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 Elaeocarpus grandiflorus  Sm.

Synonym	:	Cerea radicans Thouars
Family	:	Elaeocarpaceae
Local name	:	English-Fairy petticoat
Distribution	:	Southeast Asia - Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines.
Habitat	:	Evergreen forest, along streams on riverbanks, at 50 - 800 metres
Uses	:	The crushed bark is used for poulticing persistent ulcers.The leaves are an ingredient of a traditional drug against syphilis.Ornamental.
Key botanical characters : Tree, up tp 25m height. Young leaves reddish. Mature leaves turn red before dropping.Flowers pendulous, clusters, pinkish-red sepals, frilly white petals. Fruits green, ellipsoid drupe, contains hard stone (seed) with long recurved slender spines.