Gaertnera walkeri
| Gaertnera walkeri | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Gaertnera |
| Species: | G. walkeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Gaertnera walkeri Wight | |
Gaertnera walkeri is a species of plant in the Rubiaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Leaves
oval to linear-lanceolate, tapering base, caudate to acute apex; stipular sheath nearly truncate.
Trunk
branches nodally thickened.
Flowers
white; Inflorescence - large cymes.
Fruits
dark blue, depressed globose berry.
Ecology
rain forest understory wet zone.
Source
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Gaertnera walkeri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 August 2007.