Hydnocarpus octandra
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| Hydnocarpus octandra | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Achariaceae |
| Genus: | Hydnocarpus |
| Species: | H. octandra |
| Binomial name | |
| Hydnocarpus octandra Thwaites | |
Hydnocarpus octandra is a species of plant in the Achariaceae family, but originally placed in the Flacourtiaceae family by Arthur Cronquist. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Leaves
oval, acute unequal base, shortly caudate, obtuse apex, glandular.
Trunk
Bark- brown; young shoots pubescent.
Flowers
greenish white. Inflorescence- axillary clusters.
Fruits
large, globose; pericarp thick, hard, tomentose berry.
Ecology
rain forest subcanopy of wet zone forests of Sri Lanka.
In culture
Known as "wal divul" in Sinhala
Sources
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Hydnocarpus octandra. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.
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