Shorea worthingtonii

Shorea worthingtonii
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus:	Shorea
Species:	S. worthingtonii
Binomial name
Shorea worthingtonii Ashton

Shorea worthingtonii is a species of plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Leaves

elliptic to ovate, margins subrevolute, lateral veins 6-9 pairs; dark green foliage.

Trunk

rounded buttresses; Bark - becoming cracked, flaked, pale brown; Wood - yellow.

Flowers

white; Inflorescence - axillary panicles.

Fruits

subglobose, wings 3 long and 2 short, twisted.

Ecology

rain forest canopy, rocky skeletal soils on ridges, hill tops of wet zone.

Uses

Wood - timber construction.

Source

• Ashton, P. 1998. Shorea worthingtonii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.