Hopea jucunda
Hopea jucunda | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
Genus: | Hopea |
Species: | H. jucunda |
Binomial name | |
Hopea jucunda Thwaites | |
Hopea jucunda is a species of plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family. It is endemic to the island of Sri Lanka.
Leaves
ovate, cuneate subequal base, caudate apex, midrib obscurely depressed, lateral veins about 3-5 pairs, arching; petioles caducous buff puberulent.
Trunk
Bark - flanky, purplish brown; Immature Bark - pale brown; Wood,sapwood - pale yellow; hartwood - pale brown
Flowers
Inflorescence - deep crimson panciles.
Fruits
globose, wings 2 long and 3 short.
Ecology
rain forest subcanopy of wet zone.
Uses
Wood - construction timber.
Culture
Known as රත් බෙරලිය (rath beraliya) in Sinhala.
Source
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/30810/0
- http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=443594
- http://www.researchgate.net/publication/244514431_Balanocarpol_a_new_polyphenol_from_Balanocarpus_zeylanicus(trimen)_and_Hopea_jucunda(Thw.)(Dipterocarpaceae)
- http://plants.jstor.org/specimen/k000700737
- http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/1985/P1/P19850001807
- http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2853186