Biology:Stemonoporus gardneri

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Short description: Species of tree

Stemonoporus gardneri
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Stemonoporus
Species:
S. gardneri
Binomial name
Stemonoporus gardneri
Thwaites
Synonyms[2]
  • Vateria gardneri (Thwaites) Thwaites
  • Vatica gardneri (Thwaites) A.DC.

Stemonoporus gardneri is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree endemic to southwestern Sri Lanka. It is native to the southern and eastern slopes of Adam's Peak and the upper elevations of Sinharaja Forest Reserve, where it dominates hill rain forest and sometimes extends into montane rain forest.[1]

The species was first described by George Henry Kendrick Thwaites in 1854.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5479489 entry