Palaquium grande

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

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

Leaves

terminally crowded, oval, tapered base, apex rounded, shortly pointed, lateral veins parallel, sometimes beneath.

Trunk

Bark - brown, thick, prominently scarred.

Flowers

pale yellow, clusters of 2-5 in leaf axils.

Fruits

purple, nearly globose, smooth, berry; 6-ovoid, shiny seeds.

Ecology

montane and rain forest canopy.

Uses

Wood - construction, plywood.

Source