Agrostistachys hookeri
| Agrostistachys hookeri | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Agrostistachys |
| Species: | A. hookeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Agrostistachys hookeri (Thwaites) Benth. & Hook.f., 1880 | |
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Agrostistachys hookeri is a species of plant in the Euphorbiaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Leaves
rather crowded, very large, linear-oblanceolate, tapering base, shortly acuminate apex, margins shollowly serrate toward apex.
Trunk
very slightly branched; stems thick, smooth, leaf-scarred.
Flowers
Inflorescence - lax, elongated racemes.
Fruits
3-lobed capsule.
Ecology
rain forest understory, rocky ridgetops, disturbed sites, waterways of wet zone.
Culture
Known as මහ බෙරු (maha beru) in Sinhala.
Sources
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Agrostistachys hookeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 20 January 2014.