendron melanocarpum is a species of shrubs or small trees endemic to northern Australia. The natural range extends from The Kimberley across The Top End to Cape York Peninsula and southwards to South East Queensland. The species occurs in monsoon forests and drier types of rainforests, commonly along streams.
Elaeodendron melanocarpum was previously included in the genus Cassine; however, it is now considered that only three African species belong to Cassine.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Elaeodendron melanocarpum 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.
