Goniothalamus gardneri
| Goniothalamus gardneri | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Genus: | Goniothalamus |
| Species: | G. gardneri |
| Binomial name | |
| Goniothalamus gardneri Hook.f. & Thomson | |
Goniothalamus gardneri is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Leaves
oblong to narrowly elliptic, acute ends, lateral veins 14-20 pairs.
Trunk
poorly branched, young branchlets sparsely pubescent.
Flowers
green to yellow, solitary, axillary.
Fruits
orange-yellow, up to 20 smooth fruitlets.
Ecology
rain forest understory.
Culture
Known as කටු කෙර (katu kera) in Sinhala.
Sources
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Goniothalamus gardneri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 August 2007.