Agrostistachys borneensis

Agrostistachys borneensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Agrostistachys
Species: A. borneensis
Binomial name
Agrostistachys borneensis
Becc.
Synonyms[1]
  • Agrostistachys coriacea Alston, superfluous name
  • Agrostistachys intramarginalis Philcox
  • Agrostistachys latifolia (Hook.f.) Pax & K.Hoffm.
  • Agrostistachys leptostachya Pax & K.Hoffm.
  • Agrostistachys longifolia (Wight) Trimen 1885, illegitimate homonym, not Kurz 1877 nor (Müll.Arg.) Kurz 1875
  • Agrostistachys meeboldii Pax & K.Hoffm.
  • Sarcoclinium longifolium Wight

Agrostistachys borneensis is a species of plant in the Euphorbiaceae family. It is a widespread plant native to much of Southeast Asia as well as India, Sri Lanka, and New Guinea.[2]

Leaves

crowded terminally, obovate to oblong, tapering base, shortly acuminate to obtuse apex, stiff.

Trunk

branches stout, leaf-scarred; young parts resinous.

Flowers

female solitary; Inflorescence - male 1-4 clusters in lax racemes.

Fruits

small, 3-lobed capsule.

Site

rain forest understory.

Uses

leaves- root thatching.

Culture

Known as බෙරු (beru) in Sinhala.

References

  1. ↑ "The Plant List: A Working List of all Plant Species".
  2. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

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