Glenniea unijuga

Glenniea unijuga
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Glenniea
Species: G. unijuga
Binomial name
Glenniea unijuga
(Thwaites) Radlk.

Glenniea unijuga is a species of plant in the Sapindaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Leaves

pinnate, rachis swollen, leaflets opposite or alternate, oval-lanceolate, pointed ends, wavy margins, veins prominently reticulate.

Trunk

Bark - whitish, thin; Wood - yellowish white, heavy.

Flowers

greenish white, shortly pedunculate clusters; Inflorescence - pilose, male terminal, paniculate, bisexual, unbranched.

Fruits

green, depressed-globose, 2-3 lobed, smooth.

Ecology

monsoon and intermediate forest subcanopy.

Uses

light construction.

Culture

known as "වල් මොර - wal mora" in Sinhala.

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