Palaquium canaliculatum

Palaquium canaliculatum
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Subfamily: Sapotoideae
Tribe: Sapoteae
Genus: Palaquium
Species: P. canaliculatum
Binomial name
Palaquium canaliculatum
(Thwaites) Engl.

Palaquium canaliculatum is a species of plant in the Sapotaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Leaves

scattered, large, oblong-oval, rounded to pointed ends.

Trunk

Bark - reddish gray.

Flowers

white, solitary or in clusters of 2-6 in leaf axils; pedicels slender, densely pubescent.

Fruits

ovoid berry.

Ecology

rain forest canopy of wet zone.

Uses

Wood - construction, plywood.

Source