Stemonoporus acuminatus

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

Stemonoporus acuminatus is a species of plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Leaves

lanceolate, cuneate base, tapering apex, lateral veins about 10-12 pairs, intercostals densely geniculate.

Trunk

often distorted.

Flowers

Inflorescence - axillary.

Fruits

globose, thick corky fibrous pericarp, short calyx lobes, no wings.

Ecology

montane and rain forest subcanopy; exposed hills, ridges.

References

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