Glochidion stellatum

Glochidion stellatum
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Genus: Glochidion
Species: G. stellatum
Binomial name
Glochidion stellatum
(Retz.) Bedd.

Glochidion stellatum is a species of plant in the Phyllanthaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Leaves

lanceolate, acute ends, sometimes unequal-sided, sickle-shaped.

Trunk

Bark - pale, lenticellate.

Flowers

yellowish on slender pedicels.

Fruits

small, depressed, 3- or 6-lobed, glabrous capsule capped by style.

Ecology

rain forest understory of low montane and wet zones.

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