Stemonoporus petiolaris
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| Stemonoporus petiolaris | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Stemonoporus |
| Species: | S. petiolaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Stemonoporus petiolaris | |
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Stemonoporus petiolaris is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a small tree endemic to Sri Lanka. It is known from three locations including Kitulgala and Gilimale, where it grows in lowland evergreen rain forest on well-drained deep soil. It is threatened by habitat loss from deforestation for smallholder farms. The IUCN Red List assesses the species as endangered.[1]
The species was first described by George Henry Kendrick Thwaites in 1858.[2]
