Elaeocarpus stapfianus Gagnepain in Lecomte, Nat. Syst. 1: 136. 1910; Kanjilal et al., Fl. Assam 1: 179. 1934.

Trees, 15 - 20 m tall. Leaves 10 - 15 x 3.5 - 6 cm, oblong or oblong-obovate, narrowed at base, obtusely acuminate at apex, distantly serrulate or subentire, thinly coriaceous, glabrous; petioles 1 - 2.5 cm long. Racemes 4 - 7 cm long, axillary, few-flowered. Flower buds ovoid, acute, glabrescent; flowers white, 1.5 - 2 cm across; pedicels 2 - 3 cm long; bracts minute, caducous. Sepals 1.5 - 1.7 cm long, glabrescent or sparsely pubescent without. Petals 1.5 - 2 cm long, narrowed at base, broad at apex, tip 2-lobed, laciniate into many segments, silky pilose. Stamens 20 - 25; filaments shorter than anthers, pubescent; anthers 4 - 6 mm long with equally long awns. Ovary oblong-ovoid, sericeous, 2-loculed. Drupes 3 - 4 cm long, ovate to oblong; pyrenes 2.5 cm long, pointed at both ends, compressed, muricate, margins ridged; ridges denticulate, unilocular.

Fl. March - April; Fr. June - Aug.

Distrib. India: In semievergreen forests between 800 and 1000 m. Arunachal Pradesh.

Indo-China.