Stemonoporus affinis

Stemonoporus affinis is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree endemic to Sri Lanka, where it is known only from the Knuckles Range.^[2] It is a small, gregarious lower canopy tree growing in remaining patches of submontane wet evergreen forest.^[1]

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

Clade:Rosids

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Stemonoporus affinis
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus:	Stemonoporus
Species:	S. affinis
Binomial name
Stemonoporus affinis Thwaites
Synonyms[2]
Vateria affinis (Thwaites) Thwaites Vatica thwaitesii A.DC.

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