Palaquium petiolare
| Palaquium petiolare | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Sapotaceae |
| Subfamily: | Sapotoideae |
| Tribe: | Sapoteae |
| Genus: | Palaquium |
| Species: | P. petiolare |
| Binomial name | |
| Palaquium petiolare (Thwaites) Engl. | |
Palaquium petiolare is a species of plant in the Sapotaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Leaves
terminally crowded, oval-oblong, tapered base, short-pointed apex, lateral veins parallel, distant; flush pinkish-red.
Trunk
Bark - smooth, gray; Wood - pale, whitish.
Flowers
greenish pink, clusters of 2-5 in axils of fallen leaves.
Fruits
nearly globose, pointed berry; supported by enlarged woody sepals.
Ecology
rain forest canopy of wet zone.
Uses
Wood - construction, plywood.
Source
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Palaquium petiolare. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.