Psydrax montana

Psydrax montana
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Vanguerieae
Genus: Psydrax
Species: P. montana
Binomial name
Psydrax montana
(Thw.) Ridsdale
Synonyms

Canthium montanum (Thw.)

Psydrax montana is a species of flowering plant in the Rubiaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Leaves

rotund, rounded ends, margins rolled down, stiff, veins few, prominent, reticulate beneath.

Trunk

Bark - blackish, flaking; Wood - hard, heavy, fine-grained; branches horizontal; branchlets numerous, stout thickened at nodes; twigs quadrangular.

Flowers

green; Inflorescence- umbellate cymes.

Fruits

ovoid drupe.

Ecology

montane forest canopy.

Uses

Wood - heavy construction.

Culture

Known as "වල් බුරුත - wal burutha (meaning wild satin)" in Sinhala.

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