Aceratium is a genus of about 20 species of trees and shrubs of eastern
Malesia and
Australasia from the family
Elaeocarpaceae.[1][2][3][4][5] In Australia they are commonly known as carabeens.[4][5] They grow naturally in rainforests, as large shrubs to understorey trees and large trees.[1][2][4][5]
Some species have uses for their fruits as food and,[1] although not yet well known, some have popularity in cultivation, for example in Brisbane.[citation needed]
Aceratium oppositifoliumDC. – Sulawesi, Moluccas, New Guinea region: Kai Islands through to the Santa Cruz group, New Britain, New Ireland, Solomon Islands
A. ferrugineum fruiting; cultivated plant at Roma Street Parkland, Brisbane, 11 Dec 2011, by Tatiana Gerus
References
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Coode, Mark J. E. (1995) [originally published 1981].
"Elaeocarpaceae". In Henty, E. E. (ed.). Handbooks of the Flora of Papua New Guinea. (Digitised, online, freely available via www.pngplants.org). Vol. 2 (reprinted ed.). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. pp. 39–51.
ISBN0-522-84204-6. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
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abcd"Aceratium%". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS) database (listing by % wildcard matching of all taxa relevant to Australia). Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
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Conn, Barry J. (2013) [2008+].
"Aceratium"(Online, from pngplants.org/PNGCensus). Census of Vascular Plants of Papua New Guinea. Retrieved 14 November 2013.