Stemonoporus angustisepalus
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| Stemonoporus angustisepalus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Stemonoporus |
| Species: | S. angustisepalus |
| Binomial name | |
| Stemonoporus angustisepalus | |
Stemonoporus angustisepalus is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree endemic to south-central Sri Lanka which grows up to 15 metres tall. It is native to lowland and montane wet evergreen rain forest and disturbed areas around Ratnapura and Balangoda.[1]
The species was first described by André Joseph Guillaume Henri Kostermans in 1980.[2]