Biology:Stemonoporus acuminatus
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Short description: Species of tree
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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: | Stemonoporus |
| Species: | S. acuminatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Stemonoporus acuminatus (A.DC.) Bedd.
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Stemonoporus acuminatus is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree endemic to southwestern Sri Lanka.[2] It is native to lowland and montane evergreen rain forests above 600 metres elevation.[1]
The species was first described as Vatica acuminata by Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle in 1868. In 1871 Richard Henry Beddome placed the species in genus Stemonoporus as S. acuminatus.[2]
Trunk
Often distorted.
Flowers
Inflorescence - axillary.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sri Lankan Red List Group (2024). "Stemonoporus acuminatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T30827A220448265.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/30827/220448265. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Stemonoporus acuminatus (A.DC.) Bedd.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:321489-1.
Wikidata ☰ Q3018479 entry
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