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 Edit this 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

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  1. ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Elaeocarpus gaussenii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T33640A9799867. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33640A9799867.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.