Stemonoporus gilimalensis
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Stemonoporus gilimalensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Stemonoporus |
| Species: | S. gilimalensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Stemonoporus gilimalensis | |
Stemonoporus gilimalensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a small tree endemic to southwestern Sri Lanka. It is native to Gilimale Forest in Ratnapura District, where it grows in evergreen lowland rain forest, especially along streams.[1]
The species was first described by André Joseph Guillaume Henri Kostermans in 1982.[2]
