Biology:Stemonoporus cordifolius
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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. cordifolius
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| Binomial name | |
| Stemonoporus cordifolius (Thwaites) Alston
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Stemonoporus cordifolius (Sinhalese: Iri Dorala) is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree endemic to southwestern Sri Lanka, where it is limited to the southern slopes of Adam's Peak. It is a gregarious understory tree in evergreen montane rain forest.[1]
The species was first described as Monoporandra cordifolia by George Henry Kendrick Thwaites in 1854. In 1931 Arthur Hugh Garfit Alston placed the species in genus Stemonoporus as S. cordifolius.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sri Lankan Red List Group (2024). "Stemonoporus cordifolius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T30829A220446245.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/30829/220446245. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Stemonoporus cordifolius (Thwaites) Alston". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:321494-1.
Wikidata ☰ Q7607357 entry
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