Anisophyllea cinnamomoides

Anisophyllea cinnamomoides
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Anisophylleaceae
Genus: Anisophyllea
Species: A. cinnamomoides
Binomial name
Anisophyllea cinnamomoides
(Gardner & Champ.) Alston

Anisophyllea cinnamomoides is a species of plant in the Anisophylleaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Leaves

dimorphic ordinary leaves 2-ranked, oblong to ovate, tapering to unequal base; other leaves small, deciduous, between the ordinary, persistent larger leaves.

Trunk

Bark - pale gray-brown; horizontal or drooping branches.

Flowers

Inflorescence - greenish white, 2-3 short supra-axillary racemes.

Fruits

greenish white, ellipsoid, one seeded berry.

Ecology

rain forest canopy of wet zone.

Uses

Wood - light construction.

Culture

Known as "වැලි පියන්න - weli piyanna" in Sinhala.

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