Palaquium rubiginosum
| Palaquium rubiginosum | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Sapotaceae |
| Subfamily: | Sapotoideae |
| Tribe: | Sapoteae |
| Genus: | Palaquium |
| Species: | P. rubiginosum |
| Binomial name | |
| Palaquium rubiginosum (Thwaites) Engl. | |
Palaquium rubiginosum is a species of plant in the Sapotaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Leaves
terminally crowded, obovate to oval, tapered base, rounded apex, lateral veins obscure, fine orange-red pubescent beneath, thick, leathery.
Trunk
Bark - dark brown; branchlets very stout, leaf scars.
Flowers
whitish, clusters of 2-7 in leaf axils.
Fruits
ovoid to globose, pointed berry.
Ecology
rain forest canopy.
Source
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Palaquium rubiginosum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.