Symplocos cordifolia

Symplocos cordifolia
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Symplocaceae
Genus:	Symplocos
Species:	S. cordifolia
Binomial name
Symplocos cordifolia Thwaites

Symplocos cordifolia is a species of plant in the Symplocaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Leaves

elliptic to obovate, base cordate to ear-shaped, rounded or pointed apex, margin sharply dentate, strongly rolled down, lateral veins 10-18 pairs.

Trunk

twigs glabrous.

Flowers

pink; Inflorescence - many spikes terminally crowded.

Fruits

ovoid to ellipsoid with long persistent calyx.

Ecology

montane forest understory; scrub.

Source

• World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Symplocos cordifolia. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 June 2008.