Urophyllum ellipticum

Urophyllum ellipticum
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Urophyllum
Species:	U. ellipticum
Binomial name
Urophyllum ellipticum (Wight) Thwaites

Urophyllum ellipticum is a species of plant in the Rubiaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Leaves

large, lanceolate, acuminate, ends pointed, veins prominent beneath.

Trunk

branches cylindrical, stiff, glabrous, young branches 4-angled, pubescent.

Flowers

white, crowded on short pedicels; Inflorescence - cymes small, nearly sessile.

Fruits

dull orange-yellow, small berry, crowned by calyx rim.

Ecology

montane and rain forest understory.

Source

• World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Urophyllum ellipticum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.