Elaeocarpus gaussenii

Elaeocarpus gaussenii is a critically endangered species of flowering plant in the Elaeocarpaceae family. It is found only in the Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Elaeocarpus gaussenii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Elaeocarpaceae
Genus: Elaeocarpus
Species:
E. gaussenii
Binomial name
Elaeocarpus gaussenii
Weibel

References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Elaeocarpus gaussenii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1998: e.T33640A9799867. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33640A9799867.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.


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