Symplocos pulchra
| Symplocos pulchra | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Symplocaceae |
| Genus: | Symplocos |
| Species: | S. pulchra |
| Binomial name | |
| Symplocos pulchra Gopalan & Henry | |
Symplocos pulchra is a species of plant in the Symplocaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Leaves
broadly ovate to elliptic, base rounded to cordate, short-pointed apex, margin entire to serrate, lateral veins 6-10 pairs; sparsely hairy on both surfaces.
Trunk
young twigs long-hairy.
Flowers
pinkish white; Inflorescence - raceme.
Fruits
bluish purple, ellipsoid to flask-shaped, hairy drupe.
Ecology
montane and rain forest understory.
Source
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Symplocos pulchra. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
- http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2578753