Elaeocarpaceae Elaeocarpaceae family

Elaeocapaceae is a family of flowering plants containing approximately 615 species of trees and shrubs in 12 genera.

Species are evergreen and mostly tropical and subtropical, with a few temperate-zone species; they are found in Madagascar, Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, West Indies, and South America.

Plants are hermaphrodite or dioecious and bear flowers clustered in inflorescences.