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Palaquium thwaitesii

Palaquium thwaitesii

Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Palaquium
Species:
P. thwaitesii
Binomial name
Palaquium thwaitesii
Trimen

Palaquium thwaitesii is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Leaves

Scattered, oblong-lanceolate-linear, tapering ends, lateral veins inconspicuous.

Trunk

Young parts rusty hairy.

Flowers

Solitary or 2's in leaf axils.

Fruits

Ovoid, pointed berry.

Ecology

Rain forest understory of wet zone.

Uses

Wood - plywood.

References

  1. ^ Olander, S.B. & Wilkie, P. (2019). "Palaquium thwaitesii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T32576A126571629. Retrieved 30 July 2020.


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