Biology:Hopea jucunda
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Short description: Species of tree
| Hopea jucunda | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Hopea |
| Species: | H. jucunda
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| Binomial name | |
| Hopea jucunda Thwaites
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Hopea jucunda is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree endemic to the island of Sri Lanka.[2] The IUCN Red List assesses the species as critically endangered.[1]
The species was first described by George Henry Kendrick Thwaites in 1864.[2]
Uses
Wood - construction timber.
Culture
Known as රත් බෙරලිය (rath beraliya) in Sinhala.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ashton, P. (1998). "Hopea jucunda subsp. jucunda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1998. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30810A9579078.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/30810/9579078. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Hopea jucunda Thwaites". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:320921-1.
Sources
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/244514431_Balanocarpol_a_new_polyphenol_from_Balanocarpus_zeylanicus(trimen)_and_Hopea_jucunda(Thw.)(Dipterocarpaceae)
- http://plants.jstor.org/specimen/k000700737
- http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/1985/P1/P19850001807
Wikidata ☰ Q17536591 entry
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