Biology:Stemonoporus lancifolius
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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. lancifolius
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| Binomial name | |
| Stemonoporus lancifolius (Thwaites) P.S.Ashton
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Stemonoporus lancifolius is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a small tree endemic to southwestern Sri Lanka. It is known from a few hillside and riverbank locations in lowland evergreen rain forest. The species is threatened with habitat loss from deforestation by expanding smallholder farms. The IUCN Red List assesses the species as endangered.[1]
The species was first described as Monoporandra lancifolia by George Henry Kendrick Thwaites in 1858. In 1973 Peter Shaw Ashton placed the species in genus Stemonoporus as S. lancifolius.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sri Lankan Red List Group (2024). "Stemonoporus lancifolius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T30833A220445855.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/30833/220445855. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Stemonoporus lancifolius (Thwaites) P.S.Ashton". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:321500-1.
Wikidata ☰ Q5491141 entry
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