Elaeocarpus culminicola

Elaeocarpus culmanicola is an evergreen tree to 25 metres (82 ft) with a trunk diameter to 25 centimetres (9.8 in). The glossy dark green leaves are simple, crenulate, arranged spirally around the branch and crowded towards the end of the branches.[5] Flowering occurs in late winter[6] and is normally profuse. The fragrance from the flowers is strong but not particularly pleasant.[4] The flowers are white, about 10 millimetres (0.39 in) across and are attached to the twig behind or below the leaves. Like many other members of this genus they are cup-shaped and hang downwards with fringed petals that give the appearance of "fairy petticoats" (a common name for E. reticulatus).[7] The bright blue globular fruit is a drupe about 10 millimetres (0.39 in) diameter which appears in late spring and may stay on the branch until the next flowering.[8]

Elaeocarpus culmanicola is native to the Philippines, Sulawesi, Maluku Islands, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, and the Northern Territory and Queensland in Australia,[4][9] where it is an understorey tree in well developed rainforest. It is often associated with wet or swampy conditions.[4]

Fruits are eaten by Cassowaries.[8] The timber is a commercial hardwood.[5]

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  Leaves of E. culminicola
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  E. culminicola fruiting
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  Specimen from Auckland Museum